12 Ways to Donate Stuff & NOT Leave Your Home!

Spring cleaning fever hit our home hard this year—how about yours? There’s just something incredibly satisfying about clearing out the extra stuff others can use and creating more space to breathe. But let’s be honest… the final step—actually getting the donation bags out of your house—can be the biggest pain of all!

If you’ve ever stalled out at the “where do I take this?” phase, I’ve got you covered.

And even better, most of these organizations only ask you to:

•         Schedule your pickup online
•         Label your bags and boxes clearly
•         Set them outside by 7 a.m.

That’s it. No more bags lingering in your trunk or taking up space in your entryway. Check out this list below:

Donation Town – A nationwide service to help you find your local donation pick-up services.

Pick Up My Donation – A possible resource for large items, like furniture and appliances, which can often be difficult to donate.

Furniture Bank Network – Helps you find a local resource to donate your unwanted furniture.

Green Drop – Choose from four different charities for your donations to be credited to.

Pick Up Please – Donations go to help Veterans of all US wars and are often scheduled quickly.

Goodwill – If you have a lot of things or larger things, contact your local store to see if they will pick them up.  Many do but it is based on your location.

Salvation Army – Put your zip code in to see if your area is serviced.

The Arc - Has chapters nationwide that will come to get donations.

Habitat for Humanity – Accepts furniture as well as appliances, sinks, building materials, hardware, and so much more!

Donate This, Recycle That – Has locations in many states that benefit the Am Vets organization.

But what if you don't HAVE a driveway, porch, step, or stoop to leave your smaller castaways?

Give Back Box -Take any cardboard box, fill it with your offerings, print out a label, and request a pick-up. It is free to you for their choice of charity, $15 for your choice of charity.

For Days – Charges you for a “take back bag” to send in textiles ($6-$20), but gives you credit to purchase clothing from their sustainable collection.

If you’d like a one-page PDF of this list (with links), hit the “contact” button above and ask me for the list a “Dozen Ways To Donate”.