Online Fundraising With Shop Progress
Welcome Hello, The team at Shop Progress is so excited to start working with you! Thank you so much for taking the time to consider Shop Progress as a vendor for your online store needs. We believe that online fundraising with unique products is a way to get more than just your family involved with your cause. We custom print every shirt that is placed online, and seek to make all of our products affordable and eco-friendly. Working with Shop Progress will give you a chance to work one-on-one with a graphic artist, web master, and a client representative. We hope that you find our customer service to be the best that it can be. Thank You, Steven Romeo CEO/Founder
About Us Shop Progress is a fundraising program of The Change Project. We believe that advocacy should be affordable and effective in its messaging. We have created a shop for people to buy screen printed shirts, bags, hoodies and more for affordable prices with a powerful message. All items are screen printed by the staff of The Change Project. We partner with non-profits to offer the following services at an affordable price: Online Shops - Let Shop Progress work with you to manage and create your online store for a fraction of the price of a for-profit company. Graphic Design- Work with the designers of Shop Progress for amazing designs at a low price. T-Shirt Fundraiser hosting - Shop Progress is the perfect place to host your T-Shirt fundraiser. We take care of all of the hassle at a low cost. All product is screen printed by the staff of Shop Progress.
Fundraising Pages You will have several options when it comes to organizing your fundraising page. To get started there must be a contact from the organization who will need to make sure that they the time to manage the fundraising of the whole group. Once that process has been completed, the team at Shop Progress will begin working with you! 1. Send an email to steven@embodyprogress.org with the name of your organization, a brief description of WHY someone should fund you, and a picture or video of the people in your organiztion. 2. Select the products you wish to sell. (See below). 3. Spread the word! Your organization will have a custom URL to share with people online, in-person and on social media.
To see a sample site visit www.shopprogress.org/supportlee
Product
T-Shirts
Shop Progress has taken the time to develop a shirt design specific for your organization at your college. Options and benefits for T-Shirts are on the next page. There is no minumum order required. Your T-Shirt Details would be listed here
Stickers
The sticker used will look like the one here. These stickers are removable, but are not window clings. They are 4� x 4�. There is no minimum order for stickers
Car Magnets
The car magnet used looks identical to the sticker, in both design and size. There is a 25 magnet minumum order.
Tote Bag
Similar to the t-shirt design, shop progress can design one for your organization or you can submit a custom design. We believe the best option is to make the t-shirt and the tote bag the same deisign to keep costs low. There is no minimum order required.
Benefits There are no set-up fees, we handle all orders, and there is no hassle for you! T-Shirts
As mentioned previously Shop Progress has designed a shirt. We are willing to work with you if you have a custom shirt idea. We ask that you keep designs to one color. If there is more than one color, the money that goes back to the organization will not be as much. For 1-25 orders places, your team will make $4/shirt sold. 26-50 orders placed, your team will make $5/shirt sold. 51+ orders placed, your team will make $6/shirt sold. Shirts will be sold for $12 each plus shipping for online orders. If you wish to sell T-shirts at a fundraising event, please email your customer representative and we will send you a code to place the order online.
Stickers
As mentioned previously, the sticker used will look like the one from the previous page. We have customize the sticker for your school. These stickers are removable, but are not window clings. They are 4� x 4�. Stickers will be $3 each with no shipping costs. Customers will be able to add the sticker to their T-shirt purchase for $2. Your organization will make $2 on every sticker purchased at the $3 rate and $1 for every sticker purchased at the $2 rate.
Car Magnets
The car magnet looks identical to the sticker, in both design and size. There is a 25 magnet minumum order. How much your organization will make will vary on cost of the magnets and will be determined on consulation with the customer representative assigned to your team.
Tote Bag
Shop progress can use the design similar to the shirt or we can design one for you or you can submit a custom design. We believe the best option is to make the t-shirt and the tote bag the same deisign to keep costs low. For 1-25 orders places, your organization will make $4/tote sold. 26-50 orders placed, your organization will make $5/tote sold. 51+ orders placed, your organization will make $6/tote sold.
Tote bags will be sold for $8/bag. There are several customizable options with the tote bag and can be worked out with your customer representative.
Advertising/Social Media
A benefit for working with Shop Progress is the easy accesibility to advertising and social media sharing. You will be given a custom bit.ly URL for easy sharing when asking individuals to support you and your organization as you raise funds. (See Below) If you need posters/media cards or any special advertising graphics made, please contact your customer representative for assistance. There will be of no additional costs to create the products virtually, but you will be asked to cover any and all printing costs affiliated with your request. We will work diligently to find the most cost-effective way to print your requests.
Note
All of the above prices are subject to change based on the needs of your organization. Shop Progress is committed to making sure that you get the best quality service and products for the most affordable price. For all monies raised,the contact person for your organization will receive a check once a month made out to the organization.
Online
Purchases
Online purchases are simple. The customer goes online to your store and makes the purchase. All online purchases will begin with a 2-week preorder. This process is to give us an estimate of how many shirts we need to keep readily available.
In-person
If you are selling items at a fundraiser or just in the office or around campus, there are several ways we can set that up for you. We will create a paper order form for you to have and give to members of your organization. There are two ways in which we can set this up. You can either buy a certain amount of T-shirt at cost price or you can do pre-orders. If you would like to set up an In-Person sales option, please contact your customer representative.