Although organizations are in the midst of revamping their service model for the remote age, many are also looking beyond the immediate crisis. In particular, we have been discussing the fate of summer school supply drives with our nonprofit partners. One of the burning open questions is whether nonprofits should recruit volunteers to help with … Continue reading Donation Drives in the Age of COVID-19
Trying to maximize the number of clients served against the cost of your supplies? Are you under pressure to increase the number of clients served compared to last year – but also receiving feedback that the goods provided were not always the best quality? And to add to this, are the increase in prices stretching … Continue reading Striking the Balance: Number of Clients Versus Cost of Goods
Are you managing a deluge of in-kind donations you don’t need? Does your organization return items not needed back to well-meaning donors? Some nonprofits have resorted to not accepting in-kind donations at all; others have created processes in the back-end to handle the receipt of items not needed. Donors would like to see their stuff … Continue reading Encouraging Donors To Give Only What’s Needed
Social media has been all the buzz in marketing, but most of the nonprofits we have worked with report mixed results in terms of actual action (donations, volunteer signup, etc). It’s not uncommon to have a lot of likes on a social media post but these likes often do not translate to meaningful action for … Continue reading Best Practices for Nonprofits on Social Media
Recently, we were meeting with a local retail store to discuss how we could partner with them to provide their excess inventory to nonprofits. This discussion prompted us to think about how nonprofits partner with local businesses – especially since many nonprofits like to support their local economy, and businesses like to give back to … Continue reading 6 Tips for Securing Donations from Your Local Retail Store
Almost every organization we work with tells us about the challenges buying holiday gifts for teens. Toy drives never seem to have enough for teens, so organizations supplement with additional purchases. Even with the additional purchases, it’s a challenge to achieve the variety needed, especially given teens’ desire for individual expression. The “Adopt-a-Teen” approach … Continue reading Most Requested Holiday Gifts for Teens
Last winter, Roonga managed over 5,000 holiday wishlists through our online Adopt-a-Family platform. These wishlists included specific gift requests for children, teens, and adults from families in need. We decided to analyze this data to understand the most frequently requested holiday gifts by age group. As you plan your holiday programs, we hope this information … Continue reading Kicking Off the Holidays… in July
Are you satisfied with your current vendors – or were you disappointed by a recent order and looking to make a change? In this article, we discuss the criteria for evaluating vendors – particularly vendors of hard goods. At Roonga, we use these criteria to evaluate our own vendor partners, so they reflect our … Continue reading How to Select a Vendor
There are LOT of vendors selling hygiene kits. Feel lost about the number and types of kits out there? We decided to take a closer look, comparing a selection of kits to understand how much of a difference there really is. Because the contents of kits can change at a moment’s notice, we cannot … Continue reading How to Select the Right Hygiene Kit for Your Needs
In the spring before school has even let out, the next school year is already on our minds. Many organizations are already planning their annual back-to-school events. It’s a ton of work collecting the right supplies, fundraising to purchase supplies and backpacks, and to coordinate these large events. To help with the planning, we … Continue reading Backpacks + School Supply Kits: What You Can Get Under $20
