There are many green holiday fundraising ideas you can use to earn money for a good cause. These are useful for non-profit organizations because the expenses are minimal if you conduct the event in an eco-friendly fashion. Raising money for a charity can also be done with these events.

One way to earn money for your charity or organization is to offer gift-wrapping services. Some people, especially men, despise wrapping presents, and would rather pay someone to take on the task for them. Offering this assistance in exchange for donations can be a worthwhile experience. There have been many who have earned a few hundred dollars each day they offered the wrapping service.

To make the services eco-friendly, contact your local AAA and see if they have any old maps available for donation. Maps are made with too much ink, so that cannot be recycled as other paper items can. These maps are large and can be used to wrap boxes and gifts of all sizes. Some can even be folded into gift bags for presents that are difficult to wrap. Pages from old magazines can also be used for small gifts. With donations, you are keeping your expenses down as well as saving the environment by keeping these items from being immediately dumped in a landfill!

Another green fundraising idea that can be performed around the holidays is selling Christmas trees. Live trees are more beneficial when decorating your home than purchasing an artificial tree from a department store. There are several reasons for this. The first being that most manufactured trees are produced outside of the US. Many will come with the infamous “Made in China” label, meaning they could possibly contain lead paint or other unsafe components.

Also, live Christmas trees reduce the effect on the environment. To take home a tree, you simply need to cut the tree and load it into your car. Buying a fake tree in a store requires a large box and lots of packaging inside to keep the tree safe during shipment. This involves a good deal of extra wastes that must be disposed of or recycled later. Fake trees are generally more expensive than real trees, making it easier for your organization to make money with live trees.

In order to have an effective green fundraising event, you must incorporate the help of several volunteers. These worker need to sign up to devote their time in different shifts to ensure there are plenty of people to assist the customers. Make it known that all proceeds and purchases will benefit a good cause rather than just someone else’s piggy bank. Also, advertise your event online, on the radio, or even on TV if possible. Create flyers from recycled paper to hang throughout the city as well.

There are many ways in which you can raise funds that will not harm the environment. At the holidays, green fundraising events can be in abundance if you play on the needs of others during that special time of the year. Gift-wrapping and Christmas trees are just two of the routes you can take when attempting to earn money for your club or organization.