How YouGiveGoods Works
YouGiveGoods acts as the conduit to assist in getting goods from the people who want to help to the people who need help. Our platform provides a far more efficient and green way to promote and manage drives that support charities and organizations—such as food pantries, homeless shelters and animal shelters—than can be achieved by using the existing model in which items are collected in a drop box and driven to organizations in need. Our technology makes it easier and more enjoyable to conduct and contribute to drives—here's how:
Faster, Greener
We feel that the ease and speed of our system—from the power it grants everyone to start, maintain, and promote their own drives to the simple act of purchasing goods to contribute to those drives—will ensure for dramatic drive successes. YouGiveGoods' technology and delivery system does all the heavy lifting; it dramatically reduces the time needed to manage a drive. Time is so valuable, and we believe using it more effectively allows you to do much more good. Plus, by reducing the amount of vehicles on the road carrying goods, YouGiveGoods is much more environmentally responsible.
Our goal is to make YouGiveGoods the go-to destination for both people looking to start successful drives as well as those looking to do good by contributing to drives. Join us today!
Contribute to a YouGiveGoods Drive
By participating in a YouGiveGoods drive, you can have a dramatic effect on improving the quality of life of those who need help. Every time you purchase goods through YouGiveGoods, you'll know that the items will be shipped directly to the organization that you have decided to help—the food pantry, homeless shelter or animal shelter. These goods will have an immediate impact on those in need. Everything you buy through YouGiveGoods is sent directly to the organization supported by the drive. It's as if you drove to the store, purchased the goods, and dropped them off yourself. And you can it do all without ever having to leave your computer!
Giving through YouGiveGoods only takes a few simple steps. Here's how it works:
- Use the YouGiveGoods Support a Drive system to search for the drive you want to support or follow an external link that you've received in an email or from Facebook or Twitter. From there you will be directed to the Drive's unique homepage.
- From the Drive's page you can view the Drive's details, the organization supported by the Drive, and other Drive information.
- Click the "Support This Drive" button and go to the YouGiveGoods Shop and select the goods you want to purchase in support of the Drive.
- Check out and pay with a credit card through YouGiveGoods' completely secure payment system.
- Spread the word through YouGiveGoods' social networking tools! You can post a message to the Drive's homepage, use the Twitter, Facebook, and email buttons to share the Drive with your networks, or simply post the Drive page's link in an email to your friends, family, colleagues and others who you think would be interested in supporting the Drive. It's an optional step, but spreading the word to others will go a long way to helping the Drive's success.
Once you've made a purchase, you will receive an email confirming your order. Once your goods are delivered to the organization supported by the Drive, you'll receive an email confirmation along with a tax receipt for your donation. You'll also receive a "final report" about the drive with a summary of its results.
YouGiveGoods combines your order with other orders to make larger, more meaningful deliveries. Your credit card will only be charged for your purchase when the shipment of your goods is confirmed and scheduled. You can always check on the history of your purchases at any time by logging into the site and visiting your user profile, so you'll always know where you and your drive stand at any given time.
The Community Food Network is proud to be the coordinating agency on the 5th Annual County-Wide Food Drive, originally begun by WION Radio! Donations will be collected throughout Ionia County to support not for profit organizations helping families in Ionia County.
Donations will be collected throughout Ionia County to support up to 10 non-profit organizations helping families in Ionia County. Several local supporting businesses and organizations will be conducting mini-drives from October 26th – November 22nd.
Donations will all be gathered at the Ionia Intermediate School District on November 22nd where they will be sorted by volunteers. Recipient agencies will gather on November 23rd to pick up donations.
It’s easy to help! Just click the "Donate to This Drive" button and select the food you want to purchase to donate to this drive. At the end of the drive, the items you purchased will be delivered to the Community Food Network for you and you will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Please share this online food drive with your family and friends. Thank you for your support!
Donate to this drive online at this link: http://www.yougivegoods.com/drive.php?id=1916
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