Is DownloadFundraiser.com authorized to offer music and video downloads?
What is StereoLava?
Are the lyrics safe?
Are the downloads legal?
How much does it cost to get started?
What file formats does your service support?
How does the sound quality compare to an actual music CD?
How much money can my school or church expect to earn?
How does Download Fundraiser calculate the Download and Advertising Profit?
Is it difficult and/or time consuming to set-up and maintain our free online download store?
Can I change my URL after it's generated?
Can I use Windows Media Audio (WMA) on my iPod?
Can our school or church upload and sell our own recordings?
Yes, DownloadFundraiser.com is authorized and licensed to sell Internet music, video and ring tone downloads. DownloadFundraiser.com's service offers a safe and responsible alternative to illegal file-sharing. Students, as well as their friends and family, can now enjoy an innovative and legal way to download their favorite music, videos and ring tones while simultaneously helping to support their school, church and/or community.
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StereoLAVA.com is our music, video, and ringtone download store. Once you sign up, your organization will be given your very own StereoLAVA download store to use for your fundraising initiatives.
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Yes, stores that are set up for K-12 schools, churches, and charitable organizations do not offer explicit lyrics. The lyrical content is similar to how it would be heard on the radio. **Please be advised that in the event you come across a song that contains bad language you can simply notify us to have that song removed from your store**
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All of our content is 100% legal. Downloadfundraiser.com is authorized by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA is the governing body of the recording industry and is responsible for the creating, manufacturing, and distributing of 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States.
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There are absolutely no fees whatsoever, no hidden costs, and no purchasing of materials. Your organization can choose to participate as little or as much as you like with no obligation!
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MP3 format as well as Windows Media Audio (WMA) & Windows Media Video (WMV).
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DownloadFundraiser.com offers mp3 and WMA formats at 128kbps. These audio formats are compressed from the CD formats, and are comparable in quality.
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The music download market is doubling in size every year and generates billions of dollars in revenue. That being said, your organization must first 'get the word out' about your exciting new fundraiser to students, friends & family, co-workers, community leaders, and other supporters. We recommend using our FREE customizable marketing materials / letters. In addition, please use our FREE image library to help prominently display a link from your organization's website to your online download store. Once you've taken the previous steps your organization can benefit from this fundraiser year round.
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Download Profit = (Download Sales Price - Record Label Licensing Fee - Bank Transaction Fee) x 50%
Advertising Profit = (Advertising Revenue - Advertising Agency Sales Commission) x 50%.
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No, in fact we do all the work. Once we activate your online store (usually within 1 business day of registering with us) simply place a prominent link to it from your organization's main website and begin promoting it to your students and their families using the FREE customizable marketing letters, FREE color posters and FREE image library.
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Yes, you have 24 hours after your original registration to send us a URL change request. To do this, you simply need to send an e-mail to info@DownloadFundraiser.com with the subject "URL Change Request". The body should contain your organization name, the URL that was generated, and the URL that you would like to change to in the form of http://www.StereoLAVA.com/(NewURL).
*Please do not use illegal characters or spaces when creating a new URL.
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With iTunes for Windows 4.5, you can import unprotected Windows Media Audio (WMA) files to your library.
Apple users with iTunes must follow these easy steps:
1) Save each WMA download to your PC.
2) Find a blank CDR and Burn a music CD (in CDA file format).
3) Rip the CD onto your computer, and import the music from your CD into iTunes.
4) Update your iPod!
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Yes. School bands, church choirs and other artists can sell original music and/or videos of their own via DownloadFundraiser.com’s program. Simply email us a copy of your original composition, along with a letter declaring that you are the copyright holder for the content you’d like to upload, and we’ll ingest it into our system. We reserve the right not to upload any content that is deemed inappropriate.
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