Problems with In-Kind Donations

Listen as we barely keep it together, discussing the outrageous in-kind donations we’ve been given, what to do with them and how to politely say, "NO."

Episode Highlights

• A Quick Definition: In-kind donation is a gift of goods (physical items) or services that are donated to a nonprofit.
• Why are in-kind donations important to nonprofit organizations?
• The problem with in-kind donations: Nonprofits don’t have the storage space for all of them, people giving stuff the organization does not need, people giving stuff that is so used it is not usable, and the staff time dealing with it all.
• The importance of having an in-kind donation acceptance process and setting boundaries like: Where should people drop stuff off?Create a wishlist and only accept what is on it. Ask for photos and dimensions of items before accepting. Ensure that everyone internally know the process?
• How do we say no to items we do not need or want without offending someone?

Resources

• Marie Kondo, the tidying expert and star of the hit TV show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”, developed the KonMari method to encourage tidying by category keeping only things that speak to the heart. 

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