Partnership Sale Timeline

Having a Partnership can not only be rewarding but fun as well.  We've pulled together a timeline that will help you plan out your event. All of the documents listed below are available for download here on the website and also come in the hard copy of the sales kit that we mail you when you sign up for a Partnership Box.  Please let us know if you have any questions!


Immediately after receiving your Sales Kit:
  • Read the PJT Product Guide, Bridge of Hope Artisan Group Information, and Fair Trade Facts.  If you have questions about any of the things you learn from these materials, don't forget, PJT is only a phone call or e-mail away!
  • Contact friends or other committee members who can help you sell.  Make sure they have the date(s) written down in their calendar.
  • Read the PJT Selling Pointers and follow the 1st step (check the inventory) as soon as you get your Partnership Box.

1 month in advance:
  • Mail, fax or e-mail your News Release.  Media tends to prepare their calendars early so be sure to get your news release into them well in advance so they include you in their publication.
  • Contact your church administration and ask them to make copies of the PJT Bulletin Insert for the Sunday of your sale.
  • Also talk to them about giving a Minute for Mission that same Sunday.
  • Contact the person in charge of the church newsletter and provide them with information about the sale, using the Weekly Partnership Announcements as a guide.

3 weeks in advance:
  • Hang up invitations to your event around the church and in local hang-outs that might have bulletin boards like coffee shops, co-ops, libraries, etc. (remember: this doesn't have to be a church only event!)

2 weeks in advance:
  • Read the PJT Selling Pointers.  It has a checklist of items that you might need to purchase if you don't already have them.  You also might need to make sure that your church knows that you'll need several tables for your sale.
  • Confirm that your Partnership Sale helpers are still available for the sale.

1 week in advance:
  • Review the Minute for Mission. Do you need to adapt it to better fit your congregation or you?

2 days before:
  • Make sure that you have small bills available to make change for your customers.  If not, visit your local bank to get change.
  • Double check that you have all materials that you'll need for your sale.
  • Review the Fair Trade Facts, Bridge of Hope Artisan Group Information, and PJT Product Guide so you can answer customers' questions easily.
  • Reread the PJT Selling Pointers so you're all set for sale day.

Partnership Sale Day:
  • If you followed the timeline, you should be all set.  Good luck and have fun - you are making a positive impact on the livelihood of many people.  Thank you!