As the economy is suffering, more and more groups are turning to high-profit fundraisers that offer at least 50% profit. They are also looking for fundraisers that are fun and easy to sell and that stand out from the crowd of other groups doing fundraisers.

Smencils is one of the best high profit alternative fundraisers out there. You buy the Smencils, which are #2 pencils made from recycled newspaper before your fundraiser. A Smencils fundraiser works much like a candy fundraiser in that you keep the Smencils on hand and give them out to your customers at sale time.

Many groups will be selling Smencils in addition to another fundraiser they are doing. For example, some Girl Scout Troops will buy a couple of buckets of Smencils to sell while selling Girl Scout cookies. They are inexpensive and offer a great alternative to buying unhealthy cookies.

Fundraising groups like churches and schools that have the benefit of having access to a school store or church store can put the Smencils in the store to sell as a fundraising event throughout the year. This is the most practical way to sell Smencils because they pretty much sell themselves. You just need to make sure the store keeps track of Smencil sales so you know how much money you’re making.

The smencils also come with colored lead if you order them that way. Some art club teachers will buy a bucket of Smencils and keep it on hand during art class. That way, if anyone needs a pencil, they can buy it in class, which helps raise money for the art club.