In this RouteSavvy case study, we’re showing how RouteSavvy is the ideal route planning software for nonprofit pickups. Charities that pick up donations as their main mission find RouteSavvy Route Planning Software a nonprofit’s best buddy. Any nonprofit that’s in the business of picking up clothing, furniture, food…anything that’s still got value…should be using route planning software to more efficiently route their fleet and save money on fuel, mileage-related fleet maintenance (oil changes, etc.), and overtime labor costs.
Whether a nonprofit is boot-strapping it, or has a solid fundraising machine, it still behooves management teams at nonprofits to do everything they can to make the most efficient use of donated dollars that they can.
To illustrate how affordable route planning software can positively impact a nonprofit’s bottom line, let’s review a RouteSavvy Route Planning Software Case Study featuring PlanetAid.org.
PlanetAid: A Successful Organization Using RouteSavvy Route Planning Software For Nonprofit Pickups
PlanetAid’s mission is to reduce textile waste (old clothing going into landfills) and raise funds for community programs. To date, PlanetAid has collected 2 billion pounds of textiles, and raised $100 million, which has been applied to community-led programs. This busy nonprofit collects, sorts, and re-distributes used clothing and textiles that can be recycled, rather than being thrown into landfills. To that end, PlanetAid has a fleet of trucks that visit bright yellow drop-off bins all over the United States to pick up donated goods. In addition, PlanetAid operates 8 textile reuse facilities serving 17 states in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast regions of the United States. As a result of their work and organizational growth, PlanetAid management realized they could both grow & save money if they deployed route planning software for nonprofit pickups of clothes, shoes, towels & more.
The operational model is simple: Donors simply drop their used clothing & textiles into yellow PlanetAid bins in their area. PlanetAid drivers make a series of stops on their routes, and empty the yellow bins to take the used clothing and textiles back to warehouses for sorting and recycling.
PlanetAid employs more than 220 people and a fleet of roughly 75 vehicles that are used to collect the donations from their signature yellow bins.
PlanetAid Needed Route Planning Software For Nonprofit Pickups To Save Money & Grow!
This busy nonprofit opted to use RouteSavvy Route Planning Software for many reasons: ease of use, functionality, and affordable price.
After using RouteSavvy, the PlanetAid management team has found that they’re saving both time and money, which is having a significant & positive effect on their financials and efficiency.
In a nutshell, all nonprofits that pick up donations should be using route planning software like RouteSavvy. When money’s tight (and even when it isn’t), RouteSavvy generates more efficient routing. This saves time, labor costs, and reduces the fuel spend – with savings that can go straight to the bottom line and do more good in the world. These savings can significantly improve the financial performance of non-profits and make their donation dollars go even farther.
To learn more about how PlanetAid.org is using RouteSavvy route planning software for nonprofit pickups, read the full case study.
And if the thought of saving time & money in significant quantities is compelling for your nonprofit, try RouteSavvy’s free 14-day trial.
