Coffee Partnerships
Child Aid brings the good cause.
Coffee partners bring the great coffee.
Together, we change the world.
Imagine drinking a cup of coffee that tastes like a smile. Pretty potent brew, right?
These days, the socially conscious coffee drinker wants to know their daily cup of joe transforms the world for good. A partnership with Child Aid tells that good story.
We’re a trusted and capable social cause, and we draw a straight storyline – using video, photos and social messaging – from a coffee lover’s steaming morning cup back to the coffee-growing regions of Guatemala and the poverty-busting work we do for the children who live in these communities. When Child Aid shows up in Guatemalan elementary schools loaded with high-quality books, a well-rounded curriculum and excellent teacher training, these kids’ futures grow brighter by a few thousand megawatts. We help children learn to read, write and advocate for themselves.
That’s pretty great. And we do this work through financial partnerships with coffee companies that source their beans in Guatemala and know how important it is to link their product with the philanthropic work we do. A vibrant partnership like this is enough to put a smile on the face of any coffee lover.
Our Coffee Partners
Ethical Bean Coffee
Their name says it all: philanthropy and coffee work together. A long-term Child Aid partner, Ethical Bean Coffee most recently supports the Child Aid literacy coaching programs that transform Guatemalan classrooms in more than 100 elementary schools into learning centers where young minds are challenged. Since 2004, Ethical Bean Coffee has provided more than $150,000 to Child Aid through the FUNDIT Scholarship program that provided more than 560 primary, middle and high school students the monies necessary to continue their learning.
Jim’s Organic Coffee
This coffee company proudly serves ethically sourced organic beans to customers who care deeply about giving back to the communities where their coffee is sourced. Jim’s Organic Coffee demonstrates that same interest level by engaging in Child Aid’s school sponsorship program. Jim’s Organic finances an extensive four-year Child Aid program in a hand-picked school and picks up the tab for all teacher training, school library book provisions, as well as the sponsorship of literacy book clubs for students. Jim’s deep commitment to fostering a school through an entire Child Aid program is a game-changer for an entire community.
MANSCHKIN Coffee
MANSCHKIN Coffee Roastery is a family run company in Switzerland which values sustainability. Their roasting is done in a climate-friendly way, using state-of-the-art technology and electricity from 100 percent hydropower, CO2-free. MANSCHKIN Coffee Roastery offers organic and fairtrade-certified beans, as well as conventional coffee blends. For each package sold, MANSCHKIN supports a school sponsorship program with Child Aid. The Caserío el Progreso Elementary School in Sololá, Guatemala is located in a coffee-growing community, and the support helps children in the community learn how to read, write and think critically.
“We are very happy to see our donations go directly to a school where it’s needed,” says Founder Stefan Flückiger. “Our great collaboration with Child Aid means we give something concrete back to the families of coffee farmers in Guatemala, one of our favorite coffee countries in the world.”
Partnership Opportunities
Learn more about how partnering with Child Aid can help you tell a bigger, better coffee story.
How coffee partners can do good
School Sponsorship
Provide CHILD AID training, books and supplies to a particular school over a four year timeframe.
Program Sponsorship
Provide general support for Child Aid’s teacher-training and literacy programs.
Marketing Partnerships
Promote Child Aid’s various marketing initiatives and fundraising campaigns through social media and email campaigns.
In-Store Events
Hold in-store information and fundraising Child Aid events.
Fundraising Support/Event Co-Sponsorship
Provide Matching Dollars for fundraising campaigns and/or funding for event co-sponsorship
How Child Aid can add value
Social Media Promotion
Provide materials for sharing across various channels.
Special story development
Promote coffee company investment through sharable stories.
Event co-promotion
Promote co-branded relationships at special events (e.g. Portland Book Festival)
In-store promotion
Provide marketing branded materials for display purposes.
Coffee Partner Spotlight
Jim’s Organic Coffee
Jim Cannell and his company have supported Child Aid’s work for over a decade, part of the coffee purveyor’s commitment to sustaining and giving back to the communities where its coffee is grown. In 2018, Jim’s Organic became our first Child Aid Ambassador, with a four-year sponsorship of the Panabaj school.
“Working with a charity like Child Aid allows us to see direct results. Knowing Child Aid is there to support the literacy work is great. I’m thrilled our organizations found each other.”
