Double Good 4+

I am on a local PTA in my community and two years ago. We discovered double good popcorn. It was the beginning of the year and we needed a quick fundraiser to jump start the year and someone at the school told us about your services I will have to say. This was the easiest fundraiser we have ever done as a PTA delivery straight to the house is so much of a game changer. No spreadsheets are consuming hours of making sure everyone gets their popcorn. We raised $5000 in four days in our little school. It took everyone a minute to understand what we were doing, however, the next time we did it, it was even better. This year as a veteran baseball mom, I suggested doing a DG popcorn cell and everyone loves it. With the hustle and bustle of the end of the year this is a awesome opportunity to make some money to pay for our equipment that we have to have and just a couple of weeks. My only concern is some of the flavors are not quite as good as some of the other popcorn that I have tasted that are gourmet. If you could work on some of your flavors, it did become a little stale last time after just a few days, even unopened. Yes, I know you guys doing most of the legwork. But it would be nice to maybe get an 8020 split instead of 50-50 because I have started to hear some parents say they would rather give their kids money instead of buying the popcorn once they realized we only got 50%. But overall I will give this system an A-.

This is was the easiest fundraiser. It was something we decided to do at the last minute to supplement donations for our group and being able to offer a product vs. asking for donations marked a difference and who doesn’t like popcorn? The fact all the team had to do was send a link, post it on social media or email it to friends and family was so convenient. The leaderboard added an extra level of fun and competition with team members fighting to be the leading seller. Our fundraiser was a huge success. My team members and I enjoyed the fact that no money had to be collected or product collected for coordination of deliveries which was a game changer and made all the difference in those who chose to be part of the fundraising team. I would definitely recommend this fundraiser to anyone looking for a chance to raise funds.

My sports team used this as a fundraising source last year with great success! We decided to do it again this year and much to our delight, we raised over $8k and we get to keep half. Except this time they require an EIN if it’s for an organization or your own personal SSN to send you a 1099 in order to receive your payout. Because this wasn’t the case last year and it was not disclosed clearly when starting a new event, we’re now losing out on thousands of dollars because my team is not a formal business and I refuse to give them my SSN and be the sole bearer of tax implications. I asked if they could split the earnings among all the participants so that it would at least be less than $600 each and not be taxable and their suggestion is that each person should just hold their own event instead. This is AFTER we’ve already had our fundraiser. Who is going to go back to everyone they know and ask them to buy MORE popcorn? So if you’ve read this far, just know this is great if whoever you’re fundraising for has an EIN or you want to personally be taxed for your earnings.