School Fundraising Affiliate Program

Paper Culture’s school fundraising affiliate program makes it easy for schools and parent organizations to raise money through everyday purchases your community may already be making. Schools, PTAs, PTOs, booster groups, and other eligible PreK to 12th grade organizations can register for free, share a custom affiliate link, and earn 15% back on qualifying Paper Culture orders.

Supporters can shop sustainable holiday cards, Christmas cards, graduation announcements, personalized stationery, photo gifts, and more, while every order helps support both your school community and the planet.

What is Paper Culture’s school fundraising affiliate program?
Paper Culture’s school fundraising affiliate program allows eligible schools and school organizations to earn money when supporters shop through a custom affiliate link. After your school registers, you can share your link with families, teachers, staff, alumni, and friends. Your school earns 15% back on qualifying orders placed through that link.

Who can join the school fundraising program?
We welcome accredited preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools, including public, private, charter, and parochial schools. Parent groups and school organizations, such as PTAs, PTOs, booster clubs, and school foundations, may also participate as long as they are connected to a recognized PreK to 12th grade educational center.

Is the fundraising program free to join?
Yes. Registration is free, and schools can sign up in just a few minutes. There is no upfront cost to create your affiliate account or begin sharing your school’s custom link.

How does the Paper Culture school fundraising program work?
The program works in four simple steps. First, your school or parent organization registers as an affiliate. Next, you receive a custom URL to share with your community. Supporters use that link to shop Paper Culture. Your school then earns 15% back on every qualifying order placed through your affiliate link.

How much does my school earn?
Your school earns 15% back on qualifying orders placed through your custom affiliate link. This makes it a simple way to raise funds during high-shopping seasons like the holidays, graduation season, back-to-school, teacher appreciation, and year-round gifting moments.

What can supporters buy through the fundraising program?
Supporters can shop many Paper Culture products, including holiday cards, Christmas cards, personalized stationery, graduation announcements, photo gifts, photo books, framed prints, and other sustainable paper goods and gifts. These are products families often purchase throughout the year, making the program a natural fit for seasonal and ongoing fundraising.

Is this only for holiday cards?
No. Holiday cards and Christmas cards are popular fundraising products because many families buy them every year, but the program can be used year-round. Supporters can also shop graduation announcements, wedding invitations, baby announcements, thank you notes, stationery, photo books, framed prints, and personalized gifts.

Why is Paper Culture a good fit for school fundraising?
Paper Culture combines fundraising with products families already love to buy, such as personalized cards, invitations, stationery, and photo gifts. The program is also mission-aligned for schools that care about sustainability because Paper Culture uses sustainable materials, plants a tree with every order, offsets its carbon footprint, and is a Certified B Corporation.

How is Paper Culture different from other school fundraising programs?
Paper Culture gives schools a way to raise money through beautifully designed, sustainable products that families may already need for holidays, graduations, birthdays, weddings, and gifts. Supporters can feel good knowing their purchase helps fund their school and supports a company with an environmental mission.

Do supporters need to enter a code?
Paper Culture’s program is built around a custom affiliate link. Supporters should start their shopping through your school’s link so the order can be tracked properly. For best results, include the link clearly in newsletters, emails, school websites, social posts, and parent group communications.

How does Paper Culture know which orders support our school?
Orders are tracked through your school’s custom affiliate link. When supporters click your link and complete a qualifying purchase, that order can be attributed to your school’s fundraising account.

Where should our school share the fundraising link?
You can share your link anywhere your school community already communicates. Good places include school newsletters, PTA or PTO emails, classroom parent emails, school websites, social media posts, text groups, event pages, and seasonal reminders. The link can also be shared with grandparents, alumni, extended family, friends, and local supporters.

When is the best time to promote the program?
The holiday season is one of the strongest times to promote the program because many families are ordering holiday cards, Christmas cards, New Year cards, photo gifts, and thank you notes. Other strong moments include graduation season, back-to-school, teacher appreciation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, weddings, and end-of-year school celebrations.

Can grandparents, alumni, and friends support our school?
Yes. Anyone can support your school by shopping through your affiliate link. Families can share the link with grandparents, alumni, neighbors, friends, and community members who may want to purchase personalized cards, gifts, stationery, or photo products while supporting your school.

Can this be used by PTAs, PTOs, and booster clubs?
Yes. Parent groups and school organizations connected to eligible PreK to 12th grade schools may participate. This can include PTAs, PTOs, booster clubs, school foundations, classroom groups, and other recognized school-affiliated organizations.

What types of schools are eligible?
Eligible schools include accredited preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Public, private, charter, and parochial schools are welcome, as long as the institution is a recognized educational center serving PreK to 12th grade students.

Does our school need to sell products directly?
No. Your school does not need to handle inventory, collect paper order forms, or distribute products. Supporters shop directly on Paper Culture through your custom link, and Paper Culture manages the shopping, production, and shipping experience.

Can we use this as a passive fundraiser?
Yes. This works well as a passive school fundraiser because families can support your organization by purchasing products they may already be planning to buy. You can keep the link on your school website or PTA page year-round and promote it more heavily during seasonal shopping periods.

What should we say when sharing the fundraising link?
Here is a simple message your school can use:

Support our school when you shop Paper Culture. Use our fundraising link to order sustainable holiday cards, graduation announcements, personalized stationery, photo gifts, and more. Our school earns 15% back on qualifying orders, and every Paper Culture order plants a tree.

Can Paper Culture products support our school’s sustainability values?
Yes. Paper Culture is a sustainable brand that uses materials such as 100% recycled paper and FSC certified wood. Paper Culture plants a tree with every order, offsets its carbon footprint, and is a Certified B Corporation. This makes the program a strong fit for schools that want fundraising options connected to environmental responsibility.

Can this fundraiser run year-round?
Yes. Your school can promote the fundraising link year-round. Many schools may see the most activity during the holiday card and graduation seasons, but supporters can shop for cards, stationery, invitations, photo gifts, and home decor throughout the year.

How long does it take to sign up?
Registration takes just a few minutes. Once your school or organization is approved, you can begin sharing your custom affiliate link with your community.

Who should manage the fundraising link?
A PTA or PTO leader, school administrator, fundraising chair, communications chair, booster club representative, or school foundation contact can manage and share the link. The best point person is someone who already communicates with families and can include the link in regular school updates.

Can more than one person promote the link?
Yes. Once your school has a custom link, it can be shared by multiple people, including PTA leaders, room parents, teachers, school administrators, booster club members, and parent volunteers. The important thing is that supporters use the correct link when shopping.

Can supporters use the link more than once?
Yes. Supporters can use the school’s affiliate link whenever they shop for qualifying Paper Culture products. Encourage families to bookmark the link so they can support your school throughout the year.

Can a classroom or teacher group participate?
A classroom or teacher group may be able to participate if it is connected to an eligible school or recognized school organization. For best tracking and payment purposes, it is usually best to register under the school, PTA, PTO, booster club, or official parent organization.

What if our school already has an affiliate account?
If your school already has an affiliate account, use the existing affiliate link when promoting the program. If the primary contact has changed, the new school or parent group representative should update the affiliate account information through the affiliate platform.