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The Stuff Stop

Professional Organizer Sue Anderson at Simplified Living Solutions has launched a new website called The Stuff Stop that matches up people’s unwanted stuff with people (charities & ministries) that need your unwanted items. With a simple click of the mouse … Continue reading

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Donation Valuation Guides for End of Year Giving

Out with the old, in with the new. The last week of the year is a busy time for Goodwill, Salvation Army and other organizations that collect donations of clothing, household items, electronics and more. “The joy of giving is … Continue reading

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Furniture Banks in Need of Donations

Furniture banks are not-for-profit 501(c)(3)  organizations whose mission is to provide free furniture to families struggling with poverty and other severe life challenges. They collect donations of gently used furniture, and provide it for free to families in need via … Continue reading

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Sewing Machines and Specialty Tools Needed

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE At Tools for Self Reliance, they refurbish sewing machines and send them to needy people in Africa to start up their own business. http://www.tfsr.org/how_you_can_help/volunteering/sewing_machines/ Haberdashery items are also needed to send with the machines. Check out … Continue reading

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Stamp Collections Can Be Sold or Donated to Charity

DELCAMPE Delcampe provides an International Marketplace for Collectors, and 500,000 members buy and sell stamps on their site. Register your stamps, and when a buyer expresses interest, they send you the payment and you ship them the stamps. Delcampe will … Continue reading

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Donate Supplies to Animal Shelters

Find an animal shelter in your area that can make use of your old towels, newspapers, and plastic grocery bags: HUGS FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS H4HA provides a Worldwide Animal Shelter Directory. http://www.h4ha.org/animal-shelters/ ADOPT A PET This pet-saving service is funded … Continue reading

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Donate Yoga Mats

BOLDER MAT COMPANY Yoga charities across the United States are in need of your old mat. Consider donating it to Bolder Mat Company’s Renew and Recycle Program. The folks at Bolder Mat have a list on their website (by state) … Continue reading

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Gray’s Anatomy and Other Medical Textbooks

OPERATION GIVING BACK Medical textbooks and equipment can be donated to communities in need. If you have medical equipment, supplies or texts that you are considering for donation,  please take a look at the “Resource Center” for Medical Donations.  In … Continue reading

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Make A Wish Come True

MAKE A WISH Donate gently used toys to a local Make-A-Wish Foundation to brighten the day for a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. You can help create magical experiences for wish kids by donating goods such as frequent … Continue reading

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Donating Goods for the Birds

AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION The American Birding Association collects new and used birding equipment through their conservation program, Birder’s Exchange. All equipment is distributed free of charge  to those working to conserve birds and their habitats in the Neotropics. They distribute … Continue reading

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