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We are a non-profit organization, we cater and help homeless people in our community. How can we get a donation from Tim Horton's with some gift cards to pass out to the homeless?
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Contact several vendors and the non-profit organizations and you may find something that works, or discover a way to get a newer computer (used or donated likely). I supported visually impaired users about 20 years ago, and several government organizations sponsored products that did so.
You appear to want to do something to assist the community of Parkland. However, it is not clear in just what manner you wish to offer assistance. If you wish to advocate for some measure, there is the political route. If you wish to provide some other form of service, there are non-profit organizations operating in Sarasota. Here are a few links of possible interest:
Online fundraising garners millions in charitable giving for the nonprofit industry every year, but with so many options, it can be difficult to find the right online donation tools for your organization. To make the buying process a little less intimidating, here are some of our favorite online donation tools:
Fundly Digigiv
Qgiv
Razoo
@Pay
Network For Good's DonateNow
Paypal Donations
FirstGiving
These providers are all easy for donors to use and affordable for all levels of nonprofit fundraising.
I am a librarian by profession. I suggest you visit your local public library and ask one of the librarians for help in locating materials regarding what to include in the constitution or bylaws of a religious based non-profit organization.
By the way, you may also need to find out what is required for the non-profit organization to be designated as a charitable organization so that anyone who donates to the organization can take the value of the donation as a personal income tax deduction.
Years ago, I drafted the bylaws of a non-profit organization in the USA. One of the things we needed to do was register as "a business entity" with the state government where the organization is located.
If you are in the USA, Nolo Press publishes some excellent books and guides regarding non-profit organizations. In case you are in the USA, this is the link to online information from Nolo Press: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/nonprofits
With experience people can
find listings to some entry level jobs or even find the jobs to gain
experience. I have seen a lot of housing/homelessness related jobs on
idealist, have you tried there? It's mostly non-profits. Also, there are
a lot of different ways to work in housing/homelessness. You could be a
community activist, organizer, deal with legal aspects, logistics...if
you can't get a job right off the bat try to get experience in a similar
area but with another focus youth work, immigration, senior centers.
Donating
old bed frames is a great idea. You
should look locally for a non-profit organization. You can also call the Salvation Army; they
will come and pick the bed frame up. Charities such as Goodwill are also a good
option; however you would have to deliver the bed frame yourself.
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