How to Make Money With a TShirt Fundraiser Sale

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By centexmom
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Make money with your team's shirt fundraiser.

You can make a lot of money with a t-shirt fundraiser. Shirt fundraisers work great for your child's sports team (softball, baseball, basketball, football, or cheer). Not only will t-shirts be an easy sell to friends and family, but they are also something tangible that people won't mind buying. Everyone can use a shirt! Especially if it is one that supports a child's team. Here are some tips for making your shirt fundraiser a successful one that makes a lot of money.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

flyers
screen printer
parent support

Step 1

Make sure that everyone on the team is on-board and required to buy or sell a minimum amount of shirts. Make sure it is not too high of a requirement as some people do not have large families and will need to purchase the minimum themselves. A good minimum amount of shirts is three.
Step 2

Choose a simple design for your shirt. Look online for some ideas. If you find something you like online you may be able to save some money on artwork time. And if the design you find is very simple, you may get the artwork free. A nice one or two-color design that can be worn by men and women is best. Remember, the more colors in your design, the more you will spend on your shirts and the less money your team will make for your fundraiser.
Step 3

Be sure your shirts include the names of the players on the back. This will increase sales to relatives and friends. This also makes the shirt more desirable for relatives out of the area.
Step 4

Design an order form. Surely one of the parents (or teens!) from your team can design a basic order form with pricing and sizing information. This way your team members will have something to fill out and you will have a hard copy of your orders. Make sure just one person collects all of the order forms and makes one master order list to give to the screen printer. Triple check the list for accuracy! If you have to go back later and order a shirt or two that you missed, you will pay much more.
Step 5

Search for a good deal from your screen printer. Let them know this is for a fundraiser. Get prices on several different quantities of shirts. That way you know where the best deal is for the total amount of shirts you sell.
Step 6

Sell the shirts at an affordable price. A ten dollar shirt seems to sell well. This amount would allow for great profits. Remember to charge more for 2X or 3X size shirts. Your printer will charge you more for these.
Step 7

Offer prizes for top sellers. Something simple and inexpensive will work to encourage sales. Even a free t-shirt for the team members who sell six or more shirts.
Step 8

Establish a cut-off time and stick to it. Otherwise, orders will continue to trickle in one by one.
Step 9

If your fundraiser is for a school, place flyers at all of the other schools in your school district. Ask to send one home with each student. Many times you will sell a lot of shirts this way as parents are often looking for a shirt in the school's colors to wear to school functions or just around town.
Step 10

Have your customers plan for a delivery date at least two full days after the screen printer says they will have your shirts ready. This will allow time for any problems and will also grant you the opportunity to sort shirts and get them ready to hand out. Allow a few days extra will work to reduce stress. Do not tell your screen printer you have allowed them a few extra days!
Step 11

Decide in advance who will be handing out the shirts. This should be one or two people and no more. Do not let anyone grab their shirt on their own. If several people have their hands in the shirts, it will create "missing" shirts. Your team will have to pay extra to replace these. Many times people will grab the wrong shirt or size. Be firm about who handles the shirts.