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  • Hu Kara posted an update 1 year, 11 months ago

    There’s a lot going on when a person decides to donate their used items to a facility like a donation warehouse. The process begins with an internet search. Once online, a web browser can go to one of the many donation centers. agency ‘ll find a page with the names of different organizations and a phone number. This is where a donor should begin.

    Depending on the needs of the organization, a staff capacity for managing and maintaining the facility will vary. In some cases, a staff capacity might be as little as four people. When in doubt, contact the local donation center. They should have the answers needed to help someone decide if donating is the right thing to do.

    One of the questions that arises is how many in-kind gifts can a single staff member to handle in a given day. The short answer is, “Anymore than six.” For most facilities, in-kind donations include medical cleaning and disposal, household cleaning and maintenance, fundraising, and the inventory. For large facilities, in-kind donations include everything above.

    Once a donor has decided what they want to contribute, it’s time to work the plan. It’s important to remember that everyone has a different idea of what is required. A staff capacity of four might sound like a large number, but when you think about the tremendous amount of good a single gift can do, this number starts to look less like a number and more like a mission statement for a nonprofit. The staff should then have a clearly defined goal to reach in terms of the number of in-kind donations they will make in any given month. They should develop a system for reaching this goal and monitor closely to ensure that it is met. It’s also a good idea to assign some work to a part-time employee that has some experience managing and organizing a fund-raising campaign.

    Next, we have to consider how to best present our gifts and the kind of people we are trying to reach with our fundraising efforts. Are we interested in offering only one gift, like, for example, we would offer used furniture as a donation to help fund child abuse prevention in our community? Or, are we hoping to raise money for a variety of projects, like, we could use the money to purchase new playground equipment, help pay for a road construction project or provide office supplies to low income areas? The answer to these questions is going to impact the type of donations we make and the way in which we present them. In this section, I will outline some specific ways to use donated goods to meet our various fund raising goals.

    Purchasing from agency comes with many benefits. First, there are no limits on the number of purchases that you can make and you can sell everything that you purchase if you choose to do so. Second, you have an unlimited shelf life of goods, so you don’t have to worry about refurbishing anything that you receive. Lastly, when you use a donation warehouse to store your donations, you are taking advantage of the in-kind nature of the items that you are donating.

    Some businesses make the mistake of not offering in-kind donations. While it may seem that a donated computer is better than a new one, the fact of the matter is that we still need computers in our work environments today and there are times when we cannot simply upgrade to a newer machine. By offering in-kind donations, the business owner shows his or her customers that they care about the environment and the state of affairs in our society, which is something that customers appreciate. By using a donation center, a business shows its customers that they care about other things beyond simply giving away items that they no longer want or need.

    So if agency are looking for a way to make a larger profit and help the environment, consider donating your unwanted goods to a reputable warehouse. You can donate your old electronics or furniture by contacting a donation center near you. They will be able to assist you with finding a reliable and secure facility to safely remove your items from your home or place of work. Then you can get on with enjoying your new found wealth!