Fundraising Multiple Ways

Do you have people come to you complaining about the school fundraiser because they know you are on the PTA/PTO board? This is a familiar story that we hear time and again. Sometimes part of your school community wants the cookie dough or wrapping paper fundraiser while others just yearn for something more healthy and socially-responsible. Enter our Green Fundraising Ideas. We are happy with sharing the "fundraising spotlight" with other programs out there. We figure some responsible, green fundraising is better than nothing at all. Sign-up for our eco-friendly fundraiser Online is 100% Free. Sign-up is done right through our easy to fill out form On-line by clicking here. Join the ranks of other schools and non-profits across the country that have embrace a green fundraising option for their supporters to enjoy!
Dec 19 2009 12:42 PM

Your 2010 Fall Fundraiser

As Fall Fundraising has come and gone, we have been flooded with PTA board members, parents and school staff hoping to introduce their school community to a greener fundraising option. We welcome and look forward to this cycle of events that happens this time of year. We understand the disappointment felt by some when they are faced with non-green fundraising choices sent home in their child's backpack. We thought we'd write about it to let you know that it is perfectly normal - many feel the way way you do.

If you want to add a greener fundraiser, feel free to drop us a line. Our eco-friendly fundraising ideas are a great change for your school fundraising efforts. We take the work out of your school fundraiser. Let us provide you with A+ customer service, and help your school raise funds.

Our program offers so many products from Food to Gifts to Home items. We focus on quality and making sure we have something for everyone. For example, green fundraising can taste and feel good all at the same time! Your taste buds will enjoy the sweetness of Equal Exchange's Fair-Trade Hot Chocolate and Chocolate with Almonds bars or a saltier fare of Organic Tamari Roasted Almonds or Organic Roasted Pecans.

The best part is that you don't have to gorge yourself with these delectable treats all at once! You can carry a few with you in a Stainless Steel Lunchbot or Kids Konserve Stainless Container.

We look forward to working with your school. To get started, simply Email Us - info@ecolabelfundraising.com.

It isn't our dream to help you raise funds in a more responsible way - it is our passion.

Green School Fundraising for Fall 2009

How do you produce healthy fundraising results? With that, we mean, how do you make money to support the many important programs in your schools?

Simple solution: Variety.

We offer three types of eco-friendly fundraisers for your school to utilize for the 2009/10 school year.

1. Our traditional Green Fundraising Program. We recommend you pick a period of 2 weeks to allow your students to take the paper catalog along to friends and family. This program includes many of the same products you find on our eco-friendly web-catalog. We constantly turn over the products we offer to keep the program fresh to your supporters.

2. Water Bottle Fundraising Program. For the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school year, we are waiving all design work for the BPA-Free, Reusable Water Bottle design work to customize the waters bottles with your school's logo and name. This is a popular program since individuals are moving away from environmentally-harmful disposable water bottles and towards reusable water bottles. Did you know 8 out of 10 disposable water bottles end up in landfills? The reusable bottles are insulated, and come in a variety of colors.

3. Seed and Bulb Fundraising Program. This is an extremely popular program! Did you know gardening is one of the top growing industries in this struggling economy due to the rising cost of produce and the simple joy it brings people? We provide your students with Seed and Bulb catalogs specific to the time of year you are running this eco-friendly fundraiser.

Many schools run more than one or all of the above green fundraisers. It gives a nice variety and peaks the interest of every supporter in one way or another. We offer at least 40% of each sale for the green fundraising programs we offer.

Eco-Friendly Fundraising Product Feature

What's so great about the fundraising ideas we present in our catalogs? Well, we're dedicating this post and subsequent posts to letting you know!

We've decided to spend some time showcasing some of the wonderful, green fundraising products we carry in our eco-friendly paper and web-catalogs.

When conducting a school fundraiser, it is important that your fundraiser has products your supporters will want to buy. Every time we visit a new school, we are struck by how impressed they are with the quality of the green products we carry.

EcoLabel Fundraising's program is designed to offer quality fundraising products that are eco-friendly. We want your supporters to be able to use the green products they purchase for your school fundraiser for years to come.

Stay tuned for learning about our eco-friendly fundraising products in future posts to come...

We're In the News!

From time to time, we like to share with our readers places you'll find us in the news. We are often featured on "Green Blogs" or news websites talking about Eco-friendly Fundraising or Green Fundraising. We certainly enjoy any assistance in getting the word out on our program, and further appreciate any feedback from participants or potential participants in our program. We are love you ideas and input!

