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Become a Food Donor!
Would you like to register or get into your Donor Site Page? Click the green button below and to jump over to our ASG Web App.
If you just want information and background about A SImple Gesture, stay here and look around ASGHelps.org.
Donor Options
The most common activity for a donor is to simply leave a bag of shelf-stable panty food on their doorstep every month or two. If always optional, no pressure.
When a donor signs up they are automatically registered to leave a bag of food on their porch. We offer other ways to participate if its more convenient;
- Shop Online: Most chapters set up an Amazon or Walmart storefront with targeted items the local pantries need the most.
- Donate Money
- Self-Deliver: You will receive the pantry location and hours of operation in a text or email.
Many donors will have a 4th option, which is bringing a bag to central location, we call these “Community Events”. They work great for a business, church, school, club or even a neighborhood.
More information about all these options is provided further down the page.
LEAVING A BAG ON YOUR DOORSTEP:
If it’s the first time, the donor may be asked to use any bag or box they have. When the food donation is picked up the driver will leave behind a bright green reusable bag. Attached to the bag will be a “Thank You” card. The card will show the next pick-up event date and time. And it will include a ”needs list” for their local Food Bank or Pantry.
A few days before the pick-up day the donor will receive an email reminding them about the date. If they can’t leave a bag in front they click “UPDATE STATUS” to opt-out of this upcoming event. They then get an option to do any of the 3 things listed above this one time (shop online, donate cash or self deliver).
If the donor keeps their status to leave a bag out, they may forget. When a driver notices no bag, they leave a “Sorry We Missed” you card. They can scan the QR code to be given the same 3 options listed above (shop online, donate cash or self deliver).
It’s all about making the donor experience as simple and flexible as possible!
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DONOR OPTIONS: More details
This section provides more details for donors that prefer a different method;
SHOP ON-LINE: Most chapters create an on-line store front using Amazon or Walmart. If your donor-type is set to this preference you’ll receive an email or text a few days before the pick-up event reminding you to go on-line and shop. The items listed are hand-picked by the chapter for your local pantry. Select as many items as you wish, pay, and that’s it! The items will arrive to the panty in your name a few days later.
DONATE: Money goes a long way, and is greatly appreciated. Many chapters will provide their own donation link, which comes to you via text or email a few days before the event. If you wish to donate to us, click here. We convert every dollar we receive into more than $60 of food.
SELF-DELIVER: Maybe you live behind a locked gate? Whatever your reason, you can always just deliver the food yourself. A few days before the pick-up event we will send you a text or email with your pantry’s location and hours of operation.
Community Campaigns
A great way to organize “A Simple Gesture” event is a Community Campaign. This differs from our typical event where drivers are getting optimized ‘least mile’ routes to pick up food from your doorstep.
One advantage of these events is they can occur any day or time the event organizer prefers. And they can recur on any schedule. They work great for a school, business, church, club, condo, high rise, or apartment complex.
There are two types; “Bring your food here”, or “We will pick it up”.
BRING YOUR FOOD HERE - COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN:
An example is a good way to explain. A school wants to organize a recurring food drive. They set it up on our ASG WEB APP for the last week of every odd-numbered month. A few days before the event the registered donors get an email “Don’t forget to bring your bag to room 201 between Tuesday, March 23rd and Thursday March 25th!”. At the end of the campaign someone volunteers to take the food the pantry nearby.
A business can do the same thing, perhaps offering to join in the pizza party they will sponsor for all those that partI participated. A Health club with a high frequency of visits is a perfect place to do it. Clubs that meet on a regular basis can get one started with little trouble.
Registration works about the same. You or your Chapter Administrator sets up a recurrent campaign. You are given a QR code that’s printable and a URL link that can be placed into an email. Anyone that clicks or scans that link is registered into the community campaign. They then receive text or email notifications.
WE WILL PICK UP - COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
The only difference is the text/email reminds people to put their food donation on their doorstep.
Otherwise, it’s the same idea. You work with your Chapter Admin to set up the campaign, picking the dates and frequency. You then go around to your neighbors with a QR code to scan, or you send an email for them to click. As they register, they are registering into your campaign. You take it from there!
Need more info? Send us an email at info@ASGHelps.org, or contact your Chapter Administrator to get started.