Causes: Environment, Public & Societal Benefit, Recycling
Mission: GiveNKind’s mission is to put usable goods into the hands of local nonprofits to benefit our communities and our environment. Over 5 billion pounds of returned goods from online retailers ends up in our landfills each year. This is just a small fraction of the usable goods that are sent to landfills each year because of the economic cost in terms of time and effort of repurposing usable goods. GiveNKind is a logistics broker of usable goods. We source goods from businesses, fulfillment centers, and distributors, as well as individual donors, and make those goods available at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofits local to the donation. Nonprofits receive items that support their operations and programming which in turn frees up resources to put back into services that benefit our communities. Donors receive a tax receipt and the knowledge that their goods live another life in the hands of those in need. Diverting usable goods from landfills reduces the environmental impact on all of us.
Results: GiveNKind has placed over $2M in goods with nonprofits. GiveNKind has grown considerably in the last year reaching the following benchmarks:· Over $2M in goods donated through GiveNKind in just 20 months· Moved out of five storage units into a warehouse so that we could safely operate during COVID and continue to welcome nonprofits, donors, and volunteers. · Expanded our board to eight members· Hired our first staff member· Hosted our first fundraiser· Opened a second GiveNKind chapter· Hosted an Open House, introducing the organization to Village, Township, County, State and Federal representatives· Managed both a spring and fall group of interns· * GiveNKind is in the final round to be the last mile distributor of 1200 boxes of produce weekly through the USDA Farmer to Family Program.
Target demographics: Place quality usable foods donated by companies and individuals with nonprofit organizations.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 10,000+ in need through our partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
Geographic areas served: Buffalo Grove, IL and Carlisle, PA
Programs: Corporate product recovery, warehousing, sorting, and distribution of donated material goods.
Mission: GiveNKind’s mission is to put usable goods into the hands of local nonprofits to benefit our communities and our environment. Over 5 billion pounds of returned goods from online retailers ends up in our landfills each year. This is just a small fraction of the usable goods that are sent to landfills each year because of the economic cost in terms of time and effort of repurposing usable goods. GiveNKind is a logistics broker of usable goods. We source goods from businesses, fulfillment centers, and distributors, as well as individual donors, and make those goods available at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofits local to the donation. Nonprofits receive items that support their operations and programming which in turn frees up resources to put back into services that benefit our communities. Donors receive a tax receipt and the knowledge that their goods live another life in the hands of those in need. Diverting usable goods from landfills reduces the environmental impact on all of us.
Results: GiveNKind has placed over $2M in goods with nonprofits. GiveNKind has grown considerably in the last year reaching the following benchmarks:· Over $2M in goods donated through GiveNKind in just 20 months· Moved out of five storage units into a warehouse so that we could safely operate during COVID and continue to welcome nonprofits, donors, and volunteers. · Expanded our board to eight members· Hired our first staff member· Hosted our first fundraiser· Opened a second GiveNKind chapter· Hosted an Open House, introducing the organization to Village, Township, County, State and Federal representatives· Managed both a spring and fall group of interns· * GiveNKind is in the final round to be the last mile distributor of 1200 boxes of produce weekly through the USDA Farmer to Family Program.
Target demographics: Place quality usable foods donated by companies and individuals with nonprofit organizations.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 10,000+ in need through our partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
Geographic areas served: Buffalo Grove, IL and Carlisle, PA
Programs: Corporate product recovery, warehousing, sorting, and distribution of donated material goods.
1650 Lind Ln, Gurnee, IL 60031
847-802-8977
Environment
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