Here's a couple of places you may have seen heard us mentioned:

• WABC-TV News (ABC7) of New York: http://www.greenrightnow.com/wabc/2009/01/09/forget-the-candy-bars-green-school-fund-raisers-are-hot/2
  
• Modern Eco Blog: http://www.modernecohomes.com/blog/eco-internet/the-worlds-best-eco-blogs
  

If you feel like you have ideas on how our program can serve your Green Fundraising intiatives better, please let us know.

Presenting....Catalogs for 2009!

Our goal is to serve your organization with as much versatility as possible. In aiming to become the best we can be in 2009 at spreading the word about eco-friendly fundraising, we are adding catalogs to the tools we make available to your organization. Because we promote green fundraising, our catalogs are printed on 100% eco-friendly paper using soy-based inks.

Your customers will now be able to purchase on-line to receive their orders within a week or by ordering the traditional method via catalog.

We are thrilled to serve you in 2009. If you have any questions or would like to order an eco-friendly fundraising catalog, please feel free to drop us a note at info@ecolabelfundraising.com.

Being green is not difficult. Leading by example when fundraising is even easier with eco-friendly fundraising.

Green, Going Green, Green Fundraising!

"Going Green" is a term we hear all over the news and in magazines. It really has become a way of life in our everyday lives. Most people recycle and understand the basics of conserving energy around the home, which is a really great step! So, congrats to those of you who have made those strides.

At EcoLabel Fundraising, we hope to expand your eco-friendly reach in to your child's school or your church. Facilitating a green fundraiser is just as easy as any other fundraiser, but comes with many more benefits. For instance, each time a parent buys a green fundraising product they are likely to have one more conversation about the environment than they may have otherwise had before. And, that's pretty neat.

Conducting a fundraiser allows the organizing committee to make a positive impact not only monetarily, but also by leading by example in encouraging others to be environmentally aware.

Eco-friendly fundraising is our passion, and we hope it will become yours!

Fundraising made Elegant!

The new EcoLabel Fundraising site is launching within days (we were hoping we'd be launched on the new site today, but our design team is dotting some last minute i's and crossing some t's, so that it is perfect for your viewing pleasure), so we give you a closer glimpse at one of our products we featured earlier in the week in a group of products.

We love the Earth and enjoy all the resources it provides us. We love that these cards made from recycled paper and vegetable-based inks are so delicate and appealing to the eye!

This is called the "Blue bird" design. The creator of these products really has a eye for delicate and elegant.

Fundraising made elegant!

$16.50, Box of 8

1 day and Counting! Let the Sophisticated Fundraising Begin!

We are looking forward to unveiling our new site! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Fundraising made easy was our goal, and we hope you find it to be simple and lovely!

Thanks for your patience, and supporting us!

Fair-Trade Soccer Ball - Sporty Fundraising!

The Fair-Trade sporting balls we carry are some of my favorite products. Plus, it is charity "double-dipping" since we donate a portion of our sale to your organization, and the supplier donates a portion of their profit to select children's charities they regularly support as Room to Read and The Boys and Girls Club.

These sporting balls are made by adult workers who produce the balls to receive a fair wage. This doesn't mean the balls cost more to you - the end user. We and the supplier just make less profit. Period.

The balls are Eco-certified and certified Fair Trade. Union-made and vegan. $25.00-$55.00

Eco-friendly Lunch Bags- Fundraising De-Li-cious!

Lunch can be fun and healthy! Pack your kids lunch to make sure they are getting a healthy mid-day meal! EcoLabel Fundraising will be offering these whimsical lunch bags ($22.95) in many patterns. We love the lady bug pattern for girls and the jungle for boys. (or vice versa!)

The fabrics are produced in accordance with strict environmental laws and are Oeko-Tex certified; the coating is made from acrylic and not PVC. The manufacturer uses no chlorine and only water soluble dyes in the production process.

Soy Candle - Fundraising Can Smell Good!

EcoLabel Fundraising is officially rolling out our line in early November, but we wanted to give you a sneak peak of some of the items now!

Each day we will list one new product we will carry. Of course, our line will be much larger than what we feature here, but this will give you a good "feel" for what we will offer.

Enjoy!

Today, we are featuring a soy candle ($23.50, 3" x 3.5" glass pillar) from Bazil Essentials.

Straight from their website here's what they say about their candles:

"Awaken your senses and enjoy the fresh citrus-like scent of lemongrass. Leaves you feeling alive and rejuvenated. 11 oz.

Our soy candles are made with 100% pure soy wax, and scented with only natural essential oils. These 3" x 3.5" glass pillars are lovingly wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in a natural recycled kraft paper box. Made with a Cotton Wick. Burn time is approximately 60 hours.

