Do you live in an area that loves college basketball? Success with HoopsMania is a slam dunk since
it is one of our shortest and most popular fundraisers!
Why choose HoopsMania $10 Version?
It's profitable
You make over 70% profits for each and every $10 digital entertainment package you sell
(and free HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket you distribute).
This makes HoopsMania a great fundraiser for any size organization.
You make $7.25 profit on every sale!
It's unique
If you are tired of expensive and time intensive fundraisers like cookie dough, scented candles, and gift wrap, HoopsMania is a great alternative.
There is no inventory to manage or orders to fulfill, and everyone enjoys playing along with their HoopsMania sweepstakes
ticket during the fundraiser.
It will expand your fundraising reach
Everyone loves college basketball, music, books and the chance to win prize money, all of which are key elements of a
HoopsMania fundraiser.
As a result, people whom you never thought would support your organization are now interested in participating in
your promotion and will support your cause.
How does the HoopsMania sweepstakes work?
People who want to support your organization actually purchase a digital entertainment package
— a selection of digital music and books that can be accessed online.
With each sale you provide the buyer a free HoopsMania ticket and they are automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
Participants use their ticket number to download music and books from the Charity Studio, an online entertainment library.
Since it's online, you avoid the headaches associated with
traditional fundraisers — like managing inventory and fulfilling orders.
Sweepstakes Tickets
HoopsMania sweepstakes are exciting and engaging for participants because everyone has an equal chance of winning.
In this $10 version of HoopsMania, each sweepstakes ticket is assigned 16 random teams playing in college basketball’s
national championship tournament (4 random teams from each region — West, East, Midwest, South).
Winning tickets are determined based on the performance of the college basketball teams randomly assigned to it.
Prizes are awarded to the tickets whose teams scored the most and fewest total combined points in a region and throughout the tournament. In case of ties, the total combined rebounds by the teams are used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner.
Read the official rules for more details.
Prizes
Throughout the HoopsMania season, participants check their tickets to see if they’ve won prizes.
HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket holders have 9 chances to win a prize in each of the 4 regions within
the college basketball tournament (there are 36 total regional prizes awarded).
They also have a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the tournament.
The grand prize is awarded to the ticket whose teams score the most total points throughout the tournament.
There are 1,820 unique tickets, each of which has a minimum 1 in 49 chance to win a prize during the season.
At the end of the regional finals and at the end of the tournament, CharityMania determines the winning tickets.
We then send you the prize money so that you can send it to the winners with a personalized letter thanking them for their support.
CharityMania also posts the winning ticket numbers on the web site so that ticket holders can see if they’ve won.
Profit
Determining your profit with HoopsMania $10 version is easy.
You sell our digital entertainment package (offered through the Charity Studio) for $10 and give out a
sweepstakes ticket with every sale. For every entertainment package you sell and sweepstakes ticket
you distribute you keep $7.25 as profit. It is that simple.
Costs
You determine how many HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets you need, and purchase them from
CharityMania for 15¢ per ticket to cover the printing costs (plus shipping and a $10 handling fee per order).
You then distribute one ticket for every digital entertainment package you sell for $10.
For each sale, you pay $2.75 to CharityMania to cover the costs of the entertainment package and the management of the sweepstakes.
The remaining $7.25 is your profit!
What CharityMania Does for You
Creates the HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets
Each HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket contains a unique ticket number.
This ticket number allows the holder access to their digital entertainment package.
The ticket also describes the sweepstakes and rules, and contains the randomly assigned teams that
the ticket holder should root for. We design the tickets and sell them for 15¢ per ticket
(plus shipping and a $10 handling fee per order). You can purchase as many tickets as you need
and purchase more tickets as needed. Tickets can usually be delivered within 5-10 business days.
Maintains the online library of digital entertainment
CharityMania will maintain and update the Charity Studio with the digital music, books and other entertainment items.
Your HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket holders can access this digital entertainment online, which means there is no
inventory for you to manage or fulfill.
Helps you manage your fundraiser online
CharityMania provides you with a secure web site that allows you to manage every aspect of your fundraiser,
from ticket distributors, to tickets, to winners. From this site you can also access the promotional guides,
banners and posters that we have put together to help your organization promote the fundraiser easily and effectively.
Calculates winners and pays for the prizes
CharityMania calculates the winning tickets at the end of each contest
(which corresponds to the rounds of the tournament), and tells you which of your tickets is a winner.
We then send you the prize money for your winning tickets so that you can send it to your winners.
We also post the winning ticket numbers on the web site so that ticket holders can see if they've won.
What You Need to Do
Sell digital entertainment packages and distribute sweepstakes tickets
The HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets make it easy to sell the $10 digital entertainment package,
because supporters love having a chance to win money! You make $7.25 in profit for every digital
entertainment package you sell. The more you sell, the more money you raise - it's as simple as that.
You can purchase as many HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets from CharityMania as you need,
and you can purchase tickets as many times as necessary (your fundraiser may be so successful
that you run out of tickets!).
Please note that HoopsMania is a no-purchase-necessary sweepstakes.
If someone does not want to purchase the digital entertainment package but still wishes to enter the sweepstakes,
then they can request a free ticket from you.
Read more about the rules and restrictions for people who want to request a free ticket.
Track your tickets, winners, and pay prize money
The CharityMania web site allows you to manage your portion of the sweepstakes fundraiser online, safely and securely.
You will use the site to track which tickets have been distributed, to see what tickets have won, and to see how much
money will be paid to winning ticket holders. We send you the prize money for your winning tickets so you can send it
to the winners with a personalized letter thanking them for their support.
Who uses HoopsMania today?
For over 10 years, non-profit groups and organizations have used HoopsMania to
raise money. Our customers include police units, churches, schools, firefighters, and youth sports teams
(to name a few).
“All we had to do was promote the program, CharityMania did the rest. We raised around $17,000 and we are now renovating our school gym!” Our Lady of Mount Carmel, PA
“Charity mania has made a huge impact on our schools budget problems by generating $45,000 in profits in two years. This profit allowed our school to avoid a big tuition increase and to purchase new multimedia items. CharityMania is a fun, profitable way to get everyone involved.” —St Germaine School, IL
“We raised over $23,000 - 3 times as much as any other fundraiser we have ever done. We are using the money to fund the first dedicated wrestling room our program has ever had. We will definitely use CharityMania in the future.” —Miamisburg Wrestling, OH
Sign up deadline
HoopsMania officially begins on March 20, 2008 (the first day games are played in the college post-season basketball tournament).
The last day to sign up for HoopsMania is on February 15, 2008. This ensures you have enough time to distribute tickets before the
tournament begins.
Interested in HoopsMania? Want to learn more?
Are you interested in using HoopsMania or would you like more information?
If so, send us an e-mail or give us a call. If you're not sure if CharityMania is right for your non-profit organization,
contact us and we'll answer any questions you might have.
We can also put you in touch with current participating organizations (like your own) that can give you a first hand
opinion of how the fundraiser works for them.
Note: If you are looking for a sweepstakes with a higher profit,
the
$20 version of HoopsMania may be right for you.
Do you plan on talking about HoopsMania or CharityMania with others? Print our HoopsMania Brochure (PDF format)
that contains all the information on this page in a printer friendly format.
