The Donation Process, receiving and giving
How CL4K helps:
1) We received a generous donation of a
laptop from Bay Area resident, Linda. The laptop was an Intel 1.2 GHz Celeron processor
with 256 Mb RAM and a 20 Gb hard drive. We offered her the option to mail
it FedEx ground, fully reimbursed. She received an official registered
non-profit donation receipt of her generous donation.
2) We received this donation request email a month later
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To Whom It May Concern:
I am currently working with a family with three young girls in Vallejo,
CA. The family, especially these young girls, has undergone several
adversities in the past couple of months. Yet the girls remain committed
to advancing in school and maintaining a positive attitude. One of the
wishes of these girls is to have a computer to do their school work on.
The family has very limited income. I am hoping to find an organization
that will be able to donate a computer to the girls.
I found your website and hope that your organization is able to assist or
connect with someone that will be able to help the girls. Any assistance
would greatly be appreciated and would be a tremendous difference in the lives
of these three girls.
Sincerely,
Name Withheld for Privacy
Social Worker II, Victim Resource Specialist
Solano County Office of Family Violence Prevention
475 Union Avenue, Fairfield, Ca 94533
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3) We responded right away, and were in direct contact with the eldest sister in
the family, who was taking care of these three young girls, ages 10, 8, and 4.
She talked about their hardships, including the Mother's having served jail
time, their being on welfare, and her, the eldest sister, having been through 8
years of foster care. Her politeness and optimism clearly stood out.
4) We notified the donor, Linda, as to where her donation was going. We believe
transparency is important in the non-profit world. Do you know exactly where
your past donations have ended up? We feel it is a shame that most do not and we
want to make sure this never happens with our CL4K donations.
We are proud to have been able to donate the laptop to this family. The eldest
sister will keep in contact with the progress of the girls and we hope to
continue helping the family any way we can.
Here are some notes from the girls directly sent to us:
