Tech | July 08, 2009 | 8 comments

Web site for unwanted goods seeks to raise funds for schools, environment & charities for free

source: http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin/admin378.shtml

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A bake and yard sale veteran, Falmouth, Maine, resident Carolyn Gillis decided to take school fundraising to a higher level. She founded, Classroom Classifieds (CC's) , a free Web site that generates money for schools from items that community members sell.

After years as a dedicated fundraiser for the Falmouth (Maine) Public Schools, Gillis decided she needed to think bigger than bake sales and yard sales. That's why she and other volunteers launched Classroom Classifieds, a virtual yard sale.

Community members list items they want to sell and the asking price, and sellers agree to donate any percentage (1-100%) of the sale price to their school group. They donate directly to their school group's donations page through a link on CC's web site.

Another similar site, Classifiedcircles.org, channels funds to environmental, preventive/ evidence-based health and other progressive charities.

The sites have recently been encouraged by Stanford Social Innovations Business experts as quite sound and ready for financing.
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