Hi, and welcome to my ABC Fundraising review we'll be asking:

Is ABC Fundraising a scam or a genuine and worthwhile way to earn extra income?

Let me start by applauding you for taking the time to do your research on any so-called business opportunity – this is by far the best way to avoid time-wasting scams and find legit ways to make money from home.

Can you really earn more than $5,000 a month as an ABC distributor or is this just another hyped-up claim?

Let's find out!

While I feel their claims of making $5,000 are unrealistic, ABC Fundraising have been around since 1993 and have a solid reputation. Their innovative products help equip non-profits with the tools they need to run successful fundraising campaigns.

As a self-employed distributor for the company, your job will be to drum up orders. Exactly how much money you can make will depend on your motivation level and your ability to sell face to face and over the phone.

What Is The ABC Fundraising Business Opportunity?

ABC Fundraising is a US-based company that provides non-profits with creative fundraising materials and ideas.

They say they need motivated people to join them as distributors on a full-time or part-time basis. In return you'll earn a commission on any sales you can generate. 

On the surface, the ABC Fundraising work from home business opportunity looks like a lucrative way to replace your full-time income with the added feel good factor of raising money for schools, churches and charities.

Head on over to ABCFundraising.com and you'll see a tab in the top menu that says ‘work from home'. Click that and you're taken to this screen that claims you can make $500 to $5,000 a month:

Under that, there's a 45-second video explaining what the work from home opportunity is all about. In case you haven't seen it yet here it is:

Under the video, you can request a free info kit to be delivered to your door. 

Once you've filled out your name and address they say it'll arrive within the week.

Next, you're taken to this page to register for their free work from home webinar.

Since the video doesn't tell you much, I decided to register for the free webinar using just my name and email address. The 20-25 minute webinar with a Q&A session at the end looks like it runs every other day.

The Weird ABC Fundraising Work From Home ‘Live' Webinar 

Now this is when things started getting a little weird for me…

When I went to pick the date for this ‘live webinar event', I was told there were spots available at the next one which happened to be in just 14 minutes' time.

That's lucky right? 😉

So after reviewing 100's of so-called make money online programs I already know this webinar isn't going to be live.

Sure, they're going to act like it is, but in truth, it's nothing more than a recorded video that plays repeatedly and on-demand. Kinda comical really…

I noticed too that they use another scammy sales tactic by telling you there's “only a few places available!” This is done to give you a false sense of urgency so you'll rush to sign up “before it's too late.”

Dramatics aside, the video itself (not a live webinar!) was presented by Jamie Speirs, Co-Founder and Lanny Walker, VP of Sales and I thought they presented the job opportunity really well.

So How Do You Make Money With ABC Fundraising?

As an ABC Fundraising distributor, it'll be your job to promote their fundraising products to groups looking to raise funds. This could local church youth groups, sports teams, scouts, karate clubs and so on.

They'll give you warm leads to follow up on in your area to try and generate orders. It's up to you how you want to do it; you could call, Skype or meet face to face with clients.

The good thing about this is once you establish a relationship with a client you'll likely get repeating orders at least a few times a year, especially if you can build a good rapport with people in your local schools and churches.

Honestly, it's a pretty cool business model that works well for everyone involved – for the company making the products, for you as a distributor earning a nice commission and for the local organisations raising funds.

It's a win-win!

The Ingenious Products

Their most popular seller is called Scratch & Help which allows fundraising groups to keep 90% of the profits with nothing to pay upfront.

Let's say there's a local church running a fundraiser – they give each member one of the Scratch and Help booklets to raise money by having their friends and family members scratch off 2 circles…

This'll reveal 2 small amounts of money they must then donate, ranging from $0.50 to $3.00.

What's extra nice about this fundraising method is that the giver then receives coupon voucher they can then use to get discounts at places like Subway, Dominoes, Auntie Anne's and Dairy Queen.

Every completed scratch and help booklet represents $100 in donations. That's a great result for a church fundraiser, right?

It works out well for you as the distributor too – let's say you sell 120 of these booklets at $6 each, you'll earn a nice $720 commission.

Here's a more thorough breakdown of how the Scratch and Help fundraiser works:

This is just one of the many fundraising products they have and I have to say I'm really impressed with all of them.

They've got all the classics too, like cotton candy, gourmet cookie dough, gourmet popcorn, candles and flowers. I could go on and on but then this review would never end…

I'd highly recommend checking out their full product catalogue (PDF) to familiarise yourself with the products because as an independent distributor, this is what you'll be selling!

Exactly How Much Money Can You Make?

According to ABC Fundraising, the typical commission on an order is around the $200 mark. Of course, it could be a lot higher with larger groups.

There was a distributor testimonial on the website from a lady saying she made $5,000  commissions in just one day:

Of course how much money you could make from this depends on how motivated you are and how good you are at selling.

One of the things working in your favour is that ABC Fundraising will give you leads from people who have already expressed an interest in their products through their website.

Here's a few examples of what kinds of commissions you could potentially be looking at:

All you need is a large order from a major school and you could make a few $1,000.

