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More and more people have become fans of ecostore’s Good Soap for a Good Cause. It’s such a healthy alternative to fundraising by selling chocolate and it works - since we launched Good Soaps we have helped over 260 organisations raise more than $170k! You sell the soaps for $2.50 each, with $1 from each soap sold going to fund your good cause. We hope you love Good Soap fundraising too, but we know it’s not always easy to get everyone on board!

That’s especially true when it comes to groups like the PTA at your kids’ school or a club fundraising committee. So if you want to make ecostore Good Soap an easy choice, check out this pack - which includes helpful tips for organisers, tally sheets, seller’s flyers, letter templates and certificates to help motivate your little fundraisers.The soaps are proudly made in New Zealand and they come in three lovely fragrances, so there’s something for everyone. Why not download this pack and show it to your PTA today?

To find out more, or to order, visit ecostore.co.nz/fundraising

Make Good Soap fundraising an easy choice

2016 was a special year for Thorndon Primary’s senior school – it was the 40th anniversary of the year eight leavers’ event and a big celebration was in order. So when teachers set about organising a fully catered dinner for the students at Parliament House, they chose ecostore’s Good Soap for a Good Cause to fundraise. Having used Good Soap to fund their 2015 Stage Challenge, they say it was a logical choice for a larger project. It turned out to be a great choice: $2200 was raised in just three weeks, and the soaps sold so quickly that more had to be ordered just two days into the fundraising drive. “People really enjoyed the fact that it was not chocolate – they were happy to pay $2.50 per soap for a fundraiser, in fact it was easy to get $10 from people – many bought 4 soaps at a time,” says the school’s year seven and eight team leader Mae Pullar, who organised the fundraising. The Good Soap fundraising was also really easy to run, she says, with online ordering and soaps nicely boxed in carry cases. The kids also enjoyed using the seller’s fl yer.

“It helped them with their selling,” says Mae. “They said the soaps were easy to sell to people and many sold them at their parent’s work. It was not a hard sell for people.” “People really enjoyed the fact that it was not chocolate – they were happy to pay $2.50 per soap for a fundraiser.”

ecostore Good Soap case study: Thorndon Primary School

About Good Soap for a Good Cause

• Good Soap is a healthy alternative to fundraising by selling chocolate, that works just as well!

• Easy online ordering at fundraising.ecostore.co.nz

• The soaps sell for $2.50, with $1 going to your good cause. They come in carry cases of 24.

• Good Soap is available in three scents: Lemongrass, Grapefruit and Mint, Pear Pop

• Thorndon School students raised $2200 in just three weeks.

• The soap nearly sold out after only two days of selling.

Fundraising success Tips

Thank you for choosing ecostore Good Soaps for your fundraising project. Whatever your Good Cause we’re here to help you succeed!

How to get started…– Clearly define the Good Cause you intend to

fundraise for– determine how much money you will need

to achieve your goal and how many fundraisingcarry cases you will need to get there Helpful hint: Check out our profit calculator(www.ecostore.com/fundraising) to help decidehow many carry cases you’ll need to reach yourgoal, we recommend 1 carry case per seller

– select your soap fragrance• Lemongrass (special fundraising soap box

design)• Grapefruit & Mint (space provided on the box

so you can add your own message or drawing- great for personalised gifts)

• Pear (limited edition - not available insupermarkets)

– plan your fundraising dates: two weeks isa suggested amount of time

– get your good soap order form:call: 0800 33 55 33 ext 1 e-mail: fundraising@ecostore.com order online: www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– choose a fundraising co-ordinator, they willbe responsible for keeping track of carry casesallocated to each participant and recording themoney returned Helpful hint: Download our handy tally sheetto help you keep track: www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– get parents involved, let parents know aboutyour fundraising project and don’t be afraid toask for their help Helpful hint: Download a sample letter toparents here: www.ecostore.com/fundraising

once Your soaps Have arrived...– Ensure it matches your order. If there is a

discrepancy or the stock has been damaged intransit, please call us immediately (0800 33 5533 ext 1)

– Share your message, promote your Good Causeeg. newsletters, noticeboards, posters, email orwebsites

equip Your team – Gather your team– Share your Good Cause and fundraising goal– Explain how the fundraising process works,

and what are they required to do and when– Choose where and when you will collect money

from participants (eg. each morning beforeschool starts) and nominate one person tocollect and account for money each time

– Motivate your team with an incentive for sellingproduct and what they need to achieve to beawarded a certificate. Maybe it’s the top seller,the most effort or a spot prize?

