One Warm Coat provides resources specifically for members of our Nonprofit Network to help raise awareness of the need for warm coats and increase the amount of coats collected and distributed each year.
If your organization is in need of coats and has not already joinedOne Warm Coat’s Nonprofit Network, please apply now.
You’re in the Nonprofit Network! Now what?
- Check your organization’s listing on the Nonprofit Locator Map
- Check your organization’s listing on the Coat Drive Map
- Follow @onewarmcoat on social media – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Explore the resources available for you on this page
- Add the Official Nonprofit Network Seal to your website
Ways to Receive Coats
- All Nonprofit Network members have the option to be listed on the Coat Drive Map, in addition to the Nonprofit Locator Map, bringing more visibility to your need for coats – without a separate registration!
- Your must opt-in to be listed on the Coat Drive Map during the registration or renewal process. Email us with questions at partners@onewarmcoat.org.
- This option removes the need for organizations to register months-long coat drives solely to appear on the additional map.
- Plan a one-time coat drop-off event or ask a local business to collect coats at their location.
- Register the special event here to access a customizable coat drive webpage
- Insert info here about how to add partner local businesses to coat drive map.
- Please note: Any funds raised will be used to support One Warm Coat’s mission and will not be dispersed to your organization. Email us with questions at partners@onewarmcoat.org.
- Each year, thousands of volunteers (individuals, groups, organizations, businesses) hold coat drives in their communities
- After their coat drive ends, the volunteers use the Nonprofit Locator Map to finda local nonprofit to receive the coats they collected
- Confirm your organization’s information on the Nonprofit Locator Map is correct and up-to-date. If you need to update your information, log into the portal or email us.
- Respond quickly to the volunteers who reach out to you wanting to drop off coats.
- Each year, several national retailers hold coat drives. Participating locations are matched with a local nonprofit that receives the coats they collect (Only members who offer pick-up will be matched with retailers).
- One Warm Coat will send an email to let you know if your organization is matched with a store.
- If you are unable to pick up coats from the retail location, email us as soon as possible.
- A store manager will reach out to schedule coat pick-ups as needed (Pick-ups may be needed multiple times during a coat drive)
- To increase the number of coats you receive, share on social media that the local store will be collecting coats for your organization.
- Retailers and manufacturers donate samples, overstock, irregular coats, and other outerwear
- Your organization may be asked to pick up donations from a warehouse in your area
- Corporate donors will sometimes ship coats directly to your organization
- Member organizations receiving coats must provide pictures and thank you notes
- One Warm Coat will contact you if this opportunity arises
- One Warm Coat responds to natural disasters that put children and adults at risk due to cold weather.
- To provide disaster relief, One Warm Coat relies on outerwear donations from retail and manufacturing partners, as well as financial contributions from individuals and organizations to fund expedited shipping to affected areas.
- OWC relies on YOU, our Nonprofit Network members, to assess the immediate needs of the impacted community and distribute the donated items.
Making The Most Of Your Membership
One Warm Coat presents a live webinar each fall to help our Nonprofit Network receive the most benefit from their membership with One Warm Coat. Topics Include:
- What you can expect from the Coat Drive Program
- How to hold your own coat drive and engage your constituents
- Details about regional and national retail drives
Promotional Resources
Press releases are a great way to bring awareness to the need for warm coats in your community.
- Personalize the press release with details about your organization and need
- Share the press release to encourage your neighbors to hold coat drives with One Warm Coat and collect coats for your organization
Let your community know how they can help your organization receive coats by working with One Warm Coat.
Below are sample social media posts which you can personalize to fit your organization. Be sure to follow One Warm Coat Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram @onewarmcoat. Visit the Posters & Graphics page to choose an image to accompany the posts below!
- We need coats for those we serve before winter arrives! Please consider holding a coat drive with @onewarmcoat and collecting coats for <insert Your Org Name>. Learn more at onewarmcoat.org. #sharewarmth
- We are facing very cold winter months and are in need of warm coats. Please consider holding a coat drive with @onewarmcoat and collect coats for <insert Your Org Name> #sharewarmth
- <insert Your Org Name> is holding a @onewarmcoat drive to collect coats for the people we serve. Drop off gently worn coats <insert date range, time, location> to help us #sharewarmth.
- We are excited to be working with @onewarmcoat this year to receive coats for those we serve. You can hold a coat drive and collect coats for our organization! Learn more at onewarmcoat.org.
- So thankful for @onewarmcoat and our generous neighbors. Today we picked up/received a <truckload/amount/pile> of gently worn coats! Thank you to everyone who #sharedwarmth!
Frequently Asked Questions
Once your organization submits an application, One Warm Coat staff will review and process it (typically within 3 business days). Once approved, you will be notified via email and your organization will automatically be listed on the Nonprofit Locator Map and the Coat Drive Locator Map.
No, it is free to join One Warm Coat’s Nonprofit Network.
No. Members of One Warm Coat’s Nonprofit Network are not guaranteed to receive coats. However, One Warm Coat provides tools and resources to help organizations hold their own coat drives.
If your organization is in a crisis situation and needs coats immediately, please contact us here. We may be able to provide assistance.
If your organization can no longer accept coat donations, please email us and we will “hide” your listing from the Nonprofit Locator Map for the remainder of the season. Your information will be displayed on the map again next year.
One Warm Coat encourages the public to donate freshly laundered and wearable coats. However, if your organization receives coats that are unusable, we recommend recycling them. If your organization offers textile recycling as a service, let us know so we can mark that on your map listing(s).
No, One Warm Coat will never sell your information to any third party or sponsor.
Please email us at partners@onewarmcoat.org and we will de-activate your organization’s membership.
Yes! One Warm Coat’s logo is available for your organization to use in publicizing or promoting the coat collection or distribution process. Please share articles and press releases with us and tag us in your social media posts @onewarmcoat. We also have a special seal that you can share letting people know that your organization is a member of One Warm Coat’s Nonprofit Network.
No. All funds raised as part of a One Warm Coat drive are used to support One Warm Coat’s mission. If your organization holds a coat drive and collects financial donations using one of One Warm Coat’s coat drive pages, those funds will be retained by One Warm Coat and will not be dispersed to your organization.
No. Coat requests and wish lists are not part of our program, and we do not purchase or manufacture new coats. You may be confusing One Warm Coat with a different nonprofit with a similar name.