GREEN FUNDRAISING

Articles:

• "Greening School Fundraisers" (article from Green America) 
  

• "Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable" (article from Organic Consumers Association)

Ideas for Green Fundraisers*:

• EcoPhones - Raise school funds by recycling old electronics and ink cartridges

• Equal Exchange Fundraising - Raise funds by selling fair trade products

• Funding Factory - Recycle toner and inkjet printer cartridges

• FUNraising Dollars - Earn funds for your school by for collecting unwanted textiles (clothing, shoes, towels etc.)

• Go Green Fundraisers - Support from fundraising specialists

• Gone Green Fundraising - Scratch card fundraising

• Growums -  Themed garden kit fundraisers

• Mixed Bag Designs - Get up to 45% profit selling reusable bags

• Smencils by Scentco - Raise funds by selling smencils, scented pencils made of 100% recycled newspaper

• Sow True Seed - Contact for information about fundraisers selling seeds

• TerraCycle - Upcycling fundraisers

• WasteFreeLunches.org - Contact for information about fundraisers selling waste-free lunch kits

*The Green Schools Recognition Program hopes this list will provide your school with some helpful green fundraising suggestions.  Please note that we may not have direct experience with all of the companies listed here.  If you use them, please let us know about your school's experience!