Essentially this is a sales job where you, as an independent contractor, earn a commission of any sales you can generate.

It's up to you to make those calls, meet those people and sell, sell, sell!

Check out the full ABC Fundraising commission structure here.

If you're an extrovert who is good at talking to new people and making connections then you could do well at this.

On the other hand, if face to face selling is not your thing and the very idea of cold calling sends shivers down your spine then maybe this isn't the work from home biz opp for you. 

How Much Is It To Become A Distributor?

I was a little surprised that ABC Fundraiser wasn't free to join. Before you can start taking orders you're going to have to buy in first.

There are 3 starter packs to choose from:

1. Bronze Distributor Level: 6 monthly payments of $105 = $630 in total.

2. Silver Distributor Level: 3 monthly payments of $165 = $495 in total.

3. Gold distributor Level: a one-time payment of $367.

The level you're on will determine the amount of commission you make and as you can see, the starter packs differ slightly:

What I Like About ABC Fundraising

1. They've Been Around Since 1993

This speaks volumes! Most of the so-called work from home opportunities I review rarely stick around for longer than a year!

In the last 25 years, they've helped 50,000+ groups across the US to raise $50 million and have built a solid reputation. This will only make your job representing the company and selling their products that bit easier.

2. You Make Money Whilst Raising Money For Charity

ABC Fundraising has ingeniously designed their products in such a way that everybody benefits.

As a distributor, you have the potential to make money whilst helping non-profit organisations and local groups raise money for their charitable projects at the same time. This is a job with a real feel-good factor about it.

3. You'll Get Great Support From Head Office

Sign up and you'll get access to their distributor support team who you can call at any time to get your questions answered.

In terms of training, they'll give you a host of training videos designed to help you become a ‘fundraising expert' as fast as possible.

You'll also be included in the live distributor calls that run every 2 weeks for ongoing training and support.

4. You Get Warm Leads To Follow Up On

These are people from your area who have already requested more information through the website, people actively looking for help with fundraising.

As a salesperson, getting leads like this gives you a huge advantage.

It's also worth noting that there are no minimum sales quotas to fill and no recurring payments to make after the initial starter pack.

What I Don't Like So Much…

1. You Should Never Have To Pay To Promote Something

In this post, I warn against joining business opportunities that require an upfront fee. I firmly believe any legitimate work from home opportunity should provide you with the tools you need to do the job.

The fact you need to pay out between $376 and $630 before you've even made a sale means you're starting on the back foot and there's a risk you could be worse off if you find out later it's not for you. 

2. Don't Pretend The Webinar Is Live When It's Not

I have no problem with them saying, “You're watching a pre-recorded video but leave your questions in the box below and we'll email you with a response personally within the next 24 hours.”

But instead, we're forced to go along with this whole charade of pretending it's live when it's clearly not…  

While I know this is a common marketing tactic being used right now, they are still deliberately misleading people and it just comes across as scammy.

3. Your Potential Customers Can Order The Same Products At The Same Price Via The Website At Anytime

As most of the orders you'll be generating will be offline using paper order forms, I think this is one of the real issues you're going to have to contend with as an ABC Fundraising representative.

More and more now we're shopping online and without a way to market yourself online you could lose out on those all-important commissions. 

4. You're Always Going To Have To Chase Down Sales

This is a real deal-breaker for me.

While there is the potential of building a regular client base, this takes time and you're going to have to work very hard to break the ice initially.

There's no way of getting around it – as a salesperson, your job will be to get yourself out there, make those calls and chase down sales in order to make any money when instead you could build an online business that attracts its own customers around the clock. That's what I did.

Is ABC Fundraising A Scam?

No, ABC Fundraising is definitely NOT a scam.

This is a legitimate work from home opportunity that could turn out to be quite a lucrative one if you have the right temperament and sales skills.

I think their fundraising products are brilliant and if I were looking for creative ways to raise money for my church I would definitely consider buying from them.

But as a viable work from home opportunity? It doesn't work for me.

I just don't think making $5,000 a month with this is as easy as they try to make out. 

You're going to have to spend a lot of time going out, meeting people and building those connections before being able to make any sales and that's a hard slog, especially when there are way more profitable money-making alternatives out there.

A Better Way To Work From Home? 

The biggest issue with the kind of income-earning opportunities like these is that the amount of money you can earn is limited by your geographical location and the number of hours you can spend drumming up sales.

That's why I started my first online business in 2014 where I could promote whatever products I wanted without having to pay anything upfront.

The best part is I never have to sell anything; my websites do all the work for me and they're open for business 24/7. Today I earn more than $7,000 a month in passive income and that's with outgoings running just short of $25 a month for all my training and website hosting.

Take the same step-by-step training I did and you can too.

I'll be available at any time to help support and guide you throughout the training process personally because I really do care about your success.

And you won't be needing your wallet because the training course I recommend is completely free to try.

Have Your Say

Have you ever been an ABC Fundraising distributor? How did you do?

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