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Fundraising Ideas
Caveat: GBOS is sensitive to the issue of over-consumption and thoughtless consumerism, and this is among the many topics in our educational program. So we are not encouraging anyone to buy things that they do not need. What these fundraising ideas do is to take advantage of purchases that would be made in any case. Since GBOS does not itself participate in any of these programs, we cannot recommend one over another or fill you in on all the benefits and pitfalls of each program. We can confirm that all of these is are reputable commercial or nonprofit concerns. Please look at each program in detail to determine if it works for your school.
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Scrip Programs
Scrip programs are the ideal fundraising method because they don't require students to sell anything (except the idea!), and funds are raised from purchasing activities that families and supporters already take part in, such as shopping at the grocery store. eScrip returns money based on credit card purchases at local businesses. SchoolCash covers online purchases. Paper Scrip is used by buying gift certificates (for use by the purchaser or as a gift) from which a percentage is returned to the school. eScrip and SchoolCash are particularly popular because they require almost no paperwork on the part of the school - families and supporters sign themselves up. Though the percentage returned varies with the program and merchant, from 2 to 30 percent of every purchase is returned to the school. PTO today (parent teacher organization online magazine) has a good introductory article at http://www.ptotoday.com/0301scrip.html.
- eScrip: Shop with our merchant partners and earn money for your school or youth organization. Hundreds of thousands of families have helped to contribute more than $25 million in support of
children's education. Simply sign up and shop with participating merchants. Shop for everyday items, shop for fun, shop for the kids! 
SchoolCash: Shop online at the over 250 brand-name stores on the SchoolCash website and up to 30% of your purchase will go back to the school, educational or community organization of your choice--at no extra cost!
- Schoolpop: Make your shopping count! Register with Schoolpop, shop at any of our more than 300 online, store and catalog merchants, and up to 20% of each purchase will benefit the school of your choice - at no cost to you.
- Paper Scrip: Scrip is a program in which parents and teachers buy store gift certificates, and then once the gift certificates are used, a percentage of the money spent is returned to the school. Some programs use debit cards. National Scrip Center is one example.
- Card Scrip: These organizations issue a credit card, which when used anywhere generates a small return and a large return when used with cooperating merchants. Again, National Scrip Center is one example.