Reach out to those in your community with quality items to donate.
It’s not easy, being a NFP thrift store these days. (Not that it ever was.) You’d like to reach out to those in your community with quality items to donate to your worthy cause.
But how, with the limited budget and resources most charitable stores operate under?
Rung, a newly-formed NFP store benefiting the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis, has a Boutique-of-the-Month program going.
A new-merchandise shop which is likely to have a clientele that is amenable to Rung’s mission, generous with donations, and willing to work with Rung, can gain recognition by becoming a drop-off point for better donations.
See what it looks like to the public. And a PDF explaining it all to participating boutiques.
Sounds like it could be a win/win, especially if the “real” store is willing to put forth a decent effort in getting their customers involved.
More on NFP/ charity thrift shopkeeping:
- An inspiring close-up of one NFP
- Are not-for-profit thrift shops reaching out to their industry peers?
- More posts that might be of particular interest to NFPs
If you aren’t an NFP shop but know and love one, why not send them an email linking to this post? Could be, you’d be helping a charity, and building bonds with your non-profit peers. I am sure they’d appreciate it!
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 