Fundraising and Donating
with Your Jewelry Business

© by Rena Klingenberg; all rights reserved

The "greater good" means something that is for the benefit of all. And one of the most rewarding things you can do as a jewelry business owner is to help make the world a better place whenever you have the opportunity.

Beaded keyrings are a good jewelry fundraiser item

You'll probably have a lot of opportunities to contribute to the greater good with your jewelry business. For example, you may be asked to donate jewelry for causes or partipate in fundraisers with your business.

Contributing to causes - with either jewelry, money, or your time - is also good public relations (PR) for your jewelry business, since you'll be establishing and promoting a favorable relationship with the public.

So the good karma you generate by assisting the greater good comes back to benefit your jewelry business - regardless of whether your generosity is heartfelt or part of a public relations strategy.

Here are some great ways to use your jewelry business to make a difference:

Fundraiser Jewelry Shows
How to put on your own fundraiser jewelry shows - an easy and wonderful way to profit from your art, acquire new customers, and help others at the same time.

Jewelry for Charity - How Jewelry Makers Help Important Causes
Discover how jewelry artists are using their jewelry for charity and other causes in a variety of ways, in this inspiring article by Margaret Shuster.

Jewelry Designs that Change Lives
Dee Gordon shares how her jewelry business helps people change their lives for the better - plus tips for designing jewelry that helps good causes.

How Your Jewelry Can Help Your Kids' School
Linda Blackbourn shares three fun and wonderful ways your jewelry can make a difference at your kids' school - and how it benefits your jewelry business at the same time.

Charity Jewelry - Good Karma for Your Business
Creating and selling charity jewelry is a wonderful way to help a cause that's important to you. Guest author Laura Christensen Wells shares her experience of using her creative talent for the greater good - and how it draws good karma to her business.

Awareness Jewelry - tips for designing and marketing jewels of hope
Guest author Georgia Hadley gives in-depth information on how to promote and contribute to good causes with awareness jewelry, including a variety markets for it.

From Inspiration to Salvation
Deira Gerritsen's moving story of how her jewelry, designed for beauty and healing, took on a new purpose after her son was diagnosed with cancer.

Jewelry Business Success Interview - Jill Hofer of NiceGift.org
Jill Hofer explains how her NiceGift.org jewelry business generates donations of 10% to non-profit organizations which correspond to products she designs for them.

Midlife Collaboration Creates Symbolic, Authentic "Linkage"
How can two baby boomer jewelry artists make the year they both turn 50 into a spiritual milestone? By working together to create "Linkage," a fashion accessory that helps a charitable cause.