Lead for Change Blog

Sustainable Leadership 101
February 18, 2016Work Your Way Through Goal #1: Build Your Team Goal #1 focuses on providing leadership and support for your campaign. To reach this goal you will need: a minimum of 4 students and 1 non-student (faculty, staff, food service, etc) As the academic year is slowly coming to an end, it is going to be extremely important to […]

Proudly Presenting: Go Bananas for Fair Trade!
September 13, 2012Let the National Celebration for Fair Trade Bananas Begin Did you now that bananas are the world’s most popular fruit? The Go Bananas for Fair Trade web page and toolkit will help you identify where Fair Trade bananas are available in your community and, if not, how to build the strategic relationships and consumer […]

Go Bananas Case Study: Mankato, MN Gets Fair Trade Bananas in Local Supermarket
September 10, 2012Are you trying to rally the local supermarket you patron to carry Fair Trade bananas, but need some help with tactics? Mankato Fair Trade Town Initiative in Minnesota is one campaign that has successfully gotten Fair Trade bananas in to a local supermarket. As part of the Go Bananas for Fair Trade Initiative we interviewed […]

Customizable Materials Now Available for Fair Trade Towns!
November 9, 2011Have you wanted window clings and brochures for your campaign, but found trouble when designing them? Elevate your campaign by tailoring the new Fair Trade Towns brochure, window cling, poster (available soon), table tent and stock-it card to highlight your community.