It was that time of the year in my community when the local volunteer fire company seeks donations.
I do not know how your community handles it, but in our neighborhood the volunteer fireman stand in the busiest intersections in town and with a fire boot in their hands they walk to windows of cars that have stopped at the red traffic light.
I had to take an educated guess I would suspect about 80% of the people they approach end up making a donation. Of course why would you not. They are volunteering their time to insure we are safe.
This make me think of how donating to charitable organization can actually benefit your business. I turned to a friend of mine as I usually do for advice on other business techniques and asked him if he practiced any type of charitable donations for his business.
My friend operates a rental property repair business, in which he fixes up investment properties for property managers, investment clubs and of course investors.
He says that a couple times during the year he donates his services to help out with charities that might build homes for the less fortunate, to fixing a property where the homeowners have hit a bad stretch in their lives.
He says he does it for two reasons, the first it makes him feel good knowing he has the skills to help others out, and second, it gets his name out there.
According to S.C.O.R.E., they recommend that you, "make donations that represent your business. If you have a garden supply business, for example, contribute seeds and simple tools for a community garden." Which goes along with what my friend does.
If you have a business, product or service that you are offering and feel that it can in someway beneift a charity, you should look into one that compliments what you are offering. Chances are there is an organization out there that needs you.
By: Bruce A. Tucker
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