Now the NSSEA Education Excellence Foundation year round product donation
program has a designated site via the Internet. This Web-based program allows
NSSEA members to log on to Schools In Need to donate products and educational materials through Gifts In
Kind International. Gifts in Kind will customize a product donation program
for you so you can donate at any time during the year when you have available
inventory. In addition, Gifts in Kinds will provide their full range of logistics
services, as well as manage all requests for contributions and provide comprehensive
donation tracking and reporting essential to qualify for the appropriate tax
deduction.
NSSEA’s relationship with Gifts In Kind began in 1993. Since that time,
NSSEA members have donated approximately $1 million in brand-new equipment,
furniture, materials and supplies to a variety of charities.
Schools In Need provides
new educational materials to nonprofit organizations and Title 1 schools offering
learning enrichment programs for underprivileged, displaced and at-risk children.
The program enables NSSEA members to donate available inventory to help needy
children and realize bottom-line business benefits – at no cost. Members
who participate in Schools In Need report streamlined inventory control,
reduced reverse logistics costs, lower warehousing and handling fees, and a
tax deduction of up to twice the cost. Contributions may be made from manufacturing
sites, distribution centers, retail outlets, company facilities, catalog shoots,
tradeshows, or anywhere that educational products are available across the
United States.
For more information, please contact Barbara Florence, Vice President for
Donor Development, Gifts In Kind International, at (703) 836-2121 or via email
at bflorence@giftsinkind.org.
Qualified charities and Title 1 schools can access Schools In Need from this link or by logging on directly to http://www.giftsinkind.org/nssea/.
On this user-friendly site, they will find a description of the products
currently available through Schools In Need, along with instructions on
how to request them.
