| Cell Phone Fundraisers Have Big Potential!
By James
Mosieur
CellForCash.com has added an exciting new twist to cell phone recycling - fundraising.
We are currently looking for national charity partners with large supporter bases that want to add this unique option to their fundraising plans.
Here’s how it works. You refer your supporters to CellForCash.com either through a unique link (in your emails or on your website) or unique promotional code (entered during the transaction), the visitor sells their cell phone to CellForCash.com and you earn a $10 commission. There is no cost to set up or operate. All your transactions can be tracked on line and you can even integrate it with a current compatible cell phone recycling program.
What’s the potential? More than 70% of the US population uses a cell phone. The average user upgrades their cell phone every 18 months. This means that every year well over 100 million cell phones are retired. If each one of those were worth $10, that means $1 Billion worth of cell phones are retired each year!
To make those numbers meaningful to you just multiply the number of members in your organization by .7 (70%) and divide that number by 18. The result is the estimated number of cell phones your members retire each year. For instance, if you have one million members, over 38,000 of them have a retired cell phone to get rid of each month (1,000,000 x .7 = 700,000/18 = 38,888). If all of them sold their cell phone to CellForCash.com because of your referral, you would make over $190,000 each month!
They get cash for their cell phone and you get a simple, environmentally friendly fundraiser. This is one of the only fundraisers that pay your members for supporting your organization!
With the environmental issues facing us today, the improper disposal of e-waste is creating even more environmental problems. Very few states have regulations on the proper disposal of electronics, and e-waste is becoming one of the most prolific polluters of today. The hazardous wastes and toxic chemicals from cell phones can potentially reduce air quality and cause harmful chemicals to leak into our water supplies.
Less than 10% of cell phones are recycled. Only about 5% of people do anything with their old cell phones, and a few percent actually do throw them in the garbage. If only more of these people knew they could sell their phones on www.CellForCash.com we could help the environment—and they could get a little cash to spend.
America Recycles Day is November 15 and it’s a perfect time to start a recycling fundraiser. If you would like more information contact
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James Mosieur is CEO of CellForCash.com . He has been in the electronics recycling business since 1985. James writes and speaks on cell phone recycling and related subjects particularly as they relate to the individual consumer.
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