Great Lakes Scrip Center

Do you have some expert advice to share with your fellow scrip volunteers? We're always looking for ideas, tips and suggestions. Tell us about your "Expert Advice".

Case Study: Holy Cross School Shares "Seven Secrets Of Success"

March 6, 2008
By Laura Tew
Great Lakes Scrip Center

At only three years old, the SCRIP program at Holy Cross School in Dover, Delaware is growing by leaps and bounds. Christine Simon and Maria Shroyer took over the fledgling program two years ago and have developed seven ways to better their program. Read how they did it.

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Case Study: Divine Mercy Scrip Program Flourishes With ShopWithScrip

October 15, 2007
By Ginny Weidner
Great Lakes Scrip Center

Divine Mercy School in Faribault, Minnesota has always had one of the leading scrip programs in the country. They have been a strong customer of Great Lakes Scrip Center customer since 1998 with 160 to 170 families who participate in this Pre-K thru 6th grade school. Not surprisingly, Divine Mercy was one of the first schools to begin using GLSC’s free ShopWithScrip online scrip management tool.

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Case Study: Country Club Elementary Streamlines With ShopWithScrip

September 10, 2007
By Laura Tew
Great Lakes Scrip Center

The five-year old Scrip program at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California was floundering when Julie Eseltine took over the job. Julie had wanted to find a volunteer job with her school so that she could make a difference. When she found out that the Scrip Coordinator position was becoming available, she jumped in with both feet.

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Untangling Scrip Tax Issues

November 28, 2006
By Jack Smith
Great Lakes Scrip Center

Great Lakes Scrip Center has been serving scrip users since 1994, and we’ve heard just about every question imaginable about scrip. For most of these questions, we’ve had simple, direct answers. However, when it came to our customers’ tax questions, we didn't have any clear direction to offer our clients besides "speak with your advisor".

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Five Tips For A Healthier Scrip Program

March 15, 2006
By Dave Burgess
Great Lakes Scrip Center

While most scrip programs are healthy, GLSC staffers sometimes see programs that are challenged despite the best efforts of a hard-working volunteer. Why do some programs struggle when others flourish? It's usually because they're making one of several common mistakes that many scrip program supervisors make.

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