Adelante has been a community resource for nearly 40 years. As the organization celebrates this milestone anniversary, Adelante is poised to launch GiveABQ, a service that will positively impact non- profits across New Mexico.
There are over 10,600 non- profit organizations in New Mexico, offering over 48,000 jobs and $1.2 billion in payroll. Non-profits are growing and helping our state, with $6.5 billion in annual revenues. The success of these organizations can be a key factor in New Mexico’s economy and improving the lives of everyone in the Land of Enchantment.
GiveABQ will improve collaboration between non- profits to benefit social service work in New Mexico and to make giving easier for all donors, too.
Start-up operational dollars are being provided through the PNM Fund and Adelante is working with other donors and partners to remodel the GiveABQ site, stock the facility, and get the program into operation in 2018.
Benefits to Nonprofit Organizations
Managing in-kind donations – tangible gifts from individuals or businesses like furniture, dishes, bedding, and more — can be time consuming to manage and difficult to match to organizational needs. Many non-profits refuse to accept used items even if they are in good condition because of storage and handling costs. Even non- profits managing donations well struggle with distributing items their organization doesn’t need at the time it is donated.
GiveABQ helps non-profits by sharing resources like drivers, volunteers, and trucks, to lessen the work of handling donations. it will be a place where non-profits can turn for office furniture.
GiveABQ will also offer a one-stop solution to non-profit case managers seeking resources for their clients who need assistive devices and/or household items or furnishings.
Benefits to Donors
The primary goal of donors, is to ensure that their donations get to the organizations and people who truly need them.
And, though they are generous and caring, they’d like the process to be as painless as possible.
GiveABQ can support donors by pooling resources to offer quicker pick-up of items, and by sorting and displaying the donated items at one big place where multiple non-profits and their clients can see them, select from them, and make use of them.
GiveABQ will be tracking the larger donations, such as furnishings, in an effort to better coordinate between donated inventory and non-profit needs.
Adelante is a nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities, seniors, and disadvantaged populations by providing employment, residential and day services, and other community resources.
GiveABQ is another resource Adelante can offer the community, and a great way to work in collaboration with area businesses and other non-profits.
Positive Outcomes of Launching GiveABQ
- More effcient donation in-take, processing, and distribution to people and organizations in need in central New
- Greater collaboration between non- prot
- Less hassle for donors who want to give furniture or household items, but who are unsure which organization can use their in-kind donations
- Job creation for people with disabilities and disadvantaged populations
- Reduction in waste when items can be re-purposed and re-used
- A multiplied effect that ripples throughout the community as non- prots can utilize more funds for direct services instead of items needed or handling
Get involved! Sponsorships: (505)449-4033 Information: info@GoAdelante.org
