Turn your clutter into kindness – a spotlight on DropPoint
Back in 2017, a young man named Chris from my Logistics team told me he was leaving the company to start a charity. I thought it was a strange move at the time, leaving a fulfilling role to start an organisation that would incur a huge amount of work and where he wouldn’t get paid at all. However, I couldn’t help marvel at the altruism of someone prepared to give up everything to start something that had meaning and would give back to society.
Since then, Chris has turned his vision into reality - connecting potential donors to charities in desperate need of key items. This service is particularly valuable for the more unusual items you have to donate e.g. from gardening equipment, food even through to lightly used bras. DropPoint now has over 350 charities registered on the site and, with the help of carriboo has set up a quick and convenient portal to access a selection of UK carriers in order to provide seamless delivery to the charity location.
As someone who doesn’t own a car, I know how difficult it is to organise to drop off a bin bag full of donations to a charity (if they are a bit cumbersome to carry). It can take literally weeks to organise a home collection and very few charities offer this service.
Chris is now looking at opportunities to take DropPoint to the next level, exploring how organisations and Retailers can maybe use DropPoint to give a more sustainable home to distressed stock rather than passing it to Jobbers.
Want to get involved – how can you help?
If you have something to donate to those in need – check out www.droppoint.org
Are you a charity and would like to get listed to receive donations?
Are you a carrier and want to help support a charity with great shipping rates?
Are you a returns provider – could this be an innovative option on your portal for unwanted returns?
Are you a retailer – could this be a more ethical outlet for distressed/ unwanted stock?
Do you run a company – maybe you would like to host a collection box in your office for staff donations?
If you answer yes to any of the above, please don’t hesitate to contact chris@droppoint.org
