Easy Online Fundraisers by Word Goods

Quickly and easily raise money for your Christian church, school, youth group, sports team, ministry, or mission.

We help Christian organizations of all sizes. No group is too large or too small. Whether you need to raise a few hundred or thousands of dollars, our fundraising options easily scale to any size.

Our flexible, no-to-low-maintenance online fundraiser option lets you offer Christian-themed items you feel good about, plus collect direct monetary donations.

Having both of these options is important because some people prefer just to give a direct monetary donation to causes. Others like to shop because they enjoy receiving something tangible in return, or feel like they’re helping to teach people about commerce. Many like to do both!

Our fundraiser allows for both and caters to everyone, no matter their preference.

Top 5 Reasons to Fundraise with Word Goods

  • Appeal to More People

    Some people prefer shopping fundraisers whereas others just want to donate directly. Many want to do both! Appeal to all types to increase your profit.

  • Oodles of Options

    Sell items you already have, choose items from our catalog, have us design items for you, or all of the above! We can even make your shop permanent and provide support.

  • eCommerce Experts

    We've been building online shops for years. Your fundraising site will be created and managed by experienced experts.

  • Fast & Flexible

    After we meet and establish your goals, your fundraiser could be online within days! You'll also get to choose the length of your fundraiser — from 2 weeks to 2 months.

  • Here to Serve

    We believe in the power of products to help share God's Word. We believe that God has given us the technical, creative, and business skills to help Godly organizations meet their goals.
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How Word Goods Compares to Other Product Fundraising Companies

Straightforward, no-nonsence pricing:

Many fundraising businesses say they're "free" so that they don't have to state a percentage of profit, but reading the fine print is critical.

"Free" is usually offered when there is only a monetary donation option — they don't offer a shop with ready-made or custom-designed products.

What they make money on are things like tips and payment processing fees.

We prefer to be more straightforward about it so that there's no guesswork at the end of the fundraiser. You'll know exactly what percentage of funds you'll receive before the fundraiser begins.

A smaller percentage:

Offering products and direct donations increases your profit. Many people end up buying a few products PLUS donating.

2024 data shows that product fundraising companies take an average of 50% of the profit. Examples:

  • Big Fundraising Ideas: 50%
  • Just Fundraising: 45%
  • See's Fundraisers: 50%+
  • Fun Pasta: 50%
  • Booster: 50%

Our rate is only 20%. If your profit nets $8,000 or more, it's 18%.

What that percentage pays for:

If you're new to online fundraising, it may sound like 18 - 20% is a lot. But here's the behind-the-scenes work and administration you won't have to spend time on or worry about:

• Building your custom fundraising store eCommerce site (100+ steps) including loading products with descriptions and images

• Managing your wording, graphics, and images for the site

• Managing and/or creating custom graphics for products

• All order processing and technology maintenance throughout the fundraising term

• Participant tracking and reports

• Template development (flyers and social posts)

• Sales tax management

We keep it simple; we never ask for a “tip” or to cover processing fees. Instead, during checkout you can opt to ask for a tip to further boost your total.

Products you'll feel great about selling:

Use our designs or request custom designs from our team to put on a huge selection of products like t-shirts, coffee beans, mugs, key rings, hoodies, blankets, baby gear, magnets, kitchen towels, and so much more! Designs can be Christian themes or more generic for non-Christian supporters.

Here to serve:

We run our business to honor God and we know you do, too. We're here with humble hearts to serve you, help you, answer your questions, and help you achieve your goals.

Fundraiser Service: More Details

• Your custom online fundraising store will be available for your choice of 2 weeks to 2 months.

• Your fundraising store will include your organization’s name, logo, 2 matching colors, and up to 5 images of your organization, including people. We can also use stock images per request.

• If you already have items to sell, we can add those to the store, as long as you have a clear distribution method.

• If you want items designed for you (for example, with your logo, a particular Bible verse, or a graphical concept), we'll design up to 3 for you and apply them to 5 products of your choice.

• You can also choose up to 15 items from our product catalog.

• People can either donate money, purchase listed items, or both. Items are shipped directly to buyers, saving your organization time and money by receiving and distributing products (the only exception is if you choose to also sell and distribute your own in-house items).

• Products can be shipped to US or Territories addresses only, but anyone anywhere can make a monetary donation online.

• When buyers purchase items, they pay ground shipping costs and applicable sales tax. We manage the sales tax reporting so you don't have to.

• During Checkout, people can opt-in to your organization’s mailing list. We’ll provide you with the list of names and emails at the end of the fundraiser.

• Your fundraiser can also include participant tracking if you give us a list of names. When people checkout, they can select who they’re buying and/or donating on behalf of. This allows you to give recognition to your top fundraisers.

    Communications

    • Your fundraising store’s unique link and QR code will be sent to you to share freely within your organization.

    • We’ll provide a suggested email sales template for your organization.

    • We’ll provide a PDF with the link, QR code and highlight 3 products for sale so that you can print as many copies as you’d like, plus a social media graphic.

    • During the fundraiser, we recommend reaching out frequently to remind people to share the link with family and friends to ask for their support.

    • Upon request, we can provide full email marketing services for an extra fee. However, contributors tend to favor personal email requests and social media posts.

      View Your Results in Real-Time

      • You’ll get a staff account for your online fundraising store so that you can independently view all purchases and donations received during your fundraiser at any time. Nothing is hidden.

      • You’ll receive your Total Proceeds within 2 weeks after the fundraiser is finished. This gives us time to run the reports and verify that there were no payment processing issues.

        Set-Up Time

        It’s fast! After you determine your products and send us your logo, colors, and images, your store will be ready in 4 - 10 business days depending on the volume of products you've requested.

          How Much You’ll Make

          There are no limits to what you can make. Our fundraiser scales whether you want to raise hundreds or tens of thousands of dollars. Research shows that the median amount raised from school fundraisers in the 2022-23 school year was $8,500.

          A recent fundraiser we managed for a high school team with only 28 participants raised over $5500 with an average of $196 raised per participant.

          Your results will vary based on the number of participants, goal-setting, communication consistency, how well your cause is explained, time of year and other factors.

          Keeping It Simple | Fees

          The reality is that after all of the fine print and basic “add-on” services, many product fundraising companies take 30 - 50% of your proceeds overall. Research shows that 35% is considered a “good" rate in 2024.

          Our maximum rate is 20%, which drops to 18% if your fundraiser nets over $8k (many do). Here's how it works:

          • Commitment Fee: To ensure your organization’s commitment to the fundraising project and our fast set-up time, we require an $80 non-refundable Commitment Fee for a standard fundraiser (2 - 3 weeks) and a $150 non-refundable Commitment fee for a longer fundraiser (4 to 8 weeks). Shorter fundraisers with a sense of urgency can perform better, so most organizations choose 2 - 3 week fundraisers. If your fundraiser nets $3000 or more, we’ll deduct this from our Service Fee. 

          • Service Fee: Our low 18% - 20% fee pays for all of the behind-the-scenes work and account management including:

          • Building your custom fundraising store eCommerce site (100+ steps) including loading products with descriptions and images

          • Managing your wording, graphics, and images for the site

          • Managing and/or creating custom graphics for products

          • All order processing and technology maintenance throughout the fundraising term

          • Participant tracking and reports

          • Template development (flyers and social posts)

          • Sales tax management

          We keep it simple; we never ask for a “tip” or to cover processing fees. Instead, when a product is being purchased, you can ask again for a tip or further donation to further boost your total.

            If you want to cater to all types of people (donors and shoppers), offer products you feel good about, and keep it simple, contact us to get started.