Equal Exchange: Fairly Traded Gourmet Coffee, Tea & Chocolate
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Congratulations! Now that you've chosen Equal Exchange as your group's fundraiser, you can:

  1. Raise money for programs that are important to you.
  2. Offer great tasting organic and Fair Trade products.
  3. Strengthen family farming communities and worker-owned co-operatives.
  4. Build Fair Trade awareness in your community.
Because 100% of Equal Exchange's products are fairly traded, all of your purchases support family farming communities across the globe.

The following materials will help you plan and implement your fundraising project. Click on the image or the link to download useful documents.






PLANNING


How To Guide

Everything you need to know about starting your Equal Exchange fundraiser.



Ways to Fundraise

There are many different ways to fundraise with Equal Exchange products, from holding a catalog sale to organizing a special event.




Tips for a Successful Sale

Read tips on goal setting and how to rally support for the fundraiser.



Letter to Parents

Tell parents about the sale and why you’ve chosen Equal Exchange as your fundraiser.



Permission Slip

Some schools require a permission slip for children to participate in a fundraiser.



Parent Reminder Letter

Remind parents when the orders are due and when to pick up the products.


PROMOTING


Press Release

Let your local media know that you're having a Fair Trade fundraiser.




Promotional Poster - Full Color
& Promotional Poster - Black & White



Fair Trade curricululm
Equal Exchange's new curriculum is a great tool for teaching Fair Trade in the classroom. Share the information with a teacher at your school.



ORDERING

IMPORTANT: Chocolate can not be shipped until temperatures are consistently below 70 degrees.


Place your order

Follow these instructions on how to place your fundraising order. To ease the order tallying process, try using the Master Order Form below.


Master Order Form
Enter your orders into this tool to: tabulate your master order, calculate your group’s profits, find out how many additional packages you need to sell in order to maximize your profits, and print out a completed Master Order Form that you can e-mail or fax to place your order.


PACKAGING


Packaging Guide

Helpful tips to consider when packaging orders.




Download full size images:

We have been searching for a fundraiser that would benefit us and also farming communities in Latin America and elsewhere. We believe that your program would help us the most in our efforts.

-Nicole Rhoades, Spanish Club President, Manchester High School
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Full packaged product line.
Photographer: Gary Goodman, Equal Exchange
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Victor and Johnny Arauz Herrera,
Grandchildren of Don Wilfredo Herrera Mendoza
CECOCAFEN Cooperative, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Photographer: Alberto Vargas
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Clementina Salas Cruz (with daughter)
Cepicafe Cooperative, Peru
Photographer: Olaf Hammelburg
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Branches of coffee cherries
Nicaragua
Photographer: Alberto Vargas
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Doña Maria Amparo Centeno Gonzalez
PRODECOOP Cooperative, Nicaragua
Photographer: Alberto Vargas
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Cacao pods
CONACADO Cooperative, Dominican Republic
Photographer: Susan Sklar, Equal Exchange
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Lucra Sánchez Huaranca
CACVRA Cooperative, Peru
Photographer: Olaf Hammelburg
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