Partnering with
Gifts in Kind International, a non-profit organization, NLC arranged for Congress of Cities attendees to have an opportunity to give back to the local Denver community.
FEI members who are considering the use of product philanthropy as part of an overall tax and cost savings program for their companies might consider partnering with Gifts In Kind International.
To find out more about Gifts In Kind International, visit its Web site: www.giftsinkind.org, where you will find some of the biggest multi-national corporations listed as donors.
TOP 5 INCREASES IN NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS Organization Non-cash Support Change The Metropolitan Museum of Art 416,871,222.00 AmeriCares Foundation 140,235,458.00 Food For The Poor 83,962,207.00
Gifts In Kind International 74,955,556.00 Feed the Children 54,912,195.00 TOP 5 INCREASES BY % IN NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS Organization % Non-Cash Change Trinity Broadcasting Network 6780% The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2234% American Museum of Natural History 1300% Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Gifts In Kind International, a leading charitable organization in the product-giving field, is partnering with NLC to lend a hand to Denver-based nonprofits as a community service project.
With the project taking place at the conference site, the Colorado Convention Center, attendees of the conference will be able to help sort and organize products donated through Gifts In Kind International from businesses and retail stores throughout the city and beyond.
Gifts In Kind International began collecting donations from local donors last week for the service project.
"Gifts In Kind International is thrilled to partner with the National League of Cities to organize a service project that will benefit the Denver community and allow conference participants to give back," said Gifts In Kind International President and CEO Cindy Hallberlin.
Gifts In Kind International (GIKI) isn't a bit surprised that its in-kind contributions soared $257.7 million in fiscal year 2000 -- moving the organization nine slots up the NPT 100 ladder to 19.
"Gifts In Kind International actually is an umbrella organization that generates products to distribute through its affiliated Gifts In-Kind programs," Corrigan said.
Charity organizations Gifts In Kind International and The Nonprofit Times recently conducted a nationwide survey of 600 charity nonprofit organizations to gauge the state of Y2K preparedness within the sector.
Then you have an even bigger problem," said Susan Corrigan, president and CEO of Gifts in Kind International, the world's leading charity in product philanthropy, which secures products from hundreds of companies to distribute to 50,000 charities and schools located in 200 countries.