Cool Tools
Until now, fundraising products have been rather “ho-hum” and the overall experience a bit underwhelming. By listening to experienced fundraising administrators (who’ve seen their share of chocolate bars, gift wraps and candles), we’re addressing pain points that have made the process such a drag.
We are committed to making fundraisers engaging, profitable and fun! That’s why we’ve built some really cool tools to help accomplish these goals. Crayola Flowers…a colorful and unique way to fundraise!
Webshop and Flyer
Create your very own online store where participants buy flowers to support your organization. You’ll also be able to print and share a customized flyer with a QR code that will take users right to your webshop.
Automated Emails
We take care of the heavy lifting. When your contact list is securely uploaded to our platform, our system playfully reminds folks to support your organization or cause.
Remind Me
Forget flowers on a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion and you may find yourself in the proverbial dog house. We devised this Cool (“life saving”) Tool so that anyone can schedule reminders about important people in their lives. Just set it and forget it...canines everywhere will rejoice!
Sales & Profit Estimator
We’ve built a fun, interactive way to guesstimate the success of your fundraiser by entering a few numbers. Once the fundraiser ends and participants are enjoying their beautiful flowers, you’ll get to see how accurate your prediction was.
Sales Tracker
When you register you’ll be assigned a unique Fundraiser ID that you can use anytime to access (and share) real-time sales and profit data.
Color De-Confuser™
Everyone knows that red conveys love, but aside from that, what do other colors mean? Well, flower-loving friend, below are some semi-useful tidbits of information to inform and entertain you about colors.
Red
Personality: Passionate, Energetic, Exciting, Bold, Confident
Occasions: Valentine’s Day, Anniversary, Chinese New Year, formal affair
Music: Red Red Wine (UB40), Little Red Corvette (Prince), The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh), Red Rain (Peter Gabriel), 99 Red Balloons (Nena)
Movies: The Thin Red Line, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Red Dawn
Orange
Personality: Optimistic, Enthusiastic, Energetic, Spontaneous
Occasions: Teacher Appreciation, Graduation, Fall celebration
Music: Orange Crush (R.E.M.), Orange Evolution (Earth, Wind & Fire), Orange Colored Sky (Nat King Cole)
Movies: A Clockwork Orange, Orange is the New Black (not a movie - just testing)
Brown
Personality: Wholesome, Grounded, Organized, Durable, Earthy
Occasions: Fall wedding, A UPS® Holiday Party, Thanksgiving
Music: Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones), Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison), Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (Crystal Gayle)
Movies: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
White
Personality: Pure, Simple, Perfect, Hopeful
Occasions: Wedding, New baby, Graduation, Mother’s Day
Music: White Wedding (Billy Idol), White Room (Cream), White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane), Nights in White Satin (Moody Blues), The White Album (The Beatles)
Movies: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Yellow
Personality: Joyful, Warm, Positive, Creative, Intellectual
Occasions: Birthday, Friend, Guys who tell you they don’t like flowers
Music: Yellow Submarine (The Beatles), Mellow Yellow (Donovan), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John), Yellow (Coldplay), Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam), Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Brian Hyland)
Movies: The Yellow Rose of Texas, Old Yeller (just checking to see if you’re paying attention), The Wizard of Oz (it’s all about the Yellow brick road)
Green
Personality: Healthy, Harmonious, Loyal, Prosperous, Lucky
Occasions: New Job, Promotion, Graduation, St. Patrick’s Day
Music: Green Grass and High Tides (Outlaws), Green Tambourine (Lemon Pipers), Green Light (Beyonce), Green Day (group)
Movies: The Green Mile, Soylent Green, Fried Green Tomatoes, Green Lantern
Purple
Personality: Imaginative, Mysterious, Luxurious, Spiritual
Occasions: New and interesting acquaintance you’d like to know better, fans of Prince
Music: Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix), Purple Rain (Prince), Deep Purple (group)
Movies: The Color Purple, The Purple Rose of Cairo
Pink
Personality: Gracious, Calm, Respectful, Intuitive, Playful
Occasions: Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation, A baby girl, Valentine’s Day
Music: Pink Cadillac (Natalie Cole), Pretty in Pink (The Psychedelic Furs)
Movies: The Pink Panther, Pretty in Pink, Pink Flamingos
If we left out your favorite song or movie, we’d love to here from you.
1. Color Meanings - The Power and Symbolism of Colors, Jacob Olesen, 2013, https://www.color-meanings.com/
2. Color Meaning and Symbolism: How to Use the Power of Color, Canva, https://www.canva.com/learn/color-meanings-symbolism/
Profit UP
Kudos to Ms. Margarine, 3rd grade teacher at Blue Bonnet Elementary School in Country Crock, IL, for inspiring this tool. She wanted the ability to use a portion of profits to get extra flowers (with no cash outlay) to sell to those who missed the chance to participate. We thought it was a great idea and we think you will too.
