IDEAS FOR POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTION SCHEMES

Alot of Charities passively collect postage stamps just by keeping hold of the few the accumulate or get given by members of the public however some charities employ various methods that take up very few man hours but dramatically increase the volume of stamps they are able to collect.

Below are some of the methods that charities have told us work well:

SUPERMARKETS

One of the simplest and most effective ways of collecting extra stamps. Most supermarkets will be more than happy to place a large collection box in their premises. These can be simple cardboard constructed boxes bearing your charity logo and the relevant text. Then just collect once full very little man hour involvement for reasonably significant gains.

RADIO AND NEWSPAPER APPEALS

Again most newspapers and local radio stations will be happy to put in an advert or make an announcement regarding a stamp collecting campaign. This is a great way of drawing attention to your ongoing efforts.

CHARITY SHOPS

This section is only really relevant to charities who have retail outlets. It is a great idea to print up some a4 size posters and place one in each charity shop you have advertising your collection campaign accompanied by a small collection box inside alot of people will use this sort of collection area if they know they have a permanent location they can drop their stamps off at.

SCHOOL'S

Getting local schools involved in this sort of collection scheme is a great idea. You will find more often than not you get a very good response from this approach children like to have a project to work towards and with it being a form of recycling most school administration staff will be right behind you again this can be done by having a collection box in the school and getting the kids involved with the collecting process

BUSINESSES

Alot of businesses will be happy to support a stamp collection campaign the best ones are office buildings with a large volume of people. Also again the fact that it is recycling will appeal to alot of larger businesses as it shows their "green" and "charitable" sides at the same time

ORGANISING A COLLECTION SCHEME 

This is really far easier than you would think if you follow some of the simple steps below

1. Allways make sure you have a section on your website that people can refer to regarding donating stamps

2.Remember collection boxes in businesses,schools,supermarkets etc involve virtually no maintenance apart from collecting them once they are full

3.Use any for of free advertising available to you.

4. Including the fact that you also accept postcards and coins in your adverts may also bring you additional income

5. Never miss an opportunity

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