What is All-County Apparel Fundraising?

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All-County Apparel Fundraising is a free social fundraising platform where you can raise money and awareness for causes that you’re passionate about through the sale of customized apparel. You get your own Fundraising page where your supporters make purchases and donations, and we handle all of the details. At the end of your fundraiser, we ship the shirts and send the funds that were raised to you or your designated charity or other organization.

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How does All-County Apparel Fundraising work?

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All-County Apparel Fundraising gives you the tools you need to create a fundraiser built around sales of custom designed t-shirts or other apparel. Our platform is 100% free to use, and if your page generates funds, we pass those funds along to your chosen beneficiary at the end of your fundraiser. Here's how it works:

1. Create a custom design on the item of your choice. Add more color options or complimentary styles.
2. Decide what you want to charge for your items, when you want your fundraiser to end, and your sales goal (this is just a goal, not a minimum).
3. Write a few words about the cause you're raising money for.
4. We'll generate a custom fundraising page with all of this information, along with images of your custom item. Share the link to your page with your friends and supporters via email, social media, and any other ways you can think of to spread the word.
5. People purchase items directly from the page (and make additional donations, unless you disable that option). We handle payment processing, delivery, customer service, and other details.
6. When the fundraiser is over, we ship the shirts and send the funds raised to the designated person, group, or charity.

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Are Fundraising Stores free to use and how much can an organizer raise?

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It’s completely free to launch and run a Fundraising store! Each individual page will have its own unique fundraising potential and print minimum, which is the number of items you'll need to sell to cover the order cost and start raising funds for your cause. The order costs are based on several different factors, including the product you choose, the number of colors printing on either side of the item, and the price you set for your items. As long as you reach your individual print minimum, the order costs will have been paid for, and the orders will be guaranteed to ship at the end of your Fundraising store and there's no limit to how much it can raise!

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What are some good ways to promote my fundraiser?

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Here are a few tips that have worked for our organizers:

1. Facebook is a very powerful promotional tool. By telling your story and sharing your All-County Apparel Fundraising link on social media you can exponentially get more visibility for your cause.
2. Another idea would be to create a dedicated Facebook page or group for the cause. We have seen that people like to follow a specific cause they care about and giving them a forum to follow you and share with others is a great way to keep them informed as well as be part of the solution.
3. Share your page with groups that may share the same interest for your cause. For example: if you're running a Fundraiser for an animal rescue, reach out to other shelters or groups that focus on specific breeds.
4. Share your Fundraiser's progress with your community! Write messages on social media, photos and even video.

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How long should I run my fundraiser?

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We've seen our most successful fundraisers run anywhere from 2-4 weeks. This will allow enough time to promote your page and give your supporters enough time to support the Fundraising page, but will be short enough to get the shirts out quickly to your supporters. Please keep in mind that shirts are usually delivered approximately 2-3 weeks after a page closes, so if you have a tight deadline, or an event date you'd like to have the shirts in time for, you'll need to leave enough time between the end of your Fundraising store and your event date. The purchasing time will close at 11:59 pm EST on the day you choose to end the Fundraiser.

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Can I offer more than one item for my Fundraiser?

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We can offer multiple items on the same fundraising store in a variety of styles and colors, as long as they have the same design and are the same apparel type (shirts with shirts).

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