Get Involved

Every fair trade purchase you make brings security, hope, and dignity to disadvantaged artisans around the world. Here are additional ways you can help us make an even greater impact:

Connect with Us
Be part of our movement to fight poverty by employing and empowering marginalized artisans. Sign up to receive our emails and you'll be the first to hear about new products, special promotions, and artisan stories. (New customers get 15% off their first purchase—and rest assured we won't deluge your busy inbox.)

You can also sign up to request our catalogs, read our blog, or follow us on social media:

SERRV & Earn
Our fundraising program, SERRV & Earn is an online sale you host via a custom web link. Shoppers purchase any of our 1,000 fair trade handcrafts online and we donate 20% of the total sales to any nonprofit of their choice.

Host a Sale
Prefer to host your fundraiser in person? Host a SERRV Consignment Sale at your church, school, or community event. Select products are shipped to your event free of charge, and your nonprofit earns 10% of total sales.

Work with SERRV
Join our team! We regularly post opportunities for full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment. Visit our Work with Us page for any job postings.

Volunteer
Located just outside Baltimore, our warehouse is filled to the brim with handcrafted items. Each year, we depend on hundreds of volunteers to help us ship thousands of items to our customers. Just let us know when you'd like to volunteer. Lunch is on us!

Invest with SERRV
Your loan to SERRV International will grow income for marginalized artisans (and interest for you).

Micro-financing is a powerful tool to fight poverty, and your participation in our Loan Fund will directly impact fair and sustainable economic development for those with few opportunities.

Your personal or group investment in SERRV will go a long way. It allows us to continue paying artisans and farmers many months before we receive their handmade products - ensuring they'll have the needed capital to buy raw materials and earn fair wages while they work.

At the same time, you'll receive cash payments for interest accruing on your investment.

Loan options include:

1 to 5 year terms
Generous fixed interest rates
Interest accrual on loans as low as $2,500
Participation by individuals or organizations
Participation in the following states:

Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin

For more information and a prospectus on our Loan Fund, please contact:
Catherine Dowdell, Loan Fund Director
cddowdell@serrv.org

Operated by SERRV International Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the SERRV International Loan Fund was established in 2002 to support the organization's charitable mission and fair trade principles.

The above shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not authorized. The offering is made solely by the OFFERING CIRCULAR (prospectus).