Category: Avon Fundraising

Get Money for Your Organization or Cause With an Avon Online Fundraiser

Pamela Murphy, AVON Independent Sales Representative

Do you need a new fundraiser idea for your organization or cause? Let me help you with an Avon Online Fundraiser! As a Fundraising Specialist, I can guide you through the process and get you a check in as little as three weeks’ time.

Avon actually has two types of fundraisers available – online and flyers. In this post, I will be discussing online fundraisers, where shoppers can order from the entire Avon website and your organization benefits from every sale.

Here are some Q&As that will hopefully answer your questions:

What kind of organizations can have fundraisers with Avon?

Any kind! It does not have to be a 501(c)(3) charity in order to hold an Avon Fundraiser. Here are some examples:

  • School groups
  • Sports teams
  • Animal rescues
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Community events
  • Religious groups
  • Scout troops
  • Dance teams
  • Hospitals
  • Libraries
  • Police & Fire Departments
  • Class reunions
  • Family reunions
  • Private causes to help individuals or families (medical bills, disaster assistance, etc.)

How does it work?

It’s super easy! You just let me know your time frame and your financial goal. I may ask you a few questions about your needs, and together we settle on the dates for your fundraiser. It can run for two weeks up to six weeks. I recommend keeping it on the shorter side, to keep the excitement up and so people don’t lose interest.

From there I create a customized URL for you to promote on social media, through text or email – however you want to let everyone know about your fundraiser. You and your group members share, share, share! When people shop using the URL, your earnings are automatically credited to your fundraiser. I will keep you updated as sales come in, so you’ll know how much you’re earning each day.

A couple days after your fundraiser period ends, when all orders have been shipped, I will send you a check for the total amount earned.

It’s that simple!

How much can we earn?

Your group or cause earns 100% of the profits earned on every sale! That equates to 40% on all beauty and jewelry, and 25% on all fashion and home goods. This means that I earn nothing on these sales – it’s all going to your fundraiser.

Here are some scenarios that will help explain:

  • Sales of $1,000 – all beauty & jewelry: your earnings $400
  • Sales of $1,000 – all fashion & home: your earnings $250
  • Sales of $500 beauty/jewelry and $500 fashion/home: your earnings $325

What do I/we have to do?

Basically, all you need to do is promote and share your URL on your social media or through personal messaging. I will keep you updated through the process on the sales coming in, so you can generate excitement by announcing how close to your goal you’re getting. If you choose to give me access to your group’s page, I can post about products, sales, and specials available for people to check out on a daily basis too.

Why do an Avon Online Fundraiser?

There are many reasons why Avon is the right fundraiser for you and your organization:

  • You get support from an Avon Independent Fundraising Specialist (me!) throughout the entire process.
  • Your shoppers can browse the entire Avon website for the quality products they already know and love, and the products they don’t know they love yet! Avon has over 6,000 products in its inventory, including the iconic cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, bath & body, shampoo & hair care, toothpaste, deodorant, jewelry, fashion, household cleaning products, pet care products, and even LG electronics! Bet you didn’t know that!
  • Avon has been around for 137 years, and is not going anywhere. And I have been an Avon Representative for over five years, currently selling at the Rose Circle level and leading a national team of Representatives.
  • Avon Fundraisers are tailored to your needs and goals.
  • No need for your organization to purchase inventory, collect money, or deliver products. Your customers order online from your custom URL, and their products ship directly to their homes.
  • You get your proceeds in as little as three weeks.

How soon can I start my fundraiser?

Your fundraiser can be live the day after we set it up!

How do I schedule my fundraiser?

Just give me a call at 724-747-7257, or email me at pammy.murphy@gmail.com, or comment below and I will contact you. Just a few quick questions, and I’ll set it up!

I have more questions!

No problem! Put them into the form below and I’ll get back to you shortly.

Using Avon Fundraising to Give Back While Increasing Your Sales

Are you an Avon Representative looking for a way to get to Premier or President’s Club Level? Do you like to help others?

Avon Fundraising is the ticket!

Fundraising is an easy, rewarding way to boost your business while giving back to your community.

In a nutshell, there are two ways to raise funds with Avon: Printed Flyers and Online.

The Flyer Fundraisers are the “traditional” kind, where people in the organization go around with flyers and take orders, and then the organization delivers the orders to you. This type of fundraiser is typically used by school groups. You gather the orders, collect the money up front, place the combined order with Avon and pay for it, take delivery of the products, sort them into individual orders, and deliver back to the organization with a check for their earnings. Flyer Fundraisers are limited to the products on the flyers, and there are several different ones to choose from. You can view the current ones available on AvonNow under Manage Business > Fundraising Hub. A printed flyer fundraiser generally runs for only one campaign and must be registered in the campaign in which you’ll be placing the order.

Online Fundraisers, on the other hand, allow shoppers to peruse the entire catalog of products and purchase anything they want, which opens the door for higher profits. It takes less than five minutes to set up an online fundraiser, and it can run for up to 60 days. The organization simply shares a customized URL via social media/email, and when people shop, the earnings get calculated on your dashboard. Products are shipped directly to the consumers. So – no work for you! The earnings will be direct-deposited into your bank account (make sure you are enrolled in direct deposit), and you will deliver a personal check to the organization when the fundraiser ends. 

With both types of fundraisers, you must decide what percentage of the profits you will donate to your organization. For example, if you are a Contender, you earn 25% on Beauty & Jewelry and 20% on Fashion & Home, as long as your total campaign order is at least $40. If you are at Premier Level, you earn 30% on Beauty & Jewelry and 20% on Fashion & Home. If you are President’s Club or Honor Society, you earn 40% on Beauty & Jewelry and 25% on Fashion & Home. You will need to take this into consideration when committing a percentage to the organization. Also, for online fundraisers, keep in mind that you pay the shipping on online orders of $60 and up, and for flyer fundraisers, you will be billed for shipping just as you are on your regular AvonNow orders.. So, you want to be careful not to overextend yourself and end up committing to more than you earn. So, you may want to offer a percentage slightly smaller than your earnings to give yourself some cushion. 

If you wish, you can run a flyer fundraiser and online fundraiser for the same organization at the same time, but they would have to be registered separately. Also, you would have to calculate earnings separately, as automatic reporting is only available for online fundraisers. It could get pretty confusing.

You can run a fundraiser for any organization or entity – it doesn’t have to be a 501c3 charity. Think of schools, sports teams, cheer squads, church youth groups, family reunions, a friend in need of cash for medical bills or funeral expenses. Who do you know that might need some extra funds right now? I have done one for a friend who lost her house in a fire, and I’ve even used the Fundraising Hub to create a Facebook party for someone. Think creatively! It’s great because the Hub keeps track of all the sales through your custom URL.

What are the benefits to you?

* You get new customers! New customers who shop an Online Fundraiser will be added to your Web Office Address Book, if they are not already attached to another rep. You can now reach out to them for continued business. More than half of Fundraiser customers are new to Avon!

* Referrals

* You reach Premier Level or President’s Club (and higher earnings) faster, and the extra sales may help you qualify for incentives, trips, and more!

Learn More

Take the Fundraising training available on Avon U! 

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