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Better World Books Danielle Barth
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Who They Are Founded in 2002 by college students like us! Social and environmental responsibility Education and easy book access is a human rights Free shipping worldwide, goes beyond your college campus
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What they’ve done Supports book drives, collects used books and textbooks through network of over 2,300 college campuses and partnerships with over 3,000 libraries nationwide (That’s us!) 58 million books into over $10.4 million in funding for literacy and education Partner Programs: Books for Africa, Room to Read, Worldfund, The National Center for Family Literacy, and Invisible Children
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Literacy Partners and Cause http://vimeo.com/245620 84http://vimeo.com/245620 84 -Provide better lives and chance for economic, social, and political freedom through out literacy -Break cycle of poverty and ignorance -Work with non profit partners to make change
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Impact! You purchase a book, they donate a book to someone in need! Literacy Funding
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Funds raised since January 1, 2012 -Millions of dollars for literacy funding, education, nonprofits, college service clubs (like us!) -donated millions of books to Africa and other nonprofits -LEAP Grant (Literacy and Education in Action Program)
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On our campus! Run a book drive and develop strong communication and leadership! Earn money for each accepted book they receive Help students receive book who truly need them Better World Books provides collection bins, marketing and shipping materials and pays for shipping!
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1) Collected books 2) Books go to collection center 3) Student & bookstores save 90% 4) Some books Shipped to Africa 5) Portion of profit goes to literacy partner 6) Funding builds schools, ship books, gets people to read! The Process
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Future Donators…
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Possibly you!
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