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Thank you for your interest in The Freecycle Network™. Freecycle has been a hot topic in the media and we truly appreciate the attention as it certainly accounts for a large portion of our tremendous growth.
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Tips
\r\n\r\nOur success depends on your inspiration. So, please try your darnedest in your piece to be clear about what The Freecycle Network is and what it isn't... for example, it is not a place to just go get free stuff for nothing. It is a place to give or receive what you have and don't need or what you need and don't have -- a free cycle of giving which keeps stuff out of landfills. That perspective makes all the difference and we have seen a huge difference in the attitudes and participation from new members depending on how The Freecycle Network is portrayed in media pieces, which often result in significant membership spikes for local groups. We are only as good as the sum of our parts so we want to attract good parts, right?
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Our Trademark
\r\n\r\nFREECYCLE is a trademark-protected term. We offer great and simple instructions on how to use it correctly here. We are a big grassroots movement but a tiny little nonprofit organization with a staff of one so defending our trademark takes many hands and hearts. Please only use it as an adjective (Freecycle group, etc.) and never as a noun or verb, or morphed into another word: freecycler, freecycling, freecycle the couch, etc. are no-nos!
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Freecycle can educate the world at a local level about how critical recycling and reducing waste are. It empowers people on a grassroots and local level to take charge and make the world a better place, keeping countless tons of reusable items out of local landfills. It is a cycle of giving, not charity. Everyone gives to everyone with absolutely no expectations of anything at all in return.
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“I gave a loveseat to a lady who had nothing. Her husband had walked out on her and her children, and they were starting over from scratch. She was so thankful she cried - over a loveseat I would have probably thrown away.” — Louisville, KY
\r\n\r\n“My Daughters' stolen bicycles were replaced in time for Christmas!” — mom of five, Austin, Texas
\r\n\r\n“A truckload of diapers, clothes and supplies was collected through Freecycle for an orphanage in Haiti. FedEx donated the shipping!” — San Jose, CA
\r\n\r\n“At a local Freecycle 'Hurricane Help Project' event, hundreds of local community members helped victims of the latest hurricane with free furniture and building supplies.” — Melbourne, FL
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For inquiries please contact: info@freecycle.org
\r\nThe Freecycle Network®, P.O. Box 294, Tucson, AZ 85702
When contacting us, please make sure to provide the full name of the Freecycle group (website URL is best) and the State/Province/Country to which you are referring
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\r\n\r\nOur success depends on your inspiration. So, please try your darnedest in your piece to be clear about what The Freecycle Network is and what it isn't... for example, it is not a place to just go get free stuff for nothing. It is a place to give or receive what you have and don't need or what you need and don't have -- a free cycle of giving which keeps stuff out of landfills. That perspective makes all the difference and we have seen a huge difference in the attitudes and participation from new members depending on how The Freecycle Network is portrayed in media pieces, which often result in significant membership spikes for local groups. We are only as good as the sum of our parts so we want to attract good parts, right?
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Our Trademark
\r\n\r\nFREECYCLE is a trademark-protected term. We offer great and simple instructions on how to use it correctly here. We are a big grassroots movement but a tiny little nonprofit organization with a staff of one so defending our trademark takes many hands and hearts. Please only use it as an adjective (Freecycle group, etc.) and never as a noun or verb, or morphed into another word: freecycler, freecycling, freecycle the couch, etc. are no-nos!
\r\n\r\nThank you for your time and support!
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Freecycle can educate the world at a local level about how critical recycling and reducing waste are. It empowers people on a grassroots and local level to take charge and make the world a better place, keeping countless tons of reusable items out of local landfills. It is a cycle of giving, not charity. Everyone gives to everyone with absolutely no expectations of anything at all in return.
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“I gave a loveseat to a lady who had nothing. Her husband had walked out on her and her children, and they were starting over from scratch. She was so thankful she cried - over a loveseat I would have probably thrown away.” — Louisville, KY
\r\n\r\n“My Daughters' stolen bicycles were replaced in time for Christmas!” — mom of five, Austin, Texas
\r\n\r\n“A truckload of diapers, clothes and supplies was collected through Freecycle for an orphanage in Haiti. FedEx donated the shipping!” — San Jose, CA
\r\n\r\n“At a local Freecycle 'Hurricane Help Project' event, hundreds of local community members helped victims of the latest hurricane with free furniture and building supplies.” — Melbourne, FL
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For inquiries please contact: info@freecycle.org
\r\nThe Freecycle Network®, P.O. Box 294, Tucson, AZ 85702
When contacting us, please make sure to provide the full name of the Freecycle group (website URL is best) and the State/Province/Country to which you are referring
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New Town Group Approver (NGA) Team
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The first stage in volunteering is usually to become one of the Moderators of your local Town group. To do this, you can use the Message Moderators button on the Town group page on Freecycle.org, or respond to an email appeal for new moderators on your local moderator.
\r\n\r\nThe requirements to be a moderator vary from Town group toTown group, but generally:
\r\n\r\nWe don't have anything tangible to give to a moderator - it's all free, right? - but it's rewarding nevertheless. You'll be keeping the Freecycle Network ticking over and ensuring usable items stay out of landfill sites to have a new lease on life.
