Fund Raising For School

Now here is a new approach to fundraising for schools just set up in February of 2012 as a trial idea to see if it will catch on with schools.  When I say schools it can be any school.

Schools would have to get student approval to use their essays and projects for fund raising, otherwise students themselves could also take advantage of InfoGenie and generate their own income as well.  Either way great student work won’t go unnoticed and money can be generated for a school.  As well students could create a method to save money for future tuition fees and higher learning.

So many students put together great projects and essays on all sorts of subjects as well as artwork over the course of a school year and never get rewarded for their efforts other than being graded for them.   Infogenie.org would like to change that. As well we would like to reward the student or school with money.  This is an excellent way to generate fund raising for your school.  .  We would also like to make a collection of kindergarten artwork right on up to higher grades.  University Students can also take advantage of InfoGenie and we will pay you any revenue generated directly.  Artwork will be photographed and submitted and we will need to know if the artwork is for sale with a price.  We will set up a store front for the artwork and any items sold will be 95% given to the school as a fundraiser. 

Let’s explain more how this fund raising idea works.

You submit your project / written articles and photos and we put them on our site.  Any subject is welcome that is not considered offensive.

Our site is monetized with advertising and we get income from those ads.

We give you the first year of income from your article that the advertising generates.  Every time your article is loaded up by anyone, advertising is automatically put on the side or near the top of the page.  We track every article on this site with Google analytical software so we know what articles generated what traffic and what ads were clicked on.   We can’t at this point tell you how much interest your project or article will attract but we can say the more genuine and interesting your article is the more traffic and thus the more income.   Articles on other sites we own have attracted hundreds of dollars over a year but this isn’t the norm.  It really just depends on the general public and what you write about.

After a year is over we make a check out to your school or you, for the year’s amount your article generated.

As well we will bestow the IG literary award for the best article/project in a calendar year.

Students if you have a project that you’ve put your hard time and effort into and would like to see it up on the internet, we will do that with your help.  All you need to do is go to our  teacher student submissions page and read what to do.  It is a simple process to submit your projects and essays.

Teachers if you have a project that you feel your student went over the top on and should be recognized for, all you have to do is get permission from your student to allow submission to InfoGenie.org and follow the directions on the teacher student submission page of this site.

Why not generate some easy fund raising with this new untouched method?

I would also ask all teachers who read this post to please spread the word as this is something new and could be quite substantial for your school fund raising if it catches on.

Another way you can help Infogenie to get the word out via the internet is to provide a link from your school website to this article.

 

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The Truth About the Case Against Solar Power

In the developed countries as well as impoverished countries around the world, solar power is increasingly being viewed as a viable alternative to traditional sources of energy. As a result, what was a novelty only a decade or so ago is now on the way to becoming mainstream. Judging by the way people are becoming aware of the advantages of solar energy and embracing it, the day is not far when there will be highly efficient solar panels in virtually every home. It may take a decade or two, or perhaps even less.

solar power panels

solar power panels

However, despite the growing popularity of solar power it is not without detractors. One of the charges leveled against solar power by its detractors is that is it not as clean and safe as it is claimed to be. And there is some truth in that. Manufacturing of solar cells involves several stages: silica sand mining, which is upgraded to metallurgical grade silicon, which is upgraded to poly-silicon wafers, which are sawed into solar cells, which are joined together in modules, which are assembled to make solar panels. During these processes, harmful substance like silica dust, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, chlorosilanes, hydrogen chloride and silicon tetrachloride are produced as byproducts. Hazardous chemicals like nitric acid, sodium hydroxide and hydrofluoric acid are also used in the processes. However, all of these processes are done in highly controlled and confined environments, and cause very negligible damages to the earth’s ecosystem.

Another charge leveled again solar power is that it is too expensive for the average household, even in affluent countries. This is also true to some extent, though prices have been dropping steadily in recent years. Still, solar panels and batteries do cost a lot; and add to that the cost of installation and most people will be left shaking their head. But if you look at the long term, the money you can save on electric bills will amount to far more than the initial cost of installation by the time the useful life the solar panels ends, which is more than 25 years. If your area has a feed-in tariff program, you may even be able to earn money by selling the excess electricity generated to the power company. And, of course, to help even more, federal and state governments often provide grants and subsidies, and if you are one of the lucky ones your installation cost may be more than halved.

If you are handy, you may also consider looking into DIY solar, which can save thousands of dollars – but keep in mind that DIY solar panels are generally not as efficient as professionally produced panels. Still, if you don’t have the money to install solar panels up front otherwise, a DIY job will still save you money on your power bills, and reduce your carbon footprint.

The third charge leveled against solar power is that solar panels do not work on cloudy days. This is untrue. Solar panels work very well on most days. In fact, they work best when there is sunlight but it is not too hot. One thing about most machines is that is that when they are too hot, they become less efficient. Solar power systems are no different. They lose their efficiency and produce less electricity under the glare of direct sunlight on a hot summer’s day. However, shade is bad for solar panels. If they are under direct shade most panels will not produce electricity. They will also have very low efficiency on a particularly dark and gloomy day. But in most places, solar panels can in fact generate free electricity throughout the year.

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