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At CampusFundraiser we pride ourselves in finding new innovative ways for groups to make money. As far as we are concerned the easier it is the better. The Textbook Fundraiser is as about as easy as it gets. 100% of your members need to buy books, right?. Assuming the price is as good or better than the book store, why not ask your members to buy their books online from one of CampusFundraiser’s online Textbook partners? We asked the same question to over 1000 group members like yourself and received an overwhelming response….90% said they would buy from our partners if their group made a percentage of the sale. So we thought… “let’s make a fundraiser with textbooks”!!!

We negotiated the best deal for our groups with partners like Barnes & Noble and Half.com and now making money has never been easier. And because online textbook companies don’t have the same expenses as the campus book store, students often experience significant savings by buying online. Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Sign up for the fundraiser
Once you sign up for the fundraiser, which does not cost your group anything, you will be asked to send an email to your group members informing them about the fundraising opportunity.

Step 2: Group members register
We ask each of your group members to register with CampusFundraiser to receive emails about this particular fundraiser. Don’t worry we don’t sell or share your group member’s info. Check out our privacy policy here.

Step 3: Group Members receive email with Special URL link to partner sites
When it’s time to buy books, your members will receive an email with a special URL link that is specific to your group so we can track your group members purchases and give your group credit for each dollar spent with our partner. We don’t collect information about items purchased just the dollar amount spent.

Step 4: Login to CampusFundraiser’s Group Home Admin section to watch the results.
You will be able to login to track your group members spending and see what your group has earned.

Step 5: Sell your books and make money too!
When the semester is over you can sell your books with our partner sites and make the same percentage for each sale. Do it again next semester and your group can double it’s earnings. A group of 20 students spending an average of $300 will earn about $500 per year. It’s not our most lucrative program but it definitely is the easiest. Since it’s so easy you can add one or two of our other programs and round out your year of fundraising!

Many students want to know how the buying process works so let’s go through it:
Step 1: Identify the book you need
You can use the ISDN #, OR the Bar Code #, OR the Name, edition, and author

Step 2: Click on the link provided by CampusFundraiser and select your Textbook partner. Let’s say, you select Half.com.

Step 3: Click on the Textbook tab on the home page

Step 4: Put the ISDN number into the search area (or search by bar code, or name, edition, and author)

Step 5: Confirm this is your book

Step 6: Pick price, location, and quality

Step 7: Pay for book- you can use a credit card or Pay Pal

Step 8: Receive your book in the mail in 3 to 10 days.