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First, make sure there really is no Town group in your area. If there is, it, of course, has priority. See here for how to check and apply to start a new Town group.
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Do you have a skill you could volunteer to help Freecycle? We are always looking for help in areas such as translation, graphics, fund-raising, and networking. Contact us with your desired volunteering position at volunteer@freecycle.org.
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Let us know what you think would improve the Freecycle experience by emailing our Suggestion box. Thank you!
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If you feel a "volunteer calling" beyond moderating for your local group, then by all means have a look at the opportunities below. You may also contact Volunteers if you have general volunteer-related questions. Thanks for all the good you are doing and making possible!
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IMod team members work behind the scenes to keep headless groups running until new moderators are recruited. Although each IMod might moderate 50-100 groups, it's not as daunting as it sounds, as IMod groups are fully unmoderated and member inquiries are handled by the team leaders. This is a fun, low-stress volunteer position open to current Freecycle.org moderators of all experience levels. Hours are flexible.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the IMod Team.
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The Information Team is a collection of teams that handle a variety of responsibilities involving contact with members, moderators, and the general public. Most of these roles require good interpersonal skills, effective written communication skills, problem solving skills and diplomacy, as well as a good familiarity with the Freecycle.org website. The time commitment varies greatly depending the role and your availability. All areas are very rewarding and the team leads provide training and constant support.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email telling us which team you are interested in, with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the Info Team.
\r\n\r\nThe Info Team consists of:
\r\n\r\nMember Support: a dedicated team who respond to general inquiries and assist members with their Freecycle.org accounts and using the website.
\r\n\r\nSiteModHelp: a small team who assist Town group moderators with technical problems with ModTools and the Freecycle.org website.
\r\n\r\nSocial Media: manage the Freecycle Facebook, Twitter and Google+ accounts, including responding to messages on received on social media.
\r\n\r\nSpam Control: keep the members of the Freecycle Network safe by investigating and dealing with reports of scams and spam.
\r\n\r\nThe NGA Team receives and processes requests from members who want to start new Town groups. NGA Team Members research proposed Town groups for viability and handle all aspects of new Town setup. A qualified volunteer is adept at map reading, has an interest in geography and possesses good internet research skills. Applicants should have a solid familiarity with Freecycle.org guidelines and the Moderator Manual. Because NGA team members correspond with applicants from all over the world, patience, good people skills and a sense of humor are a plus. Training is provided.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the NGA team
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This position is usually filled by special invitation or via promotion from other support teams, as we've found the experience and knowledge base from these teams to be beneficial to the volunteer prior to taking on the varied responsibilities that come with GOA. However, suitably qualified volunteers can be an exception, so if you feel you have the necessary skills please do get in touch. Each GOA volunteer oversees Town groups in a particular geographic area, providing guidance and support for the moderators and helping resolve issues and conflicts.
\r\n\r\nCandidates for this position must be extremely tactful; have a good grasp of the written word; be friendly and insightful; be willing to devote several hours a week to the "job"; be fair-minded and unprejudiced; and have strong problem-solving and diplomatic skills. Potential volunteers for this position must also have a complete understanding of the workings of Freecycle.org and its guidelines, as well as an understanding of what is appropriate for groups and moderators. A solid familiarity with the Moderator's Manual is a must and some familiarity with Yahoo Groups would be advantageous, though not essential.
\r\n\r\nPlease note that this is a time consuming position that requires at least an hour per day. If you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the GOA Team.
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This position requires that you have graphic design abilities and a desire to help other local Town moderators put together a nifty new graphic for their Town group which incorporates our logo with nice surrounding graphics that reflect the spirit of the local community. It requires good interpersonal skills for working with local mods to understand and meet their needs. The time commitment varies greatly depending on your availability. This is a small team with creative design energy. It does not require a great deal of moderation experience.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with a subject line that states I want to volunteer with the Graphics Team.
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Translaters are always needed to translate internal and external documents and web pages such as Help pages and the Moderator Manual from English into other languages. If you can spare a little time each day to translate a few paragraphs, over time your efforts will enable members and moderators to see instructions and information in their own language. This will make it easier for you, your fellow moderators, and your group members to understand what Freecycle is about and how to use the Town groups.
\r\n\r\nWe are currently seeking translators for French and German, but if you can translate into any other language we would be most interested in hearing from you. If you're interested, please send an email tellling us the languages you are able to translate to, with a subject line that states I want to volunteer as a Translator.
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New Town Group Approver (NGA) Team
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The first stage in volunteering is usually to become one of the Moderators of your local Town group. To do this, you can use the Message Moderators button on the Town group page on Freecycle.org, or respond to an email appeal for new moderators on your local moderator.
\r\n\r\nThe requirements to be a moderator vary from Town group toTown group, but generally:
\r\n\r\nWe don't have anything tangible to give to a moderator - it's all free, right? - but it's rewarding nevertheless. You'll be keeping the Freecycle Network ticking over and ensuring usable items stay out of landfill sites to have a new lease on life.
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First, make sure there really is no Town group in your area. If there is, it, of course, has priority. See here for how to check and apply to start a new Town group.
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Do you have a skill you could volunteer to help Freecycle? We are always looking for help in areas such as translation, graphics, fund-raising, and networking. Contact us with your desired volunteering position at volunteer@freecycle