Raise Money for Your School and Save Money on Your Energy with Parent Power from Octopus Energy
In Pounds and Sense I aim to bring my readers great ways to save money and make money.
So today I want to share with you a way you can save money on your energy bills and at the same time make money for your children’s or grandchildren’s school!
The company concerned is called Octopus Energy. They are running a referral scheme called Parent Power for schools (and other clubs and organizations). The way this works is that the school signs up to the scheme and then shares information about Octopus Energy with parents via a dedicated website set up specially for this purpose.
If a parent then switches to Octopus Energy through the school’s site, not only will they save money on their energy bills (Octopus Energy is regularly at or near the top of the best-buy tables), the school concerned will receive £50 for each parent signing up. If just 10 percent of parents in a school with 500 parents sign up, that would be fifty lots of £50, or £2,500. The school could buy a lot of books and other resources with that!
The scheme is open to all schools and clubs, so if you are part of a football club, dance school, athletics/running club, scouts or brownie group, get them involved. Basically, this scheme can benefit any organization you, your children or your grandchildren are part of.
Just fill in this Google Form and I will get you registered without any obligation. Your organization’s dedicated website URL will be sent (together with marketing materials for the scheme) to your nominated contact person. Then all that is left is to bring the scheme to parents’ attention and wait for the money to roll in!
If you’d like to ask any questions, feel free to contact me via my blog contact form or on social media via Twitter or Facebook. You are also, of course, very welcome to leave a question or comment below.
Disclaimer – I am working in collaboration with Lynn James (Mrs Mummypenny) and Octopus Energy on this project, and will receive an affiliate commission if your school or organization signs up.