Non-profits Save with Truck Sharing
Millions of American are saving money by taking public transportation, but non-profits have taken it one step further by sharing a truck through Truck Sharing.
For those unfamiliar with Truck Sharing, it's a program through Buffalo CarShare that allows a person or organization to sign up as a member and then use the truck for just $6.50 per hour for individuals and $5 an hour for non-profits. Besides the truck, members can also use any of Buffalo CarShare's many fuel-efficient cars for just $5 an hour.
This program differs from traditional truck rentals because the truck can be used by the hour, no security deposit is needed, and gas and insurance are included.
Non-profits also receive the special privilege of
Free membership
Use of the truck for a discounted $5 an hour
The ability to be invoiced so they don't have to pay up-front
No need of reimbursing employees and volunteers for gas as gas is included
Currently, 20 non-profits in Buffalo save non-profit monies by not having to purchase a truck and they also have reduce the negative environmental impact of private vehicle ownership.
Here are some Buffalo non-profits that use Truck Sharing:
Green Options Buffalo, an advocacy group promoting healthy, environmentally sustainable, community friendly transportation, uses Truck Share to transport bicycles for its community bicycle workshop program.
Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo, a program that works to revitalize and beautify neighborhoods with community gardens, uses Truck Share to transport things such as trees and soil.
Massachusetts Avenue Project, an organization that helps provide fresh, healthy food to youths and families of all incomes by transforming vacant lots into urban farm spaces, uses Truck Share to transport gardening supplies and compost.
Fundraiser
The truck used for Truck Sharing needed $1,000 worth of repair work in March. To help with costs, Buffalo CarShare is asking for donations..
Allow Buffalo CarShare's over 450 member to continue to use the truck
Keep membership free for non-profits
Keep the reduced hourly rate of $5 per hour for non-profits
Since the start of this fundraiser, Buffalo CarShare has already raised $170. With special thanks to Heart of the City Neighborhoods for the largest donation of $40.
If you'd like to donate to the 'Wolf' Truck you can by calling Buffalo CarShare at 716-898-0850 or through the secure Paypal site at http://www.buffalocarshare.org/donate.
In this article in the Earth Week series, Xavier Guillaume shares how Buffalo CarShare's Truck Sharing program benefits local non-profits and the environment.
Millions of American are saving money by taking public transportation, but non-profits have taken it one step further by sharing a truck through Truck Sharing.
For those unfamiliar with Truck Sharing, it's a program through Buffalo CarShare that allows a person or organization to sign up as a member and then use the truck for just $6.50 per hour for individuals and $5 an hour for non-profits. Besides the truck, members can also use any of Buffalo CarShare's many fuel-efficient cars for just $5 an hour.
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In this article in the Earth Week series, Stephanie Kellner, Green & Healthy Homes Coordinator at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, writes about the big picture regarding our state's energy demand and how to make changes to reduce our collective environmental impact.
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Your home is an important place to start making changes to lessen your impact on the planet.
Residential net energy use currently accounts for 28% of total energy demand in New York, compared to 18% nationally; therefore, reductions in residential energy usage could have a more significant impact on the state’s total energy demand than in other parts of the country where commercial, industrial, and transportation energy usage account for a greater share of the total demand.
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