TRAID Competitors

NSPCC

 - They have a 'become a charity champion' competition

- You sign up online

- Clothes Aid then send you their toolkit - including leaflets, posters etc.

- You then collect good quality items from friends/family/colleagues & when you have at least 3 bags worth, they come and collect from you

- The clothes are then sent for reuse

- The 'charity champion' tag encourages people to gather clothing as it makes them feel good about themselves, like they are contributing to a good cause

OXFAM

- 'Shwopping' campaign in collaboration with Marks & Spencers

- This encourages shoppers to donate unwanted M&S clothes at Oxfam as they then recieve a £5 off a £35 spend on clothing/home/beauty voucher at M&S

- Or, shoppers can put any unwanted item of clothing into the 'schwopp drop' in an M&S store will can earn them points to win prizes each time they schwopp just by registering with Facebook

GOODWILL

- 'Sell it forward' campaign in collaboration with eBay

- People can sell their unwanted clothes through eBay without having to go through the normal steps to list an item

- They sign ip online & wait for a prepaid mailing bag

- Sellers then send unwanted clothes to eBay, who sends them to Goodwill

-Goodwill assess clothes, sell items and then the original owner gets 50% of the sale

- Motto - 'clean up, cash in, do good'

- Encourages people to donate as the hassle is taking out of selling items, they do good for charity, plus they get some money back

Words by Rebecca Phoenix