I have been baking most of my life & decided in May of 2019 to see if people would pay for my cookies by having a "Cookies for a Cause" fundraiser. In less than a week, I had orders totaling 605 cookies, and was able to raise $1115 for the Wily Network, a non-profit in Boston that serves college-aged students who need support to get through the college years of their lives.  This started a passion for using my baking skills to raise money for non-profits close to my heart! Since then, I have done two more "Cookies for a Cause", and have raised over $8,000 for local non-profits...just by selling cookies! I donate cookies to my town's Parks & Rec dept. for various events, have donated for various movie nights through NEED & regularly donate gift cert. or cookies for local causes!

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Curious how a cookie fundraiser with you might work?

 

Here are the bullet points to how it can work:

- I make an eye-catching flier for you to use in marketing or you can make your own

- I create an item on my website that people will order from directly. It will be a cookie medley box. It's 12 cookies and they can choose up to 4 flavors to try. I have many delicious options, including one gluten-free option!

- Boxes are $20 each - for every box sold, you make $5. I keep $15. I am donating 25% of each sale to your fundraising efforts!

- I take and keep track of orders using a shared google spreadsheet.

- All payments go to you via venmo and cash/check. You keep track of all payments and must enter orders as PAID on a google spreadsheet I will create and share with you via google drive. The spreadsheet will track boxes sold, customer information for you to use if you need to follow up with them for payment, amount you make and amount you owe me at the completion of the fundraiser. We will work together to keep the shared spreadsheet updated and accurate!

- Orders end 7 days before the date of pick up. Suggested pick up is a two hour window on a Sunday at a local destination. I will bring all cookies to the spot & collect my payment from you, you stay for the delivery window & pass them out to customers who ordered!

 

Your responsibilities include:

- Marketing. The more you get the word out there, the more money you will make. Share the flyer on facebook & instagram. Get PTO's and building principals to share with their staff and send home to parents.  Ask the district to send it out. Share it with your family and friends...all from the comfort of your couch! Involve the students - they should be spreading the word. The money is for them after all! 

- Collecting and keeping track of payments on google spreadsheet. Someone very organized and responsible in your organization needs to volunteer to be the point person for the money. They will coordinate with me throughout the fundraiser.

- Spending a few hours passing out the cookies on the pick up day or days depending on how many orders we receive. Students can/should be there passing out cookies!

 

My responsibilities include:

- Keeping track of orders

- Advertising through my social media which reaches over 1000 people

- Baking delicious cookies!

 

Why this idea is great:

- All you have to do is keep track of money and focus on marketing.

- People who order get delicious cookies made within 24 hours of picking them up with no preservatives or ingredients they can't pronounce.

 

Please let me know if you have any further questions or would like to proceed with ordering!

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