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The key to donation-drive success is communication. Below are some ideas that have proven successful to help motivate your parent and student populations to mobilize and donate:

1. Create a simple half-sheet flier that can be distributed at parent events (open houses, concerts, plays, sporting events, etc.). This same flier can also be sent home with students.

2. Use social media to advertise to your community in advance. Encourage parents and students share your posts. Donors to your event do not need to be school members. Tag @evergrngoodwill in your Facebook and Instagram posts.

3. Post to social on the day-of – show one of our trucks full or half full (“We’re nearly there. Don’t forget to drop your stuff off at our school to support our event.”)

4. Use pre-existing text and email lists to rally parents and students. Do this frequently.

5. Parent communication is the key to make the event a success. Try to involve them early and often.

7. Feature the fundraising event on weekly all-school communication. Remember your donors may be outside of your group. Try to engage your entire community!

WRITING SAMPLE

Let’s raise money for [our school group’s name] by donating gently used items!

We are partnering with Evergreen Goodwill to hold a donation drive to raise money for [fill in the blank].

Clothing, jewelry, household items, electronics: you can bring almost anything to the donation drive, provided it is not hazardous waste, in need of repair, furniture or a TV weighing over 50 pounds. Review the list of accepted donations by Evergreen Goodwill.

Donations to Evergreen Goodwill support their free Job Training & Education programs. In 2023, Evergreen Goodwill provided free training to 8,195 people. Giving to Goodwill is also good for the environment. The same year, Evergreen Goodwill recycled over 83 million pounds of donations that otherwise would have ended up in landfills.

So clean up your basements, organize your garages, and straighten your closets. It’s time to bring your treasures to the donation drive at (location here) on (date here) from (time range here).

Questions? Contact us via email at school SchoolEvents@evergreengoodwill.org.

Would you like to schedule a donation drive? Fill out this form to get started!