There are smart ways to do school fundraisers and there are some not so smart ways to raise money for a school. Most of the not smart fundraisers come about when the school settles for the same old programs they have always done and for the same old results they have always seen. How many times have you heard something like “Last year we sold cookie dough so that’s what we should do this year” versus how often do you hear “The fundraiser last year was good but what other ideas could we use to raise even more money this year?” at a parents meeting?
Schools that have the second conversation will almost always raise more money than those where you hear the first. Even the act of having the conversation demonstrates that you recognize the need to improve or at least consider making changes for the better. For many districts where having successful school fundraising programs is a priority, more and more groups are looking to eco friendly school fundraisers.
There are many reasons that eco friendly school fundraising programs are gaining popularity. Many schools are facing pressure from school boards and parent groups to ditch unhealthy product sales in favor of healthier food options or fundraisers that do not include food products at all. Other schools are picking eco friendly fundraisers because of the opportunity the present to integrate the fundraiser into the lessons being taught in the classrooms about environmentalism and recycling. Still others have just grown tired of selling the same old low quality, overpriced, useless products.
By choosing eco friendly school fundraisers, you are not only improving the affect your fund raisers have on your students, you are changing the way your community will see your efforts to raise money. When you offer high quality items that are useful at a fair price, all of which have a healthy living and green touch, you will find that people react very positively. Customers, it turns out, are just as tired of buying cookie dough as you are of selling it.
To learn about doing an eco friendly school fundraiser for your school, or to start one of them today, call us at 877-448-9746.
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