bookoo23
Freshmen Member
Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator
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Post by bookoo23 on Mar 6, 2015 18:51:11 GMT -6
We have done discount cards and mailer's.
im looking for other ideas
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bookoo23
Freshmen Member
Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator
Posts: 54
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Post by bookoo23 on Mar 6, 2015 18:53:09 GMT -6
Been using a company that does the mailer's but I don't see any reason I can't do it myself and make more $.
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Post by John Knight on Mar 6, 2015 18:59:38 GMT -6
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Post by jackedup on Mar 6, 2015 19:47:18 GMT -6
Custom Solution Fundraiser - sold Mattresses
You get a portion of each sold. Name brand mattresses. Takes very little from the school to do. You supply the showroom (gym, caf, etc) and marketing (email contacts thru the school). It's a win-win.
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Post by CS on Mar 6, 2015 20:05:13 GMT -6
Ozark delight suckers. Sale for a dollar a piece. Made 7,000 in about 3 months
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Post by realdawg on Mar 6, 2015 20:49:01 GMT -6
Reverse raffle, with silent auction. Sold tickets for $100 a pop, included a dinner for 2, drew the tickets out, and the last one left in the hat won $5000. Had a silent auction the same night. Made $13000.
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Post by cecphillipsiii on Mar 6, 2015 21:46:55 GMT -6
We've done a 52-Week Raffle before that, in a good economic area has great potential. It requires some work and cooperation but can be lucrative. For example, we sold a thousand (000-999) raffle tickets at $25 each during football season. Prior to that I had created a prize list for each week of the year starting with the first Wednesday of the calendar year following the football season. So if we sold the tickets during the 2014 season, the raffle would start the first Wednesday in January of 2015. Since I live in Virginia, to determine the winning ticket each week, we used the evening drawing of the VA Pick 3 Lotto. So if the Pick 3 numbers on Wed evening were #574, then whoever purchased ticket #574 was that weeks winner. We sold $25K worth of tickets and created a prize list that was around $12K or so. Prizes ranged from 72" Flat Screen TV's, iPads, Resort stays, gift certificates, etc. The winner could choose the prize or the cash equivalent in Gift Cards. The good thing about it is that you can win more than once if your number happens to come up again.
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Post by CoachM58 on Mar 7, 2015 0:09:56 GMT -6
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We've done a year long raffle twice in 2012 and 2013. A rich coal tycoon and his sons were the studs on the team. He bought us, both years, a brand new ATV and we sold tickets year around at 10$ a chance. We made a good 40K doing this.
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Post by cecphillipsiii on Mar 7, 2015 7:32:35 GMT -6
If you are really interested in something outside the box...I'm sure people have done these before but I think this one is pretty neat. While you are checking out the site, go ahead and get a couple of tickets too...LOL www.gosaraland.com/default.aspx |
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Post by utchuckd on Mar 7, 2015 7:48:16 GMT -6
Y'all were running numbers for a fundraiser? That's awesome.
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Mar 7, 2015 12:04:00 GMT -6
LIFT-A-THON
I do all the work and make %100 profit
Have each kid raise money and give prizes per tier:
$100 = spirit pack
$200 - hoodie and sweats...
$300 - game jersey with name on it
top 3 also get prizes - free helmet, xbox, gift card, etc
anyone that meets their goal is in line to win $100 best buy or itunes gift card
do it in summer when you have time...
made great money every year I have done this...
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Post by coachplaa on Mar 7, 2015 13:45:30 GMT -6
Hudl Campaigns has been incredible for us. I coach football and baseball and it is a no-brainer.
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Mar 7, 2015 14:02:45 GMT -6
Hudl Campaigns has been incredible for us. I coach football and baseball and it is a no-brainer. Is it 100% profit? Hudl then writes you a check? Curious - maybe I could use it for Lift-A-Thon too? |
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Post by 19delta on Mar 7, 2015 15:04:57 GMT -6
- Applebee's Pancake Breakfast: Kids sell tickets ($5 each). Applebee's takes $1 for every ticket sold (but you will probably get enough donations and walk-in business to cover that fee). You are guaranteed at least 80% profit but will make much more. But it gets better...Applebee's provides all the ingredients and the kitchen staff to cook. All you have to do provide kids to seat people at the tables, bring out food, and bus the tables. Whole thing takes 2 hours.
- Letter writing campaign: I write letters to all the local businesses asking for a $100 donation. The businesses that donate get a nice write-up in the local paper and a plaque.
- Community service - we do clean-up at community events and usually get a nice donation for that.
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Post by cecphillipsiii on Mar 7, 2015 19:49:57 GMT -6
PIGSKIN11...HUDL Campaign is almost 100% profit. Since they collect everything online, they collect a small processing fee. I think it is 4% of each transaction so for example, a $25 contribution will net you $24. Once your Campaign is complete, you have the ability to extend it an extra two-weeks. Once you are done raising money, just hit "Request A Check" and HUDL will cut you a check within the week and mail it directly to you. Kids simply use their HUDL account to email potential donors.
