Jul 13 2008
For Small Charities and Huge huge families.
I am involved in a number of charity projects, and often find myself learning things that would be helpful for other consumers, if there was a way to make it applicable. I have learned numerous places to find very basic necessities for pennies, literally. The problem is the place requires buying cases or 1,000 or more sometimes. This ends up being a large chunk of change depending on the price and lot size required to order.
I have a very large family so I assumed, wrongly, they might have something in my range. Unfortunately no. However, they do sell in lots small enough they might be of use to a church or small charity. Now I am certain most of you don’t have a lot to do with charities, but for the few that do..listen up. Many of the charities I work with buy from a store like a typical consumer. Most are content to not have to pay tax. Charities need to rethink how they are going to help if they want to continue to help and to help the most people at once. This is aimed at small charities especially. They need to pull their money and buy larger lots for less money.
I know a lot of small charities I work with feel this is too cumbersome. May be they had problems trying this in the past. In particualr one charity, I worked with doesn’t feel it is appropriate and none of them members can agree since their scope is so limited. I want to introduce all of you who work or volunteer in these institutions to a website. If any of you ever go to the dollar store to pick up goods for your charity, you can buy it for less and have a stock left over so you don’t run out. This is Dollar Days , I believe they sell to the dollar stores, but they are not against selling to you either. Look under the 49 cent or less tabs. There they have toothbrushes for 2 cents. Soap is like 5 cents. Combs also 5 cents. The thing is you have to buy a thousand or more a lot of the time. Tooth paste can be had for very cheap like 25 cents. If I can find a way to buy for my large family, trust me I am. Because only coupons, coupled with sales, and rebates are any cheaper on some of these items.
