Straight answers
How product fundraisers work with The Order Buddy.
Running a pizza, cookie dough or wreath sale? Here's how it works, what it costs, and what changes for your families and coordinators.
What is The Order Buddy?
An ordering and insights system for product fundraisers: the pizza, cookie dough, meat and wreath sales that teams, boosters, schools, scouts and churches sell in person to neighbors, friends and family. It replaces paper order forms, keeps every order and payment in one place, and gets smarter every year your group uses it.
How does a product fundraiser work with The Order Buddy?
Three steps. We create your event and get it up and running. You send your families the event registration link; once registered, they enter orders from their phones at the door or from their computers back at home. Then you finish strong: watch progress as it happens, see which supporters are still waiting, and which sellers need a little help to hit their goals.
How do we stop sorting paper order forms?
Families record each order as they take it, so there's nothing to collect, re-type or sort. When the sale closes, coordinators get totals by product and a picklist for every seller, so sorting night becomes a checklist.
What do coordinators see during the sale?
Progress as it happens: totals, sellers, and how close each seller is to their goal, plus which supporters haven't ordered yet, so you know who needs a nudge before the sale closes.
What reports do we get when the sale closes?
Clean reports: totals by product to order from your supplier, a picklist for every seller, and delivery details for families. Every order and payment is recorded, from the door to the final report.
How does it help next year's sale?
The insights grow every year. Families see which of last year's customers haven't ordered yet, and coordinators can reassign supporters of families who have moved on, so each sale starts ahead of the last one instead of from a blank form.
What does it cost?
$125 per event, covering your sale from setup through final reports. No transaction fee, no subscription, no contract.
Does The Order Buddy take a cut of our sales?
No. Donation platforms can take up to 20% off the top of every gift. The Order Buddy takes 0% of your sales: one flat fee per event, and the rest is yours.
Do families need to download anything?
No. It runs in any phone or computer browser, so there's nothing to install.
What about customers who want paper?
That's fine. Sellers can jot an order down and enter it later from a phone or computer, so it still lands in one place with every other order.
Can we accept cards at the door?
Yes. Processing fees may apply. Ask us at info@theorderbuddy.com.
Who is The Order Buddy for?
Youth sports teams, booster clubs, schools and PTAs, scouts and churches: any group that sells a product in person to raise money.
We supply the products groups sell. Can we use it?
Yes. Suppliers can give their groups an ordering and insights system under their own brand, while The Order Buddy runs everything behind it. See the partner page at theorderbuddy.com/partner.html.
How do we get started?
Request a demo or email info@theorderbuddy.com. We'll set you up and walk you through your first sale.
Still have a question?
or write to info@theorderbuddy.com