Donation Options
Here's some items or services that might help you during your organizing journey. Need a little more guidance or help with an item? That's okay, book a free DIscovery Call with Shanley and get your question answered.
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Donation Options:
There are many options to donate your items. Here's a list to start with:
- Children’s Shelters
- Craigslist free section
- Facebook Marketplace
- Facebook Project Buy Nothing
- Freecycle.org
- Give Back Box
- Earth911.com
- Hospice Thrift Stores
- Men's Shelters
- My Sister’s Closet
- Smartwool Sock return
- Soles for Souls
- The Bra Recyclers
- TrashNothing.com
- Veterans Groups
- Women’s Shelters
Sell Clothes Here:
- AliExpress
- Amazon
- Carousell
- Craigslist
- depop
- eBay
- Etsy
- Facebook Marketplace
- letgo
- Mercari
- OfferUp
- Poshmark
- The RealReal
- Shpock
- Tradesy
- VarageSale
- Vestiaire Collective
- Vinted
Wedding Dresses
- These are a few of the options from a Google search for "wedding dress donation." You may find more options in your area.
- Brides Against Breast Cancer
- DonateMyWeddingDress.org - has multiple options
- Eve Foundation
- Here Comes the Guide - has multiple options
- My Angel Gowns - Florida chapter
- Out of the Closet
- Rest In His Arms
- Your local Theatre or High School Drama Department
Physical Storage Solutions
- Extra storage on a door - Cabidor: https://www.cabidor.com/
- Photos: my photo organizer's go-to supply shop for archival products - Archival Methods
https://www.archivalmethods.com/
(Give yourself some lead time to receive your items) - My organizer also uses Adobe Bridge software
https://www.adobe.com/products/bridge.html
Electronic Stuff
- CamScanner - scan the piles of cards and then recycle them
- CardTapp - share your business info electronically - no cards needed
Email management:
- Unroll.me - get yourself off those mailing lists and declutter your inbox
Discs & Cd’s
- If your disc is in working condition: Sell it to be reused on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, or go through Decluttr.com.
- If it's not: Recycle it using Greendisk, or incorporate it into a craft.
Decluttr.com is also great resource for selling:
- phones
- CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays
- Books
- Games & Consoles
- LEGO®
Bathroom Stuff
Declutter your makeup:
- Check Fresh - Check date of manufacture of perfumes and cosmetics
- Check Cosmetic - Cosmetic and perfume batch code analyzer
Popular Places to Shop for Storage Items
In Person:
Ace Hardware
Bed Bath & Beyond
Dollar Store/Tree, etc
Home Depot
Home Goods
IKEA
Lowes
Office supply stores
Pier One
Target
The Container Store
TJ Maxx
Walmart
Online (most of the above, plus):
Amazon.com
Avery.com
CaliforniaClosets.com
Etsy.com
Organize.com
Rubbermaid.com
StacksAndStacks.com
