What Is a Flower Bulb Fundraiser? How It Works and Why It’s So Easy

A flower bulb fundraiser is a simple way for schools, teams, churches, nonprofits, clubs, and community organizations to raise money by selling flower bulbs instead of traditional fundraising products like candy, popcorn, or wrapping paper.

With Dutch Mill Bulbs, organizations earn 50% profit on every item sold, with no upfront costs and no minimum sales requirements. Groups can sell online, with traditional paper brochures, or use both methods together.

For organizations looking for an easy, unique fundraising idea that gives supporters something they can plant and enjoy, flower bulbs offer a different approach to fundraising.

How Does a Flower Bulb Fundraiser Work?

Getting started with a Dutch Mill Bulbs fundraiser is straightforward.

Your organization signs up for a fundraiser and receives the tools needed to begin selling. Groups can use traditional fundraising brochures, online selling, or combine the two.

For online sales, your organization receives a personalized fundraising link and QR code that can be shared through email, text messages, social media, newsletters, websites, and other digital channels.

Supporters can shop online and have their orders shipped directly to them, making it possible to reach friends and family beyond your immediate community.

Groups that prefer traditional fundraising can also distribute brochures and collect orders in person.

Using both options allows participants to reach supporters locally and online.

How Much Money Does a Flower Bulb Fundraiser Make?

Dutch Mill Bulbs fundraising organizations earn 50% profit on every item sold.

That makes calculating your fundraising goal surprisingly simple.

For example, a $15 item earns your organization $7.50 in profit.

If your organization wants to raise $5,000:

$5,000 ÷ $7.50 = approximately 667 items

A group with 50 participating members would need to sell approximately:

667 ÷ 50 = about 14 items per participant

Breaking a large fundraising goal into a smaller goal for each participant can make the fundraiser feel much more achievable.

For a deeper look at the math, read our guide: How Many Items Do You Need to Sell to Reach Your Fundraising Goal?

Why Are Flower Bulb Fundraisers Easy to Run?

One of the biggest challenges for volunteer fundraising leaders is finding a fundraiser that doesn’t create even more work.

Dutch Mill Bulbs fundraisers have:

No upfront costs
No minimum sales requirements
50% profit on every item sold
Online and brochure selling options
Personalized online fundraising links and QR codes
Online order tracking
Direct shipping for online supporters
A Grow Guarantee

Organizations can choose the selling method that works best for their members rather than forcing everyone to fundraise the same way.

Are Flower Bulbs a Good Alternative to Popcorn, Candy and Other Fundraisers?

For groups that have sold the same products year after year, flower bulbs offer something different.

Supporters aren’t purchasing another snack or item that may be used once and forgotten. They’re purchasing something they can plant, grow, and enjoy.

Flower bulbs can also appeal to organizations looking for a fundraiser connected to gardening, nature, beautification, and growing something rather than consuming something.

And because many supporters already purchase plants, flowers, or garden products, a bulb fundraiser can turn an ordinary seasonal purchase into support for an organization they care about.

Are Flower Bulb Fundraisers Environmentally Friendly?

Flower bulbs are a plant-based fundraising product that can become part of a home garden or landscape rather than another disposable fundraising item.

Once planted, bulbs grow into flowers that can provide beauty season after season, depending on the variety and growing conditions.

For groups interested in fundraising products connected to gardening and growing, flower bulbs offer an appealing alternative to many traditional fundraising products.

Who Can Run a Flower Bulb Fundraiser?

Flower bulb fundraising can work for many types of organizations, including:

Schools and classrooms
PTO and PTA groups
Sports teams and booster clubs
Churches and faith-based organizations
Scouts and youth groups
Garden clubs
Nonprofits
Animal rescues
Community organizations
Clubs and civic groups

Because there are no minimum sales requirements, groups don’t have to be large to participate.

When Can You Run a Flower Bulb Fundraiser?

Dutch Mill Bulbs offers two fundraising seasons.

The fall fundraising season runs from June 1 through November 15, featuring fall-planted flower bulbs.

The spring fundraising season runs from December 1 through May 15, featuring selections appropriate for spring planting.

This gives organizations opportunities to incorporate a flower bulb fundraiser into different times of the school year, sports season, event calendar, or annual fundraising plan.

Can Supporters Buy Flower Bulbs Online?

Yes.

Each participating organization can share its personalized fundraising link and QR code with supporters.

That means participants aren’t limited to selling to people who live nearby. They can share their fundraiser with friends and family across the country.

Dutch Mill Bulbs ships online fundraiser orders within the 48 contiguous United States.

Online sales are also tracked through the organization’s fundraising dashboard, making it easier for leaders to follow their fundraiser’s progress.

What Makes a Flower Bulb Fundraiser Different?

Sometimes the biggest fundraising challenge isn’t convincing people to support your organization. It’s finding something they’re actually interested in buying.

Flower bulbs provide a fundraising option that is:

Useful. Plantable. Seasonal. Easy to share online. And different from many of the products supporters are repeatedly asked to purchase.

Instead of another fundraiser centered around food, supporters receive flowers they can look forward to seeing grow.

For organizations trying to stand out from the usual fundraising options, that difference can matter.

Can Flower Bulbs Be Used for Cause-Based Fundraising?

Yes.

Flower bulbs can also complement awareness events, community campaigns, and cause-based fundraisers.

For example, Dutch Mill Bulbs is a proud partner of National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®, and Pink Ribbon Tulips are available as part of the fall fundraising program.

Organizations can incorporate Pink Ribbon Tulips into Pink Out events, Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities, and other fundraising efforts.

How Do You Start a Flower Bulb Fundraiser?

Starting is simple.

Choose your fundraising season, register your organization, set a fundraising goal, and decide whether your members will sell online, with brochures, or both.

Then give participants a specific, achievable goal and explain why the organization is raising money.

Instead of simply saying, “We need to raise $5,000,” tell 50 participants:

“If each of us sells about 14 items, we can reach our $5,000 goal.”

That’s a fundraising goal people can understand.

Ready to Try a Different Kind of Fundraiser?

If your school, team, church, nonprofit, club, or community organization is looking for an easy and unique fundraising idea, a flower bulb fundraiser may be a great fit.

Dutch Mill Bulbs offers 50% profit, no upfront costs, no minimum sales requirements, online and brochure selling options, and products supporters can plant and enjoy.

Ready to get started? Start a Dutch Mill Bulbs fundraiser and see how much your organization can grow.