One of the best fundraising strategies is to make it easy for supporters to buy the product. Sell even more of our meat sticks by accepting different forms of payment. Or, go completely online with your Country Meats FFA fundraiser! Our fundraisers are successful because people love our meat sticks. They’re fun to sell and come in 14 mouth-watering flavors. Maximize profits by making it as easy as possible for your supporters to pay you.
Add Card Sales and Digital Pay Apps To Boost Sales
Enable card sales and digital pay apps as quick-and-easy pay options for in-person customers. If you’re running a traditional fundraiser for your FFA chapter and plan to have a booth set up at an event, add a mobile card reader to your phone, such as a Square, and activate common digital pay apps like PayPal, Apple Pay, and Venmo. These options mean effortless purchases for customers who don’t have cash. Since fewer and fewer people carry cash these days, opening your pay options to credit card sales and digital pay apps is smart fundraising business.
The Federal Reserve’s latest report states that 76% of consumers prefer paying by debit or credit cards for in-person purchases, compared to 19% who preferred paying with cash. Consumers in the 18-34 demographic are most likely to use mobile pay options. If your Country Meats booth is set up outside of a grocery store, dance recital, sporting event, or other high-traffic area for adults, having a card reader and at least one popular digital pay app boosts revenue. Convenience is key to ringing up sale after sale, so making these options available to supporters increases the likelihood that they’ll buy.
Tips for FFA Fundraising and Using Card Readers and Mobile Pay Apps
A few quick business notes about card readers and mobile pay apps:
- These services typically charge user fees, with the service taking a small percentage of each sale. Most mobile pay apps require that fundraisers set up a charity account instead of a personal account for tax purposes, and Square readers require a Social Security number to set up an account.
- Keep in mind that federal laws like FERPA, COPPA, and CAN-SPAM protect the collection of student information, and not all mobile pay apps are compliant.
- Some online payment platforms like Cheddar Up or FutureFund may work better for your Country Meats fundraiser if you know you’ll be selling primarily to students, since they were created specifically for schools.
Do plenty of research to find the best mobile pay app for FFA fundraising so you get the best user fee rate while staying compliant with student information privacy laws.
Country Meats Online Fundraising: Convenient & Cashless!
Choose the Country Meats online fundraising option for your FFA chapter to make purchasing extra convenient and easy for customers. An increasingly cashless world also means that offering a Country Meats online fundraiser gives your customers the ultimate control to buy what they want and pay without cash.
Our online fundraisers are easy to set up and simple to manage. All you have to do is create an account with us, then share the URL we create for you as far and wide as possible. Add free social media promotion to your Country Meats fundraiser and voilà! Customers click the link and purchase our delicious meat sticks online. We fill the orders and ship the meat sticks to the customer. The money goes right into your Country Meats FFA fundraising account. It couldn’t be easier!
Country Meats fundraisers remain one of the most popular and rewarding options for FFA groups. It’s easy to boost sales by providing multiple pay options. We’re here to help you set up your fundraiser and offer resources to make it as successful as possible. Reach out to us through the live chat on this website, give us a call at 1 (800) 277-8989, or send an email to customerservice@countrymeats.com.