Venture name:
Holiday Sales
Chapters:
Miami, Juniata, IU, Rice, Claremont, UMN, UCB, Syracuse, OSU, UCLA, NC State
Description:
Chapter have participated in the following holiday sale ideas:
- OSU sold ornaments at an Alternative Gifts Market in another part of Ohio. In 2013, the students painted intricate designs on the ornaments which was quite time-consuming. In 2014, they made more simple ornaments reducing the prep time. By telling people at the event about Nourish, they collected a significant amount of donations as well.
- Juniata sold Candy Apples at the October/Halloween Fest on their campus.
- Juniata also did a Valentines day sale where they sold bags of candy and cards that listed the donation made in someone’s honor.
- Indiana tabled at dorms taking orders for Holiday decorations.
- Rice sold holiday boxes with candy canes, cookies, and other holiday items. They took orders online the week before and then delivered the boxes to the dorms.
- Rice also sold Finals Care Packages.
- Pitt did a Candy Apply Valentines day sale. They got the apples donated and made over $300 in profit.
- Claremont ran a valentines grams sale where customers could purchase a flower or candy and have it delivered with a song.
- UC-Berkeley sold miniature Christmas trees.
- Syracuse sold painted mugs/wine glasses, gloves, and hats.
Profits and Other benefits of Venture (Marketing for an upcoming event, advance ticket sales, social value created, etc.):
It is a fun way to tap into the campus holiday spirit and to get the word out. During the holidays students are more willing to buy gifts and food so it is a great way to boost sales.
Challenges:
Finding nice items to sell and attracting customers on a regular basis.
To address this, brainstorm ideas about food or drink items that are missing on or around your campus, like Boba tea was at Claremont.
Tips:
Ask your friends and fellow students what holiday items they purchase or would like to purchase. Find ways you can provide these products or services.
Would You Recommend To Other Chapters?:
If your Chapter is committed to the idea of a holiday sale and there is a cost-effective way to provide a popular holiday product or service, then this could be a great way to capitalize on the holiday spirit!
Contact Info:
Miami: miami@nourishinternational.com
Juniata: juniata@nourish.org
IU: iu@nourish.org
NC State: ncsu@nourishinternational.org
Rice: rice@nourishinternational.org
UCB: berkeley@nourish.org
Syracuse: syracuse@nourish.org
OSU: osu@nourishinternational.org
UCLA: ucla.director@nourishinternational.org
