Leading the Charge

In an age of technology that allows virtually immediate access to any information you desire, the accessibility to how we view newspapers, magazines and even books has changed drastically over the last 5 years. This begs the question, what happens to the previous forms of communication that we took for granted?

With an increasing percentage of people using online billing for mortgage payments, credit cards and utilities, frequency of how often we use the Postal Service has decreased. From a national to local level most are looking to tighten their belt. Based on supply and demand changes in the Postal Service are inevitable.

What could this mean to schools and nonprofits? The nation’s 1.8 million nonprofits received more than $300 billion in 2009, according to Guidestar. Direct mail accounted for 78 percent of contributions in 2009, according to Target Analytics. As reported from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/17/nonprofits-oppose-measure-wiping-out-their-mail-discounts/

Times have changed for fundraising and we here at DonateBin are leading the charge. By innovating new ways for businesses, schools and nonprofits to effortlessly interact as partners, using a platform built for scalability (a platform tested to the same standards used in Fortune 500 companies and the latest dot-coms). Doing this with no out of pocket expenses to our partners is how we’ll successfully transition them into this new era of fundraising.

Building Our House

We at DonateBin always make sure to pay close attention to both the social and economic climate in which we are surrounded. It’s a turbulent time for nonprofits, businesses and consumers alike. In a world of smoke, mirrors, layoffs and foreclosures oh my! When does the room stop spinning and the chaos end?

While most corporations are worried about plugging holes in a leaky roof, just trying to weather the storm. We have been out in the elements, building our house from the ground up and this fall we will be welcoming all comers in from the rain.

Flanked by nonprofits and local businesses. We’ll not only drastically improve fundraising for nonprofits to help them in carrying out their vision, we will also showcase the businesses who genuinely care about their community as much as their bottom line.

Hello World!

It's been an exciting month here at DonateBin!


The team has been working 'round the clock to make the vision a reality.  We are extremely excited about the providing a way for businesses and non-profits to get together for a common goal.  It breaks our hearts when we see non-profits with worthy causes but without the financial means to do so.  And we've seen plenty of businesses that are looking to give back to the community but don't know the first place to start.

Our development team has been hard at work.  They've been providing the ground work for a stable and efficient environment for the website.

Marketing hasn't been slacking off either!  The team has met face to face with a number of potential beta testers.  They also launched our Facebook and Twitter pages.

It's going to be a great summer and we can't wait for our official launch in the fall!