For the Fundraising Chair · Fundraise

Sell spirit wear without a garage full of hoodies.

A branded, print-on-demand storefront made only when someone buys — no inventory, no fulfillment risk, and your PTO keeps its full markup, with a straight answer on every dollar.

“I need this fundraiser to actually raise money — spirit wear, a donation drive, the whole thing — without ordering 200 hoodies on a guess, storing them in my garage, and eating the ones that don’t sell. Set it up fast, keep our markup, and tell the board exactly how much reached us.”


Sound familiar?

The job today — and how it gets lighter

Two hundred hoodies, guessed-at, stacked in my garage.

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A branded storefront with print-on-demand — each hoodie is made and shipped only when someone buys it, in the size they picked. No garage full of guessed-at inventory, no leftover stock, no fulfillment-cost risk to the PTO. Merch checkout and fulfillment are live today.

The “store” is a spreadsheet of orders I’m chasing sizes and colors on.

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One branded storefront for merch and donations, ready to run — families pick their own size and color at checkout, and order tracking keeps everyone posted, so there’s no spreadsheet to chase and no personal Venmo to reconcile. Live today.

“How much actually reached us?” — and nobody can answer it.

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Transparent, plain fees: on a $30 hoodie with $18.50 fulfillment, the platform keeps $1.20 (3% + 30¢) and the PTO keeps its full markup. Fulfillment passes through — never platform margin — so you can tell the board exactly how much reached the PTO. Live today.

The part that matters most

No garage full of hoodies.

Your PTO gets a branded, print-on-demand storefront — each item is made and shipped only when someone buys it, in the size they chose, so there’s zero inventory to front and zero fulfillment risk. Order tracking keeps families posted, so you’re not chasing a spreadsheet. On a $30 hoodie with $18.50 fulfillment, the platform keeps just $1.20 (3% + 30¢) and your PTO keeps its full markup. You run the fundraiser; the boring parts are handled.


Real questions, straight answers

How can a PTO sell spirit wear without buying inventory up front?

PTO.pro’s storefront is print-on-demand — each item is made and shipped only when someone buys it, so there’s no inventory to front and no unsold stock.

How much does a PTO keep on a merch fundraiser?

The PTO keeps its full markup. The platform fee is the fulfillment cost plus 3% and 30¢ — for example, $1.20 on a $30 hoodie with $18.50 fulfillment.

What’s the best way to run a PTO merch fundraiser online?

A single branded storefront that handles the store, payments, and fulfillment for you — families pick their own size and color, order tracking keeps them posted, and each order prints and ships without a garage of stock. You just set the design and price.

How to open a spirit-wear store with no inventory

  1. Pick the gear. Choose the blanks — tees, hoodies, and more — from the built-in catalog. Nothing is ordered up front.
  2. Add your design and price. Upload your school’s design, set your retail price, and keep the markup as the fundraiser.
  3. Share your branded store. Families buy from your PTO’s own site — guest checkout, from their phone, no account needed.
  4. Orders print and ship on demand. Each item is made and shipped only when someone buys it — no inventory, no garage, no leftover stock.

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