HOW IT WORKS

Our goal at Local Eats Fundraising ("LEF"), is to make organizing and executing a fundraising campaign as simple and delicious as possible. While there is still lots of effort and work required to make a fundraiser successful we have setup our system to try and reduce the administrative burden on fundraising coordinators. Gone are the days of collecting order sheets, adding up item sales by hand and chasing down payment from everyone. With LEF each member of your organization can input their own item sales and submit payment online.

HOW OUR FUNDRAISERS WORK

  1. SETUP A FUNDRAISER - typically done by fundraising coordinators, we have provided instructions on how to do this below.
  2. SELL SELL SELL - the more products your organization sells the more money you will raise! 
    1. Each member of your organization will have their own Sales Sheet that they can use to sell products to their friends, family, co-workers etc. They will collect payment directly from the individuals that they sell products to and fill out the details on their Sales Sheet. 
    2. Once members are done selling they will head over to www.localeatsfundraising.ca and click on the "SUPPORT AN ACTIVE FUNDRAISER" button. From the list of active fundraisers they will select their organization.
    3. They will then input the total number of units sold by item type (make sure the item totals match the Sales Sheet!) and click SUBMIT at the bottom.
    4. Once the order is submitted the final step is to complete online payment by credit card. Once completed a copy of the order will automatically be emailed to the individual who placed the order as well as the fundraising coordinator. 
  3. DELIVERY & DISTRIBUTION - at the pre-arranged delivery time and location LEF will deliver all items purchased by the organization.
    1. Items will be sorted by item type.
    2. Organization volunteers will need to pick/sort the items based on the orders submitted.
    3. Members will pickup their orders and distribute the items to their customers as per their Sales Sheet.
  4. MONEY RAISED - once the Selling Period has ended LEF will provide the fundraising coordinator with a summary of the total sales and will send 25% of that amount to the organization, either by e-transfer or cheque. 

SETTING UP A FUNDRAISER
  • Complete and submit the fundraiser request form at the bottom of this page. The LEF team will contact you, typically within 24 hours of receiving a request form.
  • We will discuss the details of your fundraiser request and decide if it is a good fit for your organization and LEF. 
  • Once approved we will set the dates of your fundraisers Selling Period and approximate Delivery Date:
    • Selling Period - typically 2 weeks long, during this time the members of your organization are actively selling products to friends, family, co-workers etc. 
    • Delivery Date - time and location for LEF will deliver all items ordered by your organization.
  • Prior to the start of your fundraiser LEF will provide a Fundraiser Overview (in PDF format) for you to distibute to the members of your organization. This will include an overview of how fundraising with LEF works, the specific dates, details etc. of your fundraiser and a Sales Sheet that members can use to track their orders. 

    FUNDRAISER REQUEST FORM