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No Tablet Left Behind: The E-Waste Impact of 1:1 Devices (INFOGRAPHIC)

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Comments | Posted in Environmental Literacy, Fundraising, Recycling on April 22, 2013 by Erika | Tags 1:1, cell phones, earth day, fundraising, learning, mobile, recycling, refurbish, reuse, schools, tablets

EcoBuddies™ Characters Bring Recycling E-Waste to Life!

EcoBuddies™ is now available as FundingFactory‘s premiere recycling curriculum and fundraising program for the preK-5 classroom. Designed by The Education Center, makers of The Mailbox® and Learning® Magazine, EcoBuddies™ curriculum practices standards-aligned skills like motor, math, literacy, grammar, research, writing,... more

Comments | Posted in FundingFactory News, Fundraising on March 19, 2013 by Sarah | Tags "the mailbox", characters, classroom, collect, curriculum, EcoBuddies, elementary, environmental, fundingfactory, fundraising, goals, green, grow, habitat, landfills, Learning Magazine, online, pre k, program, qualifying list, recycle, repurpose, schools, students, support, The Education Center

VIDEO: FundingFactory in a Minute

Need an easy way to raise money and stay green? Kelly tells you everything you need to know about FundingFactory in only one minute! Watch the video below, and visit our website to get started! Time to go green! Together,... more

Comments | Posted in Contests, Fundraising, Recycling, Website on August 14, 2012 by Matt | Tags cartridge, cartridges, cell phones, cellphones, church fundraiser, contest, education, electronics, environment, factory, funding, fundingfactory, fundraiser, fundraising, green, idea, ideas, inkjet, inkjets, k12, landfills, laser, lasers, nonprofits, recycle, recycling, recycling fundraiser, Reduce, reuse, school, school fundraiser, schools, small electronics, toner, trash, upcycle

Top 5 Ways FundingFactory Celebrates EcoMonday

Happy EcoMonday everyone! Twitter is abuzz today with info about how you can be more green. Here at FundingFactory, every day is EcoMonday! If you didn’t know, FundingFactory is the premiere recycling fundraiser serving schools and nonprofits since 1998. Learn... more

Comments | Posted in Environmental Literacy, Recycling on July 23, 2012 by Sarah | Tags aluminum, cartridges, EcoMonday, electricity, fundingfactory, fundraising-thru-recycling program, green, ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Certification, landfills, nonprofits, paper, plastic, qualifying list, R2 (Responsible Recycling), recycle, recycling, recycling bins, rewards, schools, shipments, small electronics, trash, waste, Zero Landfill Initiative

ISTE 2012: The State of Social Media in Schools

It’s been years since social media took off in a big way. How far have schools come in embracing the digital communication revolution? Have a listen to what participants at the recent ISTE Conference in San Diego had to say... more

Comments | Posted in Social Media on June 29, 2012 by Sarah | Tags digital communications, ISTE, participants, San Diego, schools, social media

FundingFactory Announces Winners of Recycling Rumble!

ERIE, Pa. (June 21, 2012)— More than 1144 total schools and nonprofits nationwide rivaled for the Top Recycler title during the “Recycling Rumble,” a friendly competition hosted annually by FundingFactory ®, the nation’s largest fundraising-by-recycling program for schools and nonprofits. From March... more

Comments | Posted in Press Releases on June 21, 2012 by Sarah | Tags apple ipad, cartridges, cellphones, church fundraiser, digital cameras, e-waste, electronics, environments, fundingfactory, humane society, landfills, mps3 players, programs, recycle, recycling, schools, technology

The Funding Five: Best Fundraising Ideas for Schools & Non-Profits

The creative minds at FundingFactory have been researching for the past few weeks to provide you with five new fundraising ideas to cancel out the cliche candy bars and magazine subscriptions. While those can be effective, there are other options... more

Comments | Posted in Fundraising on June 12, 2012 by Sarah | Tags auctions, business, cartridge, cell phones, church fundraiser, collecting for cash, competitions, creative, events, fundingfactory, fundraising, ideas, loyalty programs, recycle, recycling, school fundraiser, schools, upcycle

Summer Spectacular Scavenger Hunt

FundingFactory is leaping out of spring and swimming into summer with a new contest for the season! Every Friday in June, FundingFactory participants will be receiving emails offering clues that will help locate five beach balls containing a secret summer-themed... more

Comments | Posted in Contests on June 8, 2012 by Sarah | Tags cartridges, cell phones, electronics, ewaste, fundingfactory, green, laser, recycle, recycling, school fundraiser, schools, toner

Track your environmental impact when you log in to FundingFactory

NEW! Track your environmental impact

Next time you log in to your FundingFactory account, take note of your environmental impact! Your account will update daily to reflect how many pounds of materials you’ve recycled (1) since you signed up with FundingFactory (2) in the current... more