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'''Green fundraising'''<ref>"Wall Street Journal Article" {{cite web | title=Businesses Emerge to Help School Fund-Raisers Go Green | publisher=The Wall Street Journal | url=http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB121607802464352547.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace | }}</ref> is the process of soliciting and gathering [[money]] or donations through the sale of organic, all natural, or environmentall friendly items.  The green fundraising concept originated in 2007 and has become one of the fastest growing subsets of the fundraising industry.
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'''Green Fundraising''' is the process of soliciting and gathering [[money]] or donations through the sale of organic, all natural, or environmentall friendly items.  The green fundraising concept originated in 2007 and has become one of the fastest growing subsets of the fundraising industry.


==Reasons for Green Fundraisers==
==Reasons for green fundraisers==
The inherent nature of fundraising is being changed as a result of changes within the fundraising industry, as well as the economic downturn, and the green movement that has been popularized since the mid 1990's.  
The inherent nature of fundraising is being changed as a result of changes within the fundraising industry, as well as the economic downturn, and the green movement that has been popularized since the mid 1990's.  


===Economic Downturn===  
==Changes for fundraising suppliers==


The economic downturn of the latter part of the decade is leading to a number of changes in the fundraising world.  Organizations that typically host a catalogue or direct sell fundraiser, such as schools and churches, are having to face reduced funding. With property values down as much as 33% in areas like California, some cities are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls and schools budgets are being cut as a result.
Some major fundraising suppliers, specifically chocolate manufacturers, have begun to notify distributors that they will no longer be supplying chocolate bars for fundraising beginning in the Spring Fundraising season of 2009.  Rising input costs <ref>"CBS4 Article" {{cite web | title=Is Your Chocolate Fudged? | url=http://cbs4.com/food/chocolate.hershey.vegetable.2.852310.html | publisher=CBS4.com}}</ref> had previously forced a reduction in the size of the candy bars, but the manufacturers realized that further reductions would lead to a decrease in sales. Many smaller fundraising product suppliers are also facing shortfalls and the real possibility of closure due to increasing costs and decreasing sales.


On the other end, families that have been struggling to make payments on their mortgages are increasingly less likely to be willing to donate to organizations they may not be directly involved with.
==Green movement==


===Changes for Fundraising Suppliers===
With the founding of [[Earth Day]] on April 22 1968, the green movement was begun.  Today, the concept of greening up one's life is everywhere.  Auto manufacturers use it to advertise the latest fuel efficient automobiles.  Cleaning product companies are eschewing the earth friendliness of their cleaning supplies.  And talk of the greenest energy supplies has played a major roll in the discussions of the political races in 2008. With major corporations and the government both pouring vast resources into the green concept, people are more focused on the environment now than ever before. 


Some major fundraising suppliers, specifically the chocolate manufacturers, have begun to notify distributors that they will no longer be supplying chocolate bars for fundraising beginning in the Spring Fundraising season of 2009.  Rising input costs had previously forced a reduction in the size of the candy bars, but the manufacturers realized that further reductions would lead to a decrease in sales. 
==Types of green fundraisers==


Many smaller fundraising product suppliers are also facing shortfalls and the real possibility of closure due to increasing costs and decreasing sales.  This may prove to be a major issue in early 2009 when the changes start to take effect.
Organizations that want to focus on raising money and promoting a healthy environment have a number of options, all of which fall under the green fundraiser umbrella.
 
===Plant fundraisers===
 
Arguably the most green fundraisers available are plant and seed kit fundraisers.  Fundraising organizations have many options from which to choose when it comes to plant and seed kit fundraisers. They include:


===Green Movement===
Flower Bulb Fundraisers
Flower Seed Fundraisers
Tree Seed Fundraisers
Live Tree Fundraisers
Vegetable Garden Fundraisers
Fruit Plant Fundraisers


With the founding of Earth Day on April 22nd 1968, the green movement was begun.  Today, the concept of greening up one's life is everywhere.  Auto manufacturers use it to advertise the latest fuel efficient automobiles.  Cleaning product companies are eschewing the earth friendliness of their cleaning supplies.  And talk of the greenest energy supplies has played a major roll in the discussions of the political races in 2008.
===Recycling fundraisers===


With major corporations and the government both pouring vast resources into the green concept, people are more focused on the environment now than ever before.   
Recycling fundraisers are either fundraisers where an organization is paying to have used items turned in for recycling, such as dead batteries or old cellur phones, or where a group is selling an item made from recycled materials.   


