The Charlotte Concert Band is a long-standing member of the music community in Charlotte, North Carolina. After an 18-year relationship, the local university that CCB partnered with decided to change their focus which left CCB without a home and their main source of support. Fortunately, CCB was able to find a temporary home at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church for rehearsals and local area high schools for performances; however, they needed equipment to store the music library and to make important quick copies.
As a Restore Global partner, the Access to Excess program was a perfect fit for the band. CCB received several legal file cabinets recently donated by a local bank to house their library and a copy machine for those needed quick copies. The machine was older but was all that CCB needed. These items made the transition out on their own much easier.
CCB has also benefited as a member of Restore Global’s Access to Procurement. Through the Business Advantage program with Staples, CCB has saved money on printing costs and office supplies. “We were worried about meeting our new budget, but our partnership with Restore Global has helped us in so many ways. We’re actually under budget when it comes to printing,” a board member stated.
This story is just one of many ways that Restore Global aids our nonprofit partners. Small nonprofits often struggle to find the things they need within their budgets. We are happy to partner with the Charlotte Concert Band as well as other small often overlooked and underfunded nonprofits that serve their local communities in so many ways.