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Raise Money Without Buying Inventory Up Front

A Simple Fundraising Option for Schools, Teams, Churches, Clubs, Nonprofits & Community Groups

Traditional fundraising can mean buying inventory, collecting order forms, handling cash, delivering products, or asking supporters to buy the same catalog items they have seen a dozen times.

April Rains Enterprises offers another option.

Your organization can raise money through products sold online without purchasing inventory up front or setting up your own online store.

How It Works

Your organization can:

• Choose an existing product that fits your group or campaign

• Select merchandise such as shirts, mugs, totes, gifts or other suitable products

• Submit your own design or idea

• Work with us to develop a simple custom product or design for your fundraiser

April Rains Enterprises then creates the online product listing and handles the ecommerce side of the campaign.

We can handle:

• Product setup

• Online ordering

• Payment processing

• Production and/or supplier fulfillment

• Shipping

• Basic customer service

• Tracking fundraiser sales

Your organization focuses on sharing and promoting the fundraiser.

What Does It Cost to Start?

For approved fundraising projects, there is no upfront inventory purchase required.

Rather than charging the organization a large setup fee, the product is priced so the actual costs of producing and selling it are covered first.

A small portion is retained by April Rains Enterprises for operating and managing the program.

The remaining fundraising profit goes to your organization.

What Could That Look Like?

Here is a simple example.

Suppose a fundraiser T-shirt sells for $29.95.

Example costs might look something like:

Retail price: $29.95

Product and printing cost: $12.00

Transaction, platform and related selling costs: $2.00

April Rains Enterprises program/service amount: $3.00

Amount raised for the organization: approximately $12.95 per shirt

Sell 25 shirts: about $323.75 raised

Sell 50 shirts: about $647.50 raised

Sell 100 shirts: about $1,295 raised

These numbers are examples only. Actual fundraising amounts depend on the product, supplier cost, selling price, shipping arrangement, payment fees and any discounts involved.

Before a campaign launches, we will agree on the product, retail price and fundraising amount so everyone knows how the numbers work.

Another Example

Suppose your organization chooses a product that costs approximately $15 to produce and fulfill and sells it for $34.95.

After agreed selling expenses and the small April Rains Enterprises program amount are covered, the organization might receive roughly $12–$15 per sale, depending on the final product economics.

That means even a relatively small campaign can add up:

20 sales × $12 = $240

50 sales × $12 = $600

100 sales × $12 = $1,200

The goal is not to make the math mysterious. Before you begin promoting a fundraiser, you should know what your organization can expect to receive from each qualifying sale.

Your Fundraiser Can Be as Simple or Creative as You Want

A fundraiser does not necessarily have to use generic fundraising merchandise.

For example, a group could create:

• A school, team or club shirt

• A reunion or event design

• A community-pride product

• A cause-awareness design

• A mug or tote featuring an organization's artwork

• A seasonal fundraising item

• A memorial or commemorative product

• A product chosen specifically for the organization's audience

If you already have artwork, we can discuss whether it can be used.

If you have an idea but no finished design, we can discuss developing something suitable for the campaign.

No Boxes of Unsold Merchandise

One of the biggest advantages of this model is that organizations do not have to guess how many items they will sell and purchase piles of inventory in advance.

Whenever possible, products will be produced or ordered as customers purchase them.

That means less financial risk for the organization — and considerably fewer boxes of leftover fundraising merchandise staring accusingly from someone's spare bedroom.

Who Does the Promotion?

April Rains Enterprises provides the selling infrastructure, but the organization is responsible for actively promoting its fundraiser to its members, supporters, friends, family and community.

Depending on the campaign, promotional materials may include:

• A direct fundraiser link

• Product images

• Sample social media posts

• Basic promotional graphics

• Suggested email or message copy

The better the organization promotes its fundraiser, the more opportunity it has to raise money.

Fundraiser Payments

Fundraising proceeds are calculated from completed qualifying sales.

Canceled, fraudulent, charged-back or refunded purchases are not included in fundraising proceeds.

Payment timing and method will be established before the campaign begins so both parties know exactly how and when funds will be distributed.

Who Is This For?

This program may be a good fit for:

Schools and school groups
Sports teams
Booster clubs
Churches and ministries
Animal rescues
Community organizations
Clubs and associations
Nonprofit organizations
Veteran and military-family organizations
Charitable projects
Local causes
Individuals organizing an approved benefit fundraiser

Other organizations and causes may also be considered.

Have an Idea for a Fundraiser?

Tell us a little about your organization, what you are raising money for, and whether you already have a product or design idea.

If it looks like a good fit, we can work together to determine:

1. What to sell

2. What it will cost

3. What price makes sense

4. How much your organization can earn per sale

5. How the fundraiser will be promoted

6. How and when fundraising proceeds will be paid

Raise Money Without Taking on Inventory, Store Fees or Fulfillment Headaches

You bring the cause and the people who care about it.

April Rains Enterprises can help with the ecommerce side.