– Allocate and hand out stock to your team; youmay also want to give them our seller’s flyer –this helps them remember information aboutthe product and how to introduce themselvesto potential customers Helpful hint: Download our sellers flyer here:www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– Give out extra stock as required, download ourhandy tally sheets to keep an accurate record ofstock given to each participant

call: 0800 33 55 33 ext 1 Fax: 0800 326 786 e-mail: fundraising@ecostore.com

www.ecostore.com/fundraising

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tHe art oF seLLingThe most important thing is to smile and have fun!Be proud of your cause, wear your school or team uniform that you are representing and a name badge always helps too.Introducing yourself– Tell people your name and what team/school

you are from– Share your fundraising cause and that $1 from

each soap goes to your cause Download our seller’s flyer to help you explain:www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– Let them know the fragrance of the soap– Say thank you!

wHo can You seLL to? Family, friends, community markets, local events, workplaces and your neighbourhoodnote personal safety is very important; please make sure parents accompany children when fundraising

FinisHing up!– A few days before the end of your fundraiser

send a reminder to your team with the date yourequire all money collected and unsold carrycases to be returned

– Tally the results and share the success with yourteam! Acknowledge and award certificates orprizes to high achievers. Download an awardscertificate here: www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– Send a thank you letter or e-mail. We havedrafted a sample message that you are welcometo use. Download thank you message here:www.ecostore.com/fundraising

– If you have any unopened shippers left over,you can return these to us within 30 days ofreceiving your order and we will issue a fullrefund provided the shippers are undamagedand in good condition (remember 1 fragranceper shipper) Please note – the cost of returning the productto us is at your expense, unfortunately we areunable to issue a refund for individual carrycases

Any questions? We’d love to help!

All the best!The ecostore team

track Your team’s progressThroughout your fundraising event it is great to keep track of your sales results and encourage everyone to keep going and reach their targets

Fundraising tally sheet

name of Participant/Phone number

initial soaps issued additional soaps issued total

soaps issued

total soaps

returned

total soaps sold

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You can download more tally sheets here - www.ecostore.com/fundraising

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I am selling ecostore Good Soap.$1 from every Soap goes to:

What is Good soap for a Good Cause?Good Soaps are nourishing, plant-based soaps that will clean your

hands without drying out your skin or leaving nasty chemicals behind and they smell great too! ecostore’s products are safer for

you, your family and the planet, without compromise.no nasty chemicals.org

$2.50 each rrp

NeWLimited Edition not available in supermarkets

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ACHIeVeMeNT AWARD

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Great job!

Well done

Well done

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Excellent

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FOR A FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING EFFORT!

AWARDED TO

FOR A FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING EFFORT!

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FUNDRAISING

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Date Fundraising Co-ordinator

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Letter 1 – Outlines intention to run fundraising drive

Recommended timing: Send 1 week prior to start

(Date)

Dear (member/volunteer/parent),

As part of our plan to raise funds for (enter cause here), we’re trying something a little different with a fantastic ecostore ‘Good Soap’ Fundraiser.

Selling for $2.50 each, the 80g ecostore soaps are excellent value and $1 from each soap will go to (cause).

If you haven’t tried ecostore soaps before, they’re beautiful to use, free of nasty chemicals and have a lovely fragrance.

You’ll be able to collect your Good Soap carry cases from (pick up location) on (pick up date and time). Each case contains 24 ecostore soaps to sell.

We suggest you sell to family members, work mates, friends and neighbours. For safety reasons we don’t recommend involving children in selling, or if they are involved, please make sure they have adult supervision, especially if selling door to door.

Our fundraising drive closes on (date). Please make sure you mark your calendar and return the money collected to (name of collector) by then. You’ll find that the time until the closing date passes really quickly so I urge you to sell the box quickly. If you’re experiencing difficulties please check back with me as early as possible as others may be looking for more soap to sell.

If you’re unable to take part in the fundraising drive, please let me know no later than (date).

Fundraising activities like this make an important contribution towards improving (cause) for the benefit of (members/children). We’re looking forward to a successful fundraising drive.

Thank you for your support.

(Your name)

(Your signature)

(Name of organisation)

Letter 2 - Outlines process for sellers

Recommended timing: Send as drive commences. Outlines process for sellers once they have collected their carry case.

Dear (Member/Volunteer/Parent),

Our ecostore Good Soap Fundraiser is now underway and you will have received your carry case of ecostore soaps to sell.

Each carry case contains 24 soaps, to be sold at $2.50 each. Please make sure to collect your money and return to (name of collector) by (closing date and time).

If you sell out and need more soaps, please contact (fundraising co-ordinator/telephone #).

Please remember, if children are involved in selling, they need to do so under adult supervision, especially if selling door to door.

It is only through fundraising activities such as this that we are able to (cause) for (members/children/community).

Happy selling and thank you for your support!

(Your name)

(Your signature)

(Name of organisation)

Letter 3 – Advises when drive is concluding

Recommend timing: Send 1 week prior to end of fundraiser. Encourages sellers to finalise all relevant details.

Dear (member, volunteer, parent),

There are only (x days) left until our ecostore Good Soap fundraiser is coming to an end.

Please make sure all money and unsold product are accounted for and returned to (name of collector) by (closing date and time).

Thank you for your help!

(Your name)

(Your signature)

(Name of organisation)

Letter 4 – Thank you to participants and details of fundraiser success.

Recommend timing: Send as fundraiser concludes.

Dear (member, volunteer, parent),

I am thrilled to announce that our ecostore Good Soap fundraiser drive has been a huge success!

Through your hard work we were able to raise ($ amount) to put towards (cause).

($x) represents a total of (number of product sold) sold. This is a tremendous effort and we can be very proud of what we’ve achieved.

I would like to thank you for all your efforts, it was wonderful to see the spirit and enthusiasm that was displayed in supporting our community.

Thank you once again,

(Your name)

(Your signature)

(Name of organisation)