Campus Program
Two students moving books for their campus book drive
Book Drives for Better Lives
Working with students and bookstore managers like you, Better World Books has administered thousands of textbook drives on 900-plus college and university campuses. As a team, we have given new life to old books previously destined for dumpsters or destruction. Together, we are reducing poverty by increasing literacy.
If you are a first-timer, here a few reasons why you should consider running a campus book drive with Better World Books.
Totally Turnkey – Better World Books makes it easy to plan and run a successful book drive. Your Regional Director will provide start-to-finish guidance, along with marketing materials, collection and shipping boxes, and paid shipping arranged via online portal. Moreover, you will incur zero out-of-pocket expenses.
Fundraising – Raise money for your service organization, fraternity or sorority chapter by running a Better World Books campus textbook drive. We pay 50 cents per qualifying book, a number that quickly adds up. As of September 2006, Better World Books has contributed more than $475,000 to campus organizations that have run campus book drives.
Impact – Your book drive will generate a tangible social impact in terms of books collected funding generated for your designated non-profit literacy partner and their increased their ability to combat the illiteracy pandemic.
If you have run book drives with Better World Books before, welcome back! Here’s what new for 2006-2007.
Latin American Partnership – We are pleased to announce that the World Education & Development Fund (Worldfund) has retained Better World Books as its campus book drive agent. A non-profit literacy organization, Worldfund works to reduce poverty in Latin America by supporting high-quality education for impoverished children.
Four Potential Beneficiaries– With the addition of Worldfund, you now can direct your drive’s proceeds to one of four highly regarded literacy non-profits, each serving a different area of the world.
New Promotional Tools – To help build awareness for your book drive, we have developed press releases and created new posters printed using environmentally friendly materials, in a carbon-neutral process.
