Initiatives 23 King Street, Cambridge CB1 1AH - phone: 0845 609 0206 - e-mail: hello@initiatives.com
A bit about us
The Garden Initiative was conceived five years ago when we decided it was time to come up with a new and refreshing fundraising solution. How very nice it would be, we mused, if we could offer parents something they would actually want for a change.
We had become dismayed with all the usual, run of the mill fundraisers and had the impression that people only participated because of a sense of duty. Hands-up all those who have begrudgingly sold raffle tickets knowing full well the recipients would preferably give you a few quid just to go away, rather than try to win that elusive hamper.
Well, it happened to be autumn, and since we're the gardening types, the time to get some bulbs in the ground. Whilst trawling around the garden centre it occurred to us that we'd just thought of a good idea: a lot of people bought gardening stuff anyway so why not sell it to them via the school and raise valuable funds for them in the process?
So, to cut a long story short, we got together with a few like minded people and created The Garden Initiative; our goal being to help schools raise funds in an easy, profitable, risk-free and environmentally friendly way. We would introduce a campaign that raised funds for schools whilst educating kids about nature and as a result we'd all have lovely, flowery gardens. Everyone's a winner, as they say.
What's more in this day and age, when everyone is interested in the well-being of our planet, this fundraiser offers an opportunity to 'do your bit', no matter how big or small the contribution may be. We also try to make the TGI Shed (our office) as eco-friendly as possible - if it can be recycled it will be (apart from the staff - that would be mean).
This is now our fifth year selling bulbs, plants and garden accessories and schools keep coming back to us which shows just how successful this fundraiser is. For once, neither organisers nor participants see fundraising as a chore but more as a cheerful convenience that strikes a happy note with everyone involved.
We had become dismayed with all the usual, run of the mill fundraisers and had the impression that people only participated because of a sense of duty. Hands-up all those who have begrudgingly sold raffle tickets knowing full well the recipients would preferably give you a few quid just to go away, rather than try to win that elusive hamper.
Well, it happened to be autumn, and since we're the gardening types, the time to get some bulbs in the ground. Whilst trawling around the garden centre it occurred to us that we'd just thought of a good idea: a lot of people bought gardening stuff anyway so why not sell it to them via the school and raise valuable funds for them in the process?
So, to cut a long story short, we got together with a few like minded people and created The Garden Initiative; our goal being to help schools raise funds in an easy, profitable, risk-free and environmentally friendly way. We would introduce a campaign that raised funds for schools whilst educating kids about nature and as a result we'd all have lovely, flowery gardens. Everyone's a winner, as they say.
What's more in this day and age, when everyone is interested in the well-being of our planet, this fundraiser offers an opportunity to 'do your bit', no matter how big or small the contribution may be. We also try to make the TGI Shed (our office) as eco-friendly as possible - if it can be recycled it will be (apart from the staff - that would be mean).
This is now our fifth year selling bulbs, plants and garden accessories and schools keep coming back to us which shows just how successful this fundraiser is. For once, neither organisers nor participants see fundraising as a chore but more as a cheerful convenience that strikes a happy note with everyone involved.
