OldLegos

Well, I suppose it's not a poll, since that's not an available feature, but I'd like some feedback on how Scouters like to handle fundraisers. I figure I can design a better fundraising program if I ask what works best straight from the folks who'd run it. Answer anything you feel you've got an opinion on - that's what I'm looking for =) If you'd rather not post, feel free to e-mail anything you think I'd find useful to scoutersister@gmail.com . Thanks! Do you prefer to collect payment at the time of order, or at delivery? Are you willing to submit the entire cost to the supplier, and wait for a check? Would you like this as an option if it means a higher profit percentage? Would you prefer to have the supplier handle sales tax issues? Would you want to handle it yourself if having the supplier do it would mean you'd have to wait for that profit check? What is a reasonable delivery time for personalized products? How about generic products? What is a reasonable profit range? If someone up the chain of command handles some of the logistics, are you willing to take a smaller percentage? Do you prefer the orders to be shipped to you sorted and ready to deliver, or are you willing to do the order separating locally? Would you want the option to do it yourself, if it meant a larger profit percentage? For the ordering system, is the cardstock order form a good method? Would you like a computerized version for Unit and higher level combining of the orders? Would you like to be able to submit your order online? Would you like people to be able to submit their own orders online and delivered directly to them yearround, if you received a (smaller) percentage? How long do you like to have to collect orders? Do you want to be able to submit orders after the deadline for a reduced percentage? Would you be interested in a deadline-free continual fundraiser, that you could offer/push anytime monies were needed? We are considering some personalized items - is it reasonable to expect scouts and their families to handle that with the accuracy that would be required? Mistakes always happen, but they can't happen too often - is that just asking too much? How about prizes? Would you like the option of keeping the money meant for prizes? Anyone have a good idea of what percentage of the price ought to go for the prize/reward system? What sort of prizes do scouts typically like best, anyway? Obviously, there are ninety-eleven questions to ask, so really, I'd just be grateful to anyone who can give me their opinions on what makes a good fundraiser. You are who this is intended for, so your input is invaluable. Starting with info from you lets me make the idea sucessful for all of us. ***ADMINS: I had e-mailed a couple weeks ago about permission to be a little more detailed, but I've received no reply, so I went with the generic approach. Please reply/delete as appropriate.