For a Pre Order process the fundraiser organiser will take orders over a period of time, and then give the order for the exact number of silicone bracelets for which the order is received by the donors and receive the entire shipment. Since all of the bracelets were pre ordered, customers/contributors get them immediately.
For an Online fundraising campaign, the fundraiser organiser can place an up-front order or exact order, and then allow the customers to order directly exact number of silicone bracelets online from the website.
Normally a fundraising code is given so that the clients of the fundraiser campaign can be easily identified. So all the clients have to do is to go online e, provide the code, and select the number of bracelets and the designs, colours from the available selection.
The advantages of doing a pre order fundraiser are:
– Once the manufacturers have received all the orders, will they begin the manufacturing process
– This allows the organiser to order exactly the number of bracelets that are needed
The disadvantages of a pre order fundraiser are:
– customers may not get their bracelets for a few weeks after ordering
– Customers cannot judge for themselves the quality of the bracelets. This inconvenience can be reduced by displaying some of the standard bracelets in the fundraiser – as your customers will get them immediately.
The complete process for organizing a preorder fundraiser is described as follows:
– The fundraiser sells the silicone bracelets before actually giving the order with the help of samples and flyers etc which give the customers just an idea of the design, colours etc of the bracelets.
Normally a fundraising code is given so that the clients of the fundraiser campaign can be easily identified. So all the clients have to do is to go online e, provide the code, and select the number of bracelets and the designs, colours from the available selection.
– The fundraiser details which needs to be provided by the organiser to the manufacturer are
– Organiser Details
– Fundraising Event Details like start date and duration etc.
– Correspondence and contact details
Selection of the design, colours for the customized silicone bracelets.
– The total number of orders are given to the manufacturer
So, the manufacturer can directly ship the bracelets to the donors and send the payment vouchers to the organiser finally
– The payment terms and conditions are finalised with the manufacturer depending on the standard and customized silicone bracelets.
– The organiser can check on the status of all the orders raised and complete the payment formalities.