183: Uber Makes Donating Clothes to Goodwill Easy




Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast show

Summary: Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Ryan Kuhn Senior Director of Marketing for Goodwill Industries International about a national collection drive they launched with the help of Uber. Megan, Ryan and Joe discuss: - Goodwill was the recent winner of PUBLIC's Cause Marketing Innovation Award. - Goodwill's national program with Uber began with a local relationship in New York. Collection drives included clothing and e-waste drives. - How Uber promoted the campaign to customers - How Goodwill helped local Uber drivers connect with local stores in their community. - How Goodwill's work with Uber required flexility and a commitment to innovation. - The logistics behind the campaign. Uber collected 250,000 pounds of clothes for Goodwill! - The power of tapping into the strengths of your partner. - The target demographic for Goodwill is women between the ages of 35 and 45. The Uber campaign helped them reach this audience and a younger demographic. - The business benefits of the program to Uber. - The future of Goodwill's partnership with Uber. **Links & Notes** - [Uber and Goodwill Make Spring Cleaning Easy](http://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/uber-and-goodwill-make-spring-cleaning-easy/ "Uber and Goodwill Make Spring Cleaning Easy") - [Ryan Kuhn on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandkuhn "Ryan Kuhn on LinkedIn")