===Types of Green Fundraisers===
===Organic product fundraisers===


Organizations that want to focus on raising money and promoting a healthy environment have a number of options, all of which fall under the green fundraiser umbrella.
In 2003, the state of Texas banned the sale of unhealthy foods such as candy and cookie dough on public school campuses during school hours.<ref>"LA Times Article" {{cite web | title=Sale of Junk Food at School Banned | url=http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/PDFs/news/junk_food_banned_LA_Times_10-29-03.pdf | publisher=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>.  As a result, some companies began offering schools the option of selling healthy food items for fundraisers. Other organic product fundraisers include fair trade coffee fundraisers, organic candle fundraisers, and organic body care fundraisers.
 
=== Reusable product fundraisers ===
 
Reusable product fundraisers are very earth friendly.  Reusable shopping bags are a popular choice because using a reusable shopping just 11 times makes it more envrionmentally friendly than the plastic equivalents{{Fact|date=February 2009}}.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 30 September 2009

Green fundraising[1] is the process of soliciting and gathering money or donations through the sale of organic, all natural, or environmentall friendly items. The green fundraising concept originated in 2007 and has become one of the fastest growing subsets of the fundraising industry.

Reasons for green fundraisers

The inherent nature of fundraising is being changed as a result of changes within the fundraising industry, as well as the economic downturn, and the green movement that has been popularized since the mid 1990's.

Changes for fundraising suppliers

Some major fundraising suppliers, specifically chocolate manufacturers, have begun to notify distributors that they will no longer be supplying chocolate bars for fundraising beginning in the Spring Fundraising season of 2009. Rising input costs [2] had previously forced a reduction in the size of the candy bars, but the manufacturers realized that further reductions would lead to a decrease in sales. Many smaller fundraising product suppliers are also facing shortfalls and the real possibility of closure due to increasing costs and decreasing sales.

Green movement

With the founding of Earth Day on April 22 1968, the green movement was begun. Today, the concept of greening up one's life is everywhere. Auto manufacturers use it to advertise the latest fuel efficient automobiles. Cleaning product companies are eschewing the earth friendliness of their cleaning supplies. And talk of the greenest energy supplies has played a major roll in the discussions of the political races in 2008. With major corporations and the government both pouring vast resources into the green concept, people are more focused on the environment now than ever before.

Types of green fundraisers

Organizations that want to focus on raising money and promoting a healthy environment have a number of options, all of which fall under the green fundraiser umbrella.

Plant fundraisers

Arguably the most green fundraisers available are plant and seed kit fundraisers. Fundraising organizations have many options from which to choose when it comes to plant and seed kit fundraisers. They include:

Flower Bulb Fundraisers Flower Seed Fundraisers Tree Seed Fundraisers Live Tree Fundraisers Vegetable Garden Fundraisers Fruit Plant Fundraisers

Recycling fundraisers

Recycling fundraisers are either fundraisers where an organization is paying to have used items turned in for recycling, such as dead batteries or old cellur phones, or where a group is selling an item made from recycled materials.

Organic product fundraisers

In 2003, the state of Texas banned the sale of unhealthy foods such as candy and cookie dough on public school campuses during school hours.[3]. As a result, some companies began offering schools the option of selling healthy food items for fundraisers. Other organic product fundraisers include fair trade coffee fundraisers, organic candle fundraisers, and organic body care fundraisers.

Reusable product fundraisers

Reusable product fundraisers are very earth friendly. Reusable shopping bags are a popular choice because using a reusable shopping just 11 times makes it more envrionmentally friendly than the plastic equivalents[citation needed].

References

  1. ↑ "Wall Street Journal Article" "Businesses Emerge to Help School Fund-Raisers Go Green". The Wall Street Journal. http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB121607802464352547.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace. 
  2. ↑ "CBS4 Article" "Is Your Chocolate Fudged?". CBS4.com. http://cbs4.com/food/chocolate.hershey.vegetable.2.852310.html. 
  3. ↑ "LA Times Article" "Sale of Junk Food at School Banned". Los Angeles Times. http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/PDFs/news/junk_food_banned_LA_Times_10-29-03.pdf. 
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