If you’re a resale fan, and if you’ve visited Britain, chances are you’re familiar with the Oxfam charity shops. In fact, in my pantry I have a cherished tea canister that I bought in an Oxfam shop… in Bath, if I remember… almost 30 years ago!
It’s fun to poke around other shops, and enlightening as well. Looking at their brands and pricing, seeing how they appeal to shoppers and donors, what good your shopping dollars will do. And now you can do it without the transAtlantic flight!
Take a look at Oxfam’s online presence.
And don’t miss their two other areas of focus online: their Ethical Collection and Oxfam Unwrapped. I can totally see “NAM Unwrapped” or “Hospice Unwrapped”… can your charity make use of this idea?
Not a nonprofit thrift shop or NFP resale shop? There’s an idea
waiting for you as well on the Oxfam site: Shelflife. A simple, non-electronic tweak to this idea could be a good WOM addition to some of your more-unusual pieces!
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organisations working in more than 90 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. —Wikipedia
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 