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WHY SHOES MATTER FOR FUNDRAISING AND THE WORLD

Shoe drive fundraisers go beyond supporting your organization. They make an impact on thousands of lives.

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What is Micro-Enterprise?

Micro-enterprises are small businesses, generally owned and operated by families of 1-2 people. Because of systemic poverty in many developing countries around the world, working-age adults have to create their own economic opportunities. These micro-enterprises could be as small as a stall or shack or a brick-and-mortar shop. When you do a shoe drive fundraiser, you help provide the inventory for people worldwide. They sell the shoes you gather in their communities, which promotes commerce opportunities and leads to economic sustainability.

WE ARE A GLOBAL
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Your shoe drive fundraisers support over 4,000 families of micro-enterprise partners, with the majority of them being women-owned. The micro-enterprise industry represents one of the most effective ways to lift many families out of poverty in devastated economies. Most people do not know that 70% of the global population uses repurposed shoes and clothing; that’s over 5 billion people! The shoes you collect serve as a philanthropic bridge to give people a hand-up, rather than just a hand-out.

Micro-enterprise At Work

Funds2Orgs has been privileged to photograph some of these micro-entrepreneurs at work in Haiti, Cambodia, Botswana, and more. In the gallery below you will see individuals repurposing and selling shoes from their pop-up shops and some photos of life in Haiti.

FREE Micro-Enterprise Curriculum for Educators

Our free Micro-Enterprise Curriculum helps teach children the importance of micro-enterprises in worldwide communities, which is essential in a globalized world.

The Micro-Enterprise Curriculum has four levels: Elementary, Middle, High, and Homeschool. Each level has 5 Modules: General Business, General Marketing, Micro-Enterprise Fundamentals, Creating a Micro-Enterprise Business Plan, and Finance. The curriculum also has accompanying teacher worksheets and professional guides.

Download the free school curriculum here!

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Want to Know More?

We get it. Shoe drive fundraising is VERY different from traditional fundraisers. But that’s what makes it an awesome creative fundraiser! Be sure to take a few minutes to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, which might help answer some of those burning questions, and then give us a call!

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