Inspiring Fundraising Solutions For Your School

Quality fundraising solutions can help your school raise money by doing great deeds. Instead of putting on summer BBQ’s and selling door to door what other options are open to you to create an activity that raises money, is environmentally friendly and creates opportunities for people to provide their talents?

4 Great Fundraising Solutions

Eco Conscious Fundraising Ideas

The green movement for less waste and better usage of items has opened up a new and exciting side to environmentally friendly fundraising solutions. Schools and sports teams have been taking part in cleaning up a section of waterways, selling Christmas trees or collecting reusable appliances.

Get your school to sponsor a collection of recyclable materials. There are household items that can be dropped off and once turned in to a local recycling deport, your club can clean up the environment and make money. Items like ink jets can be found in most home printers, libraries and small businesses. Contact banks, accountant and larger advertising and printing companies to collect their Laser printer cartridges. Other items that can be cashed in for money are laptops, cell phones and small electronic devices like cameras, ipods, MP3 players and GPS devices.

School Talent Showcasing Events

Get your school involved with fundraising solutions that generate cash and promote the students talent. School talent events let students showcase their special talent. Comedians, Poets, Musicians and Actors can all lend their services to a special night. The school can donate their gymnasium to the event. Charge admission and sell snacks to those who show up to generate extra money. Although these events take a little more effort to arrange it can raise money and give local artists a chance to be seen. Everybody wins!

Flower Power Baby

Raising money with a flower fundraiser is a great way to incorporate nature into your community. Professional fundraising companies can offer your club catalogues full of perennial flowers that will bloom for you even if you don’t have a green thumb. These environmentally friendly fundraising solutions are great for elementary schools, community groups and service clubs. Flowers will help prevent soil erosion, filters pollutants from the air, give an emotionally uplifting boost to those looking at them and provide exercise for the planter.

Local Cleanup Crew

Create a meet up group and get sponsorship from local businesses for every garbage bag that’s collected. Clean up fundraising solutions should start with advertising posters around town weeks in advance. Pick a weekend morning when the weather is going to be good and ask local service clubs and volunteers to spare an hour or two. Pick out a stretch of highway, a local river, beach or landmark that you would like to clean up. Take pictures of the before and after and even showcase the work on local websites. The money generated can go back into the community with donations for tree planting and similar ideas. This is a low cost, high return inspiring fundraising activity that benefits everybody.

Fundraising Solutions Can Change So Much With So Little

These ideas have helped clean up and beautify areas in every state in province in North America. With just a few volunteers and a little effort you can create fundraising solutions that are profitable and environmentally friendly.

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