Gifts in Kind

ActionAid Recycling - - A recycling scheme for printer cartridges and mobile phones, to reduce waste and reduce poverty. Information about the project and how to participate.

Annual Blanket Drive - - Benefits a battered women's shelter in New Britain Connecticut.

ARC Thrift Stores - - A Colorado-based thrift store that will pick up from individuals to benefit people with developmental disabilities.

Bikes for the World - - A Washington Area Bicyclist Association project to collect unwanted bicycles and deliver them to community development programs assisting the poor in developing countries or in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

BWorks - - A St. Louis-based non-profit organization that seeks in-kind donations of bicycles and computers.

Career Gear - - National nonprofit organization offering interview clothing and job counseling to men in need.

The Computerbank Project - - An Australian initiative to supply free GNU/Linux systems to low income individuals, community groups and disadvantaged schools.

Computers for Schools - - Nationwide, not-for-profit organization, accepting and refurbishing donated computer equipment, and placing it into schools.

Excess Access - - An on-line system that matches business and household items with nearby nonprofits and recyclers.

Free Computers - - A list of links to groups involved in recycling computer equipment and making it available to others.

Gifts for Sight - - Accepts donations of items including cars, furniture, computers, appliances, electronics, with free nationwide pick-up. Donations are tax deductible and benefit the Center for Keratoconus.

Gifts In Kind International - - Charity in product philanthropy helps companies donate products efficiently and effectively to charities around the world.

Goodwill Gallery - - UK directory of donated goods and services offered to charities from professionals and the public.

I Love Schools, Inc. - - Charitable group connecting private donors to less-privileged US schools and teachers to help provide supplies not publicly funded. Sponsorship, direct donation, wish list.

In Kind Canada - - Canada's only national gift-in-kind program. Businesses donate surplus material, which is then distributed to charities across the country.

KindMark - - Builds intranet/Internet tools and transaction infrastructure for philanthropy.

The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources - - Collects new supplies and equipment from corporations for redistribution to non-profits.

Precious Paws Inc. - - A benefit for humane societies and breast cancer research through t-shirt, towel, golf towel and infant wear products from a breast cancer survivor.

Throwplace.com - - An online network where businesses, nonprofits and the general public exchange surplus goods.

Toys of Hope - - A NY area children's charity that accepts and delivers toys to needy children.

Worldwide Inventory Network - - Not-for-profit corporation that receives donations of excess inventory from corporations and distributes it to other not-for-profit organizations.