In short, your school/group will 'get out of this program what you put into this program'.

If you utilize our optional catalog, you'll work a bit harder but earn more money.  Supporters can still order online, but you will need to collect order forms and money at the end of the sale.  Deposit the money into your bank.  Send us the order forms.  We'll do all of the tallying for you.  We'll send you an invoice.  Upon payment, we send you the products in bulk to school/group address. 

If you run a web-only fundraiser, you'll do less work but earn less money.  All orders are shipped directly to the homes of the customers (ie no school distribution).  Customers and Sellers are encouraged to resolve any issues directly with Mother Earth.   You can monitor progress and download marketing materials from the Chairperson Area. 

Click on the 'Register my Group' area on the left side of our homepage. (Note: if you don't have your tax-exempt # available, go ahead and register and we can put it on file later.)

 Login to the Chairperson Area to access slaes reports, downloard marketing materials and change/update Chairperson information.

Simply login to your Chairperson Area and enter their contact info in your group's profile.  Make sure to give them the new login information.  After you update their email address, go to the Email Tool and send them the Marketing Flyer so they can access it and forward it along to others.

1.  Strongly encourage all students/members to register as 'Sellers'.  They can create a 'personalized' Mother Earth webpage with their picture and short message.  They can also download personalized business cards and send solicitation emails.  

2.  Place a link to www.motherearthfundraising.com and add our logo (downloadable from Chairperson Area) to your site. 

3.  Upon your groups acceptance, the Fundraising Chair will receive a Marketing Email.  Forward that email to your entire group AND to all prospective supporters in your address book. 

4.  Read the 'Chairpeson Fundraising Guide' in your Chairperson Area for a comprehensive list of promotion ideas.

Yes. This is designed to be a year-round program that make your fundraising revenues less cyclical. Most groups, however, tend to heavily promote 2 sales periods during the Fall and around Earth Day in late April. 

We strongly recommend leaving a link to our website in your 'Fundraising' area of your webpage year-round as well. 

If you are a registered seller, you will receive an email every time someone places an order and includes your 'seller #' in the applicable field.  If you utilize our marketing email templates, people making purchases resulting from your email solicitation will see that your 'seller #' is automatically populated at checkout.  

If you aren't a registered seller (and consequently don't have a seller #) OR if you are a registered seller but the purchaser doesn't know your seller number, you can still receive credit for purchases.  The customer will have to manually type your First and Last name upon checkout.  To find out which of these customers purchased something on your behalf, you'll have to contact your Chairperson, as they will have access to every transaction credited to your group.  

For web orders, customers pay for the shipping.  There is a $7 flat-rate option.  Website orders ship directly to customer the day after the order is placed. 

For catalog orders, there is no shipping charge.  Catalog orders ship to the student/member's attention at school/group address about 1 month after order forms are sent to Mother Earth. 

All website orders ship the next business day.  Orders will arrive 1-5 business days later.  Any order received on a Friday will ship on Monday.  

Orders placed through our catalogs will be delivered to the student/member's attention to the school/group address about one month after we receive the order forms. 

No.  But you may choose to create an account to make future purchases easier. 

Login to the 'Existing Customer' area on the right side of the home page.

Enter their 'Seller Number' or type their first and last name at checkout.

Web orders will be sent directly to your home or business (we don't accept PO Boxes or rural routes).  Catalog orders will be shipped to school/group address. 

If you join our mailing list, you can expect about 6 emails per year. Otherwise you will not receive any emails except those that pertain specifically to your order. 

With very few exceptions, our products are American-Made or Fair-Trade certified. 

Click on the 'Seller Area' on the top of our homepage.  Click on the 'I'm a New Seller' link.  Create your own 'personalized' Mother Earth webpage by uploading a picture of yourself and a short message.  Upon registration, you'll have access to marketing materials such as email templates and 'business cards'.  

You will be able to send the email templates to friends and family in your address book, and you can download the 'business cards' and distribute them to neighbors or have your parents distribute them at work.  

Upon registration, you'll have access to marketing materials such as email templates and 'business cards'.  You will be able to send the email templates to friends and family in your address book, and you can download the 'business cards' and distribute them to neighbors or have your parents distribute them at work.