Proper Ways of Donating Non-Cash Items

Nowadays, donations come in any form aside from cash. Cashless donations are usually given due to a certain cause. Moreover, you initially need to have a beneficiary or already find a charitable institution where all the proceeds may be given. Here are some things that you must have to consider when donating cashless items properly. 

✅Check if the items for donations are still useful

Charities usually accept non-cash items that are either new, unused, or preloved.

Preloved items are those that are brought and are either slightly used or not already used at all. 

Remember that if the items are already worthless for you, then what more for the charitable institutions. 

✅Sell the items and donate the proceeds to the institution

In case you think that your items for donations may still be useful for someone, then it may be considerable if you will sell those. Afterwards, donate the proceeds to charity. This way, you provide greater flexibility to the institution in a wise way of spending money for reaching those who mostly need it. 

There are online sites where you can auction your items. EBay and craigslist are the best examples of online selling sites that are of big help. Another option would be putting up a garage sale with friends and families.