Examples by trade
What a business can give, and where the organization credits it. Give what you actually do, on a schedule if you can, and ask for the credit each time.
| Business | The deed | Where the credit goes |
|---|---|---|
| Roofer, gutter or HVAC company | One repair or replacement a quarter for a shelter, food pantry or community centre. Use the slow season. | Sponsors page and the post about build day, both linking to the company. |
| Plumber or electrician | The annual safety inspection for a church hall or youth club, and the fix if something fails. | Facilities page: “Inspected and maintained with help from …”. |
| Landscaper or tree service | Clear the storm damage from a school field or a cemetery, or maintain a trail head for a season. | A partners page and the seasonal newsletter. |
| Printer or sign shop | Banners, programmes and yard signs for the league season or the school fundraiser. | Sponsor banner at the field and the sponsors page online. |
| Web or marketing agency | A website for a small nonprofit that still runs on a Facebook page, or a pro bono campaign for one fundraiser. | Site footer credit plus a case study they are happy to link to. |
| Photographer or videographer | Shoot the gala, the season, or the volunteers for the annual report. | Photo credits on every page the pictures appear on. |
| Accountant or bookkeeper | Year-end books for a small charity, or an audit of a nonprofit's recurring supply spend. | Annual report acknowledgements page. |
| Lawyer | The bylaws review or the lease negotiation a volunteer board has been putting off. | Partners page. |
| Software company | Free lifetime accounts for nonprofits, with a public page listing who uses them. | Their tools or transparency page, and the nonprofit directory on your own site. |
| IT or managed services | Set up the donated laptops, the email, and the backups for a school club or a rescue. | Supporters page, and the news post when the lab opens. |
| Restaurant or caterer | Feed the volunteer crew on build day, or the team on tournament weekend. | Event page and the thank-you post. |
| Grocery or food distributor | Short-dated stock to the pantry on a schedule, not once. | Donors page, updated each cycle so new pages keep appearing. |
| Baby or children's retailer | Returned and lightly damaged stock to a family shelter. | In-kind donors page. |
| Outdoor or sports retailer | Gear to a trail group, a scout troop or a school team. | Team sponsors page and the season write-up. |
| Furniture or appliance store | The walk-in fridge for the pantry, the beds for the shelter, the desks for the tutoring centre. | Donors page and the local news tip. |
| Vehicle dealer or garage | Service the charity's van for a year, or lend a vehicle for the food drive. | Fleet or partners page. |
| Gym or studio | Free classes for a youth programme, or space for a support group's weekly meeting. | Community partners page. |
| Cleaning company | Deep clean the shelter twice a year, or the church hall before the holidays. | Supporters page. |
| Storage or moving company | Move the school's stage set, or store the festival equipment between seasons. | Festival sponsors page. |
| Any trade at all | A free service for a new local nonprofit or business in its first year. They are building their website right now and will credit whoever helped them open. | The about page and the opening announcement. |
Two rules of thumb. Recurring beats one-off, because every cycle can produce a new page that credits you. And lightly damaged or returned inventory you cannot sell is still worth a great deal to the right organization.