All Natural Soy Candles are a wonderful alternative to Paraffin Wax Candles (a petroleum based by-product of refined gasoline). Studies have shown that carcinogens released by paraffin wax candles are as dangerous as second hand cigarette smoke and can cause harm to the heart, lungs, circulatory system, and nervous system. This is not only a health concern, but also an environmental concern. Paraffin wax candles release carcinogens into the atmosphere when burned similar to that of gasoline being burned by an automobile.

HERE’S WHY SOY CANDLES ARE BETTER THAN PARAFFIN CANDLES:

* Soy wax is a very clean burning wax, no toxins and an incredibly small amount of soot

* Soy wax burns cooler and longer than petroleum wax, meaning you get more candle for the money

* Biodegradable and water soluble

* Non-toxic...safe for children and pets

* Easily cleaned up with soap and water

* Environmentally sensitive

* A Renewable resource that supports economic growth and US Farmers, AND lessens our dependence on foreign oil

* We use only natural essential oils to scent our candles. No yucky chemical fragrance oils or chemical dyes!! Why would you want to add chemicals to these beautiful, healthy natural candles?"

Pretty fabulous, huh?

Long Live the Traditional Non-Profit or School Auction!

We at EcoLabel Fundraising love hearing about the great traditional fund-raising events like Autumn Galas or Annual Auctions. The traditional and anticipation for the supporters and, in a school's case, students, is irreplaceable. We know that it can be daunting for the organizers, but keep up the good work Auction and Carnival event organizers around the country!

Some of our staff talked about those events recently. I recalled back to the day when I would go to and work at the church fund-raising's Fall Festival. My brother and I would look forward to playing the games and eating all those homemade pies! If they had done away with it, we would have been devestated!

Keep it up! I wish I could attend every one of our cooperating or potentially cooperating school or non-profit's Gala, Auction or Festival. What fun that would be!

Having a fund-raising plan is like having a diversified portfolio. We would love to help you raise all that extra money above and beyond your big annual event! Spend your energy on making those memories last for your children and supporters, we'll take the work out of the other fundraising drive for you!

Happy Apple Bobbing, Ring Tossing, Silent Auction Bidding, Craft Making, Bingo Playing, Wheel Spinning, Tractor Racing, Pie Eating, Face Painting......

School and Non-profit Fundraising Made Easy

The much anticipated unveiling of our holiday line for our Holiday Campaign 2008 Fundraising drive is just around the corner. We keep the products under wrap to keep your supporters curious! We also don't want your supporters getting fatigue around what should be an enjoyable time of the year.

EcoLabel Fundraising's Holiday Drive 2008 starts on November 5th!

We have people contacting us constantly wanted to learn more about our program and concerned that they have already started a campaign for this season. Eco-friends don't fret. Many people find it successful to add our program on as a supplemental program to your current fund-raising initiatives.

Getting set up is easy.

First, fill out the registration papers, which you may download from our site.
(temporary site, that is, while our site is being re-built to offer extraordinary functions for participating organizations).

Second, return the completed forms to us.

Third, get the word out to your supporters. We offer .pdf brochures you can send as attachments or print out. (although we like to encourage you to limit paper waste and of course print on recycled paper!) We also offer letters you may email out to supporters.

Four, have your webmaster post a link to our site on your site (this is not manatory but high recommended so your supporters can easily find us!)

Fifth, relax, put your feet up. Just wait for the checks with organizations name to come from us.

Are We Qualified?

We don't just talk the talk. We walk the walk.

Picking a fundraising program is like making an investment. I think every fundraising chair or school staff member making the fundraiser decisions should consider one question, "How are they qualified to help me?"

Our organization includes personnel with experience in:

• Fundraising and grant writing for non-profits.
• Fundraising for schools.
• Fundraising for charities as The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.
• Elementary, Middle School, High School and Collegiate classroom instruction.
• Information Technology program management in K-12 schools.
• Business-world Information Technology management.
• Sales and Marketing in the business and education worlds.
• Professional project management.

Our staff has collegiate degrees and training in:

• Education
• Business
• Sales and Marketing
• Information Technology Systems
• Graphic Design

We are qualified to help you. You can not be everything to everyone, so let us take some of the weight off your shoulders.

Welcome to "Respecting our Earth, Raising your Funds, and Educating our Future."

Humbly yours,

Jeanne Reslan, M.A.T.
Founder/CEO
EcoLabel Fundraising
t.877-eco-1141
www.ecolabelfundraising.com