Let’s face it – finding the right fundraising idea for your sports team or community organization can be hard. You need to find a way to convince people to part with their hard-earned cash, and pushing questionable baked goods, wrapping paper and candy is SO 20th century. There must be unique fundraising ideas that will grab people’s attention and get them to hand over the green, right?

Well, unless you’ve been living under a rock for a while, you know that we may be onto something with that “green” thing. Recycling is now not only good for the earth; it’s trendy and profitable too. So why not consider a recycling fundraiser? You don’t think those big office stores give you cash for your used ink cartridges out of the goodness of their hearts, do you? Nope. There’s money to be made from it. And if you can find them in the bottom of your kid’s toy box, there’s money to be made from recycling old cell phones too.

Companies like Freerecycling and Cell for cash give all the information you’ll need to get started. The cool thing is that once you set up this type of fundraiser, it can go on indefinitely. You keep sending the goods, and they’ll keep sending the funds.

For those who prefer selling products, you can find unique AND earth-friendly fundraising ideas at Go-Green Fundraising. As an added benefit, many of their fundraisers can be started and run for ZERO upfront costs.

And since everyone always wants to know what’s in it for them, here are some great talking points for convincing your organization that one of these unique, green fundraising ideas is the way to go:

1. Many have no up front costs other than the donated items to recycle

2. Recycling fundraisers can be set up as ongoing income generators – the more you collect, the more you make!

3. Green fundraising is good for the environment and gives people a great way to get rid of electronic waste without having to pay to do it

4. Green, trendy and unique = easier to sell = more profits!

For more Green Fundraising Ideas, visit us at MyAthleticSupporter.com

By: Rick Ghostkeeper

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