You already pay for the mismatch.

A generous drop-off can still cost a partner time when the items cannot be used. Without a shared view, each organization has to solve that mismatch alone.

Volunteers behind a table of donated food and clothing
Illustrative scene
01

Unusable donations arrive.

A team receives what its shelves cannot take, then finds space to sort, store or move it.

02

Staff and volunteers absorb the work.

They answer the same questions, redirect visitors at the door and make room for items they did not request.

03

The region cannot see the whole need.

One partner may be full of coats while another is short. Separate updates leave coordinators without a useful regional view.

Give the region one place to look.

Doorlight connects a partner’s current capacity to the neighbor deciding where to go. The same updates make a monthly picture for the people coordinating the work.

Volunteers sorting donated clothing at long tables in a shared space
01 / Shared board

Every partner, one board

Each participating organization shows what it can accept, its hours and when that information was confirmed.

02 / Better directions

Donors see where to go

Neighbors can check what is needed before they load the car, then choose a partner ready for those items.

03 / Monthly view

Needs become visible

A report groups shortages by category and neighborhood, with the reporting period and partner coverage shown.

Start with a region you know.

Three steps take a small group of partners from a first call to a live board.

A team of volunteers working together at a donation table
01 / Choose partners

Pick 10 to 30 organizations.

Begin with teams already receiving in-kind donations and willing to keep a short list current.

Two volunteers with a clipboard at a front door
02 / Set up together

Give each team 30 minutes.

A setup call covers accepted categories, hours, location and the person who can update the listing.

A volunteer handing over a box of donations
03 / Open the board

Go live in two weeks.

Check the listings with partners, then share the board with neighbors across the region.

Bring your coalition

Bring Doorlight to your region.

Tell us where you coordinate giving and which organizations would start with you.

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