Phoneraiser How To:
v Create a
plan ~ The person or the team in
charge of the Phoneraiser needs to make some decisions, including the
following:
Determine what
you will collect. For Hope for NKH
we will be collecting both cell phones and ink jet cartridges
Determine the
time frame for your Phoneraiser: We
would like to run the campaign for at least 6 weeks, but our account with
Phoneraiser is open indefinitely
Set a goal: We want to set our sights high but
achievable. Each member can set their own goal in terms of the number of phones
or dollars they want to raise. Choose a goal and advertise it for all to see.
It is a good idea to set a goal for each person helping you.
Make an
advertising plan: Determine what groups of donors you wish to approach and
determine the best way to address them by letter, neighborhood door drops,
email, through their children, in combination with some other event, etc.
Print copies of
the Tax Deductible Donation Receipts. There is a template on the
Phoneraiser web site. Make lots of copies so your team can hand a receipt to
every person who gives you an item to donate.
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Train your team ~ Explain the who, what,
when, where, & whys of the Phoneraiser drive.
Who will be collecting the items
What you are collecting
When you will be collecting it
Where the items will be collected
Why you are holding this fundraiser
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Advertise ~
Post flyers at your
local business, your school and your church. Have parents hang a flyer at their
office.
Hand out letters to friends, classmates and neighbors.
Send emails to your
friends and family. Have your parents email everyone at work and set up adrop
off box at their office.
Issue a press release to all local newspapers that explains your Phoneraiser.
Advertise your Phoneraiser on local radio stations.
Partner with local
businesses. Set up drop off boxes at local businesses, churches and schools. A
restaurant or video store may agree to give coupons to everyone who donates a
phone.
Have parents ask
their employers if the company has any used cell phones to donate. Make sure
you tell them about the tax write-off.
There are free
customizable templates and additional helpful information on www.phoneraiser.com. For helpful templates
click on resources on the main webpage.
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Collect the cell phones & ink cartridges ~
You should start
your advertising campaign a couple of weeks before you begin gathering phones.
Compete. Have a
competition between friends, family, co-workers, etc. Give a reward to those
that collect the most phones and inkjet cartridges.
If you are involved
in a school, church, or other group you should ask them if they mind keeping a
box in a central location.
Its easy! Use an
old shoebox, cut a hole in the top, and wrap it with some eye catching wrapping
paper.
Regularly check any
drop off boxes that you have set up around town.
Have your group
members go door to door. Break the group up into pairs and assign them certain
streets or neighborhoods on a Saturday. The average home has 3 cell phones
collecting dust in drawers, closets, or toy boxes. When your team members go
door to door, they make it easier for people because they dont have to
remember to bring their phone to a certain drop off location.
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Send in phones & ink cartridges ~
Contact Sarah
Harris by email @ msvirgo24@comcast.net
or by phone @ 253-219-7535 or 253-238-8143. You can also contact our
Phoneraiser representative Sarah Wethington by email @ shipping@phoneraiser.com or by phone
@ 1-800-873-8908. A shipping label will be emailed to you within 48 hours. The
label will be good for 30 days. The label doesnt have a weight limit so you
can put as many items in a box as you can collect. When requesting shipping
labels be sure to include your full name, our
organization name, mailing address and phone number in the email or phone
conversation.
When your
shipment is ready:
Place all the cell phones in any cardboard box you can find. You do not have to
keep track of
anything.
Phoneraiser will count and sort the phones by model.
If you have any
empty inkjet cartridges, place them in a plastic sack so they dont leak ink
onto the phones. Then place the sack in the box with the cell phones.
Stuff the box with packing material (bubble wrap or newspaper) to protect the
phones during
shipment.
Then completely seal the boxes with heavy duty tape.
Complete the FROM section of each label (one for each box).
Stick a FedEx shipping label to each box.
For a record of the shipment, keep the top left tag. It is
labeled Shipper Receipt. The number on that tag is your tracking number. Have
your boxes picked up by FedEx for free by calling (888) 777-6040 (have your
label ready when you call), OR drop off your boxes at the nearest FedEx drop
off location. To find the nearest drop-off location, log on to www.fedex.com or
call (800) 463-3339.
Begin gathering cell
phones and inkjet cartridges again. Phoneraiser is a year-round program. There
is no deadline and no limit to what you can achieve. There are over 500 million
retired cell phones in the junk drawers of America and each year an additional
130 million phones become inoperable or retired. Phoneraiser is an
environmentally responsible way to raise funds for your organization. Every
year millions of pounds of cell phones are placed in landfills. Cell
Phones are potentially harmful because they contain a large number of
hazardous toxins that can pollute the air when burned in incinerators and leach
into soil and groundwater when buried in landfills. ONE CELL PHONE CAN
POLLUTE UP TO 132,000 LITERS OF WATER.
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If you have any
questions please contact Sarah Harris @ 253-238-8143 or 253-219-7535