F.A.Q.

 That’s an excellent question, and usually, the first one we are asked! There are two reasons you should let All-In handle your event: time and profit.
 

It’s true you can do your own event and keep up to 100% of the profits depending on your costs; but if you’ve ever actually planned, executed, and wrapped up a fun run, read-a-thon, or donation drive yourself, then you’re probably also very aware of the enormous amount of time and work that entails! For many, the load is simply unbearable and that’s where All-In comes in.
 

Who couldn’t use more time, right? The All-In team handles nearly every aspect of your event with only limited assistance needed from you – from the planning to the kickoff to the daily prizing to the final event itself! Of course, you can be more involved if you wish, but why not let the All-In team of experienced personnel do it for you? This is what they do every day, and their focus is to make your event the easiest and most successful ever!
 

The other major benefit of having All-In Fundraisers run your event is the profit. Yes, keeping 90-100% of the money through a DIY event sounds great; but what if you worked with a company that gave you 75% profit but raised a significantly larger amount of money for you? That’s precisely what often happens for schools that work with All-In Fundraisers! It’s not uncommon for schools to double, triple, even quadruple their intake using the All-In platform rather than doing it themselves, and that increase, despite the program’s “lower” profit percentage, usually means a much higher final profit for the school! 

In a nutshell: as smooth, efficient, worry-free, and profitable as possible! Our proven methods minimize the amount of time and effort needed to execute the event while maximizing the profit for the school.

About four weeks prior to the start date of the fundraiser, All-In creates individual mini-websites for each student and designs custom logos and promotional materials for the program.
 

One week prior to the start date, the Principal uses our powerful online tools to notify the school’s parents of the upcoming kickoff, and on the start date itself, an assembly is conducted for the students and staff officially kicking off the event!
 

Most programs run for two weeks, during which time students utilize their mini websites to reach out to family and friends for donations. 5-minute Reading Rally, Fitness, or Character videos are uploaded daily to the students’ websites and teachers may also choose to show them in their classrooms (live or via Zoom).
 

Prizes are individually packed for the students and sorted by classroom for easy distribution and are awarded throughout the program (typically once a week), with dates having been determined during the planning process.
 

Once all money is collected and prizes have been distributed, the school receives a profit check, typically 3-4 weeks after the event day.

 

 While some online donation platforms tout low fees and high average-per-student donations, what they don’t mention is that they do not engage with your students, parents, and faculty, offer student prizes, or even do the actual event! It’s up to you to do the advertising, come up with incentives, motivate your students and teachers, and ultimately plan, manage, and execute the event itself.
 

At All-In Fundraisers, we not only give you a powerful yet easy-to-use donation platform, but we engage your students and faculty daily to keep the motivation level high and we also manage the event at the end of the fundraiser! What does this mean for you compared to the other companies? Less work. Less stress. And more than likely a lot more money! Compare our average-per-student donation return to other companies who only solicit and collect money for you, and you’ll see that partnering with All-In as your full-service event provider is the right choice! 

The profit margin on our program varies based on the services and materials required, but the school also receives 100% Profit on any Corporate donor matches.   There are many variables involved in the different events that can affect your final profit margin – things such as the number of personnel required to manage an in-person event; the event’s location; whether certain accouterments, like t-shirts, are desired; and so on. Fortunately, All-In is very good at managing these variables and estimating costs, so many groups reach or get very close to these profit percentages negotiated when it’s all said and done.  
 

Want to use the software only?  Talk to your All-In representative about special pricing. 

 Most supporters prefer to donate electronically, but for those who don’t, we’ve got you covered! For Fun Runs, All-In personnel will count the money when they are on campus and give students the appropriate credit for those donations. The school then deposits the funds in their bank account and All-In adds the total in cash and checks collected to the school’s online donations, so all donations, regardless of payment method, are accounted for. For all other programs, the school deposits the funds in their bank account and provides All-In with a listing of how much was collected for each student. All-In then assigns those amounts to the appropriate students so they receive the proper credit. Once again, in the end, all donations are accounted for.

 

 We’ve found the most effective length of time to run an All-In Fundraising program is for 2 weeks. Anything less than that and we reduce our chances of successfully soliciting donations from potential supporters; anything more and the program tends to get tired. This is something we discuss during the planning process so that together we can determine the most effective length of time for your school specifically. 

 Yes! All-In gives the event chairperson access to their own online portal through which they can monitor donations and the fundraiser’s progress. 

 They don’t have to! All-In does this for them and each teacher/coach will have their own online portal to see the status.
 

 All-In Fundraiser accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, and Cash App, as well as checks and cash (optional).
 

  Donations for the Fun Run program are based on FLAT donations, not based on per-lap donations.  The donors will not get a surprising amount at the end of the event this way.
 

 Yes! The reach of our program is as far as you want it to be, and if that means contacting potential supporters living outside the United States, we’re ready to help! The donor simply pays with a credit card or payment service (like PayPal or Venmo) and our processor converts the foreign currency into US Dollars. At the time of this publishing, we do not charge for this service even though All-In does incur foreign currency conversion expenses.

 
 

 Like other popular online fundraising platforms,  All-In incorporates a voluntary, no-pressure tip function for donors to participate in if they wish to. Something as small as a $1 tip from every donor can significantly reduce the costs of administering the fundraiser, in turn increasing your final profit!  We use the tipping function in lieu of charging mandatory processing fees. 

 Yes! Donors who pay online immediately receive an emailed receipt for their donation.

 

 Upon completion of the program, All-In can provide the school with excel reports showing each student’s collected donation totals as well as classroom totals. 

 All-In handles any questions or issues from parents and donors so you don’t have to! They simply contact All-In directly and we take it from there. Excellent customer service is just one of the many reasons why so many schools return to work with us year after year!