Christkindlmarket Des Moines Nonprofit Partnership Program (NPP)

BySuzanne Hull

Christkindlmarket Des Moines Nonprofit Partnership Program (NPP)

An der Weihnachtsecke (At the Christmas Corner, CDM Store)

Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6, 2024Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8, 2024


Community Hand Up

Glühwein & Kinderpunsch Tent

Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6, 2024Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8, 2024

Daughters of Penelope Zeus #38


Soroptimist International of Des Moines


Prevent Child Abuse Iowa


Ankeny Choral Music Parent Organization

Des Moines Children’s Museum


Threshold Learning Center


Community Hand Up

LPGA Amateurs – Des Moines, Chapter, Inc.

LPGA Amateurs – Des Moines, Chapter, Inc.


Camp Hertko Hollow


Are you looking for a fundraiser for your non-profit? Join us as one of our nonprofit partners at Christkindlmarket Des Moines this year!

Partnership Opportunities – closed for 2024

Beverages (5 Points of Sale Available): Sell Glühwein and Kinderpunsch

An der Weihnachtsecke (CDM Store) (1 Points of Sale Available): Sell imported food, nutcrackers, smokers, glassware, ornaments, merchandise


PRE‐FESTIVAL

  1. Create all volunteer schedules and shifts including at least fifteen (15) minutes before the shift begins. Shifts can be as long or as short as you like.
  2. Fully staff all hours selected with 4 individuals.
  3. Provide overall main contact and all shift leaders cell numbers to CDM Leadership.

DURING FESTIVAL

  1. Sell product. Nonprofit may sell only products provided by the Festival.
  2. General clean-up of space, unboxing product, preparing product to be sold.
  3. Removal of trash and debris to appropriate areas.
  4. Cash management and the taking of electronic payments via POS system (provided).

CDM Management will:

  1. Set up tables and Point of Sale.
  2. Manage stock levels.
  3. Organize product for the next day.
  4. Manage cash and provide change.

 THE PARTNERSHIP

Nonprofit partners can choose the following partnership levels and receive the associated donation from the Iowa European Cultural Connection (IECC), the non-profit that produce CDM:

Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6, 2024 | $500 donation
Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8, 2024 | $500 donation
Thursday, December 5 – Sunday, December 8, 2024 | $1000 donation

Nonprofit partners will be provided with:

  • A hyperlinked listing on our website as a nonprofit partner with the date, times and location of your volunteering
  • Social media promotion of our partnership
  • Individual blog post announcing/publicizing our partnership

While volunteering the nonprofit may place their tip jar next to the CDM tip jar for cash tips/donations. The nonprofit’s tip jar must be clearly labeled with the name of their nonprofit. 100% of the cash tips in the nonprofit’s tip jar revert back to the nonprofit. Talking about your nonprofit is acceptable; the solicitation of tips is not. The use of a digital/cashless tip jar is acceptable.

Anyone handling alcohol will need to complete online I-PACT (Iowa – Program for Alcohol Compliance) Training. After successfully passing the final test, you will receive a printable certificate of completion. The test takes 45 – 60 minutes to complete and can be completed online at https://abd.iowa.gov/education/i-pact.

Please direct questions and interest in our nonprofit partnership program to Suzanne Hull, [email protected] or 515-250-6366

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