The following fundraising tip comes from Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia. Here is a note from Jeanean Mohr, BT Phillie’s Development Director:
Breakthrough Philadelphia has already benefited greatly from the generosity of EBI and its book drive program. Last year we received $500 in proceeds simply by donating text books and literature books that were sitting around our office unused. We’re definitely excited about extending the book drive to college campuses as a way to both raise money and promote Breakthrough.
More information about EBI
For the end of the current semester (and at the end of every semester in the future) Education By Inclusion (EBI) is offering Breakthrough sites the opportunity to raise money by conducting textbook drives at college campuses around the country. EBI is willing to fund and provide Breakthrough sites the materials necessary to conduct a successful campus textbook drive. Sites are encouraged to recruit past and present Breakthrough student interns to commit to conducting textbook drives at their individual campuses. For each acceptable textbook collected, EBI will provide $1 or $1.25 per book up front, upon receipt of the materials. EBI will then sell the materials on our online marketplaces and return up to 25% of the profits generated back to the Breakthrough site. This project can generate much more money for Breakthrough than students would ever get by simply selling their books back to the campus book store. Many other EBI partners benefit from our 25% back model and this year, we would like to extend the offer to the entire Breakthrough Collaborative. This opportunity is open to any Breakthrough site that wishes to participate. Drives should be conducted from after Thanksgiving until the end of the fall semester. Please contact James Flynn at for your free Breakthrough Textbook Drive Kit!
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