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Post by coachwoodall on Mar 7, 2015 20:37:15 GMT -6
Many moons ago we raffled off a truck. It was base s-10 Chevy truck that the dealership sold us at cost (if you're in the right place/situation you might get it for less). They had the truck at every home game with a sign in bed from the dealer. The raffle lasted for the whole season and the drawing was at the last home game. Each ticket cost $20 and we only sold 1500 tickets (much better odds that the Power Ball lottery which is a selling point). We asked every kid to sell at least one ticket, and the kid that sold the winning ticket (to encourage them to sell more than one) got $500.
1500 tickets x $20 = $30,000
Truck cost $7800
Winning ticket seller cost $500
Printing cost for tickets cost $150
Netted $21,550
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Post by coachirish on Mar 8, 2015 7:22:38 GMT -6
Ozark delight suckers. Sale for a dollar a piece. Made 7,000 in about 3 months At a dollar a piece, thats a lot of suckers sold! How many kids were selling them in your program coach? |
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Post by CS on Mar 8, 2015 7:43:48 GMT -6
Just me and 2 other coaches sold them from our rooms. It's like crack to these kids. I just sat and sold suckers and they came to me. Easiest fundraiser ever.
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Post by coachirish on Mar 8, 2015 7:45:51 GMT -6
Just me and 2 other coaches sold them from our rooms. It's like crack to these kids. I just sat and sold suckers and they came to me. Easiest fundraiser ever. I am definitely looking into that one. |
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onelooneyzeta
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It doesn't take talent to give effort!
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Post by onelooneyzeta on Mar 8, 2015 11:49:31 GMT -6
Ozark delight suckers. Sale for a dollar a piece. Made 7,000 in about 3 months $7000 how in the world? how many did you buy up front? if profit is $.50 you sold 14,000 suckers in 3 months?  |
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Post by CS on Mar 8, 2015 12:04:02 GMT -6
1440 suckers a week give or take. True story. I'm a middle school teacher, one is in the elementary school and one in the high school.
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Post by cqmiller on Mar 8, 2015 13:06:35 GMT -6
50 Mile Bike Ride... we cleared $45,000 in a 1-day event our first year. Went down slightly 2nd year, but we stayed around $40,000 the 3 years we did it.
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Post by 2adaysfootballcom on Mar 8, 2015 13:33:16 GMT -6
We did something called Friday night Out!! We put a write-up in every elementary teachers mailbox. We ran the event from 7-10 on a friday night in our gym. We basically ran a field day event for the kids so that the parents could go out to eat on a friday night. It was $10 a kid so we raised a little over a $1000 in 3 hours. This is something that you could do once a month. We had the players run the activities which also served as great community service.
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Post by jackedup on Mar 8, 2015 18:22:16 GMT -6
50 Mile Bike Ride... we cleared $45,000 in a 1-day event our first year. Went down slightly 2nd year, but we stayed around $40,000 the 3 years we did it. Coach, can you go into detail on this? I like that idea! |
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Post by cqmiller on Mar 8, 2015 19:16:55 GMT -6
Kids get pledges for riding... similar to the lift-a-thon, but they can get per mile donations or a flat rate. Once you play for the insurance policy to cover the event and fill out the "parade-application" everything else is 100% profit. Cost about $1000 including all of the awards and things we bought for the kids. We had a local Knights of Columbus or other organization donate a breakfast for the kids when they came back... I learned it from a guy out in CA where we did it when I was his assistant coach.
Great in the fac that about 99% of the money goes to the kids unlike selling ANYTHING, and they get a real sense of accomplishment when they finish the ride.
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Post by coachfloyd on Mar 9, 2015 7:26:11 GMT -6
Every year I do a tire flipathon. Kids get pledges for how many times they will flip the tire in one minute. We do it in class and each kid gets sponsors. We will usually give away some type of tshirt if you raise so much money. Every year I make between 2k and 4K for the weight room and I dont have to sell anything or handle any merchandise.
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Post by Coach V on Mar 9, 2015 7:48:41 GMT -6
LIFT-A-THON I do all the work and make %100 profit Have each kid raise money and give prizes per tier: $100 = spirit pack $200 - hoodie and sweats... $300 - game jersey with name on it top 3 also get prizes - free helmet, xbox, gift card, etc anyone that meets their goal is in line to win $100 best buy or itunes gift card do it in summer when you have time... made great money every year I have done this... Coach do you have a "cheat sheet" you can share on how you run your lift a thon? Our staff wants to do this as our "kickoff" to the season in August. We have never done it though. |
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Mar 9, 2015 8:21:22 GMT -6
Coach
When we used do to it
We just had carbon sheets or singles that listed squat bench dead and Sometimes clean
Kids get a pledge sheet, usually a penny a pound or a flat 5 or 10 dollar donation
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Mar 9, 2015 8:23:14 GMT -6
If u really want some excitement
Drag the wts on to the track and open it up to the community to watch
And do it under the lights
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Post by keysersoze on Mar 9, 2015 22:04:24 GMT -6
Reverse raffle, with silent auction. Sold tickets for $100 a pop, included a dinner for 2, drew the tickets out, and the last one left in the hat won $5000. Had a silent auction the same night. Made $13000. How many tickets did you sell? Did you raffle off other stuff as well? |
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