Tea Fundraiser - How it Works
Our tea fundraiser program is perfect for Canadian schools, sports clubs, charity groups and other organizations hoping to raise funds for equipment, a special event, school trips, or whatever your bright idea.
A Quick Guide for Schools & Organizations
Our online tea fundraiser is a temporary online tea catalog built just for your group. Instead of selling physical inventory door-to-door, your participants share your group or personal link with family and friends, who shop online. Your organization earns a percentage of every sale!
How It Works
- Set Up — Your campaign page is built with your group's logo, fundraising goal, personal message, timing, any other details you want communicated, and our curated selection of teas eligible for fundraising.
- (Optional) Invite Participants — Each participant (student, athlete, member) gets their own personal link so their individual sales are tracked. Fun for a little friendly tea competition.
- Share & Sell — Share your link with friends and family by text, email, and social media. Don’t forget your organization’s newsletters and website!
- Shop Online — Supporters browse the fundraiser store, choose a participant to support (as applicable), and check out just like any online store. At checkout, they choose whether to pay for direct shipping or pick up from you on the completion of the fundraiser.
- Track Progress — Organizers and participants can watch sales roll in on a live dashboard.
- We Blend, Package & Ship — For orders with paid shipping, we ship as orders are received. For the rest, we prepare your shipment within 2 weeks of your campaign close date and apply 5% of the order value after discount toward shipping costs (e.g., your group sells $1000, we apply 5% of $600 or $30 toward your shipping costs).
- Get Paid — After the selling window closes, and your products ready to ship, your organization receives its payout less any residual shipping fee via e-transfer.
- Distribute Your Orders — Once your shipment arrives, distribute to your supporters.
TIP Most campaigns see their biggest spikes in the first 48 hours and the final 48 hours; plan your announcements around both.
Why Groups Choose Online Fundraising
- No upfront cost.
- Reaches supporters anywhere in Canada! Out-of-town grandparents can shop as easily as neighbors.
- No cash or checks to collect, count, or reconcile.
- Real-time tracking, so you always know where the campaign stands (extend it by a day if you get some panicked emails!).
Typical Timeline
Today -> Complete your registration
Within 48 hours -> Hear back from us with some questions to finish completing your profile.
Within 72 hours -> Your campaign is set up and ready to go. For fixed time campaigns, your site will go live on your start date.
You decide how long it runs...
On close -> We blend and package your teas, shipping within 10 business days.
Within 10 business days -> We ship your tea, separated by order and/or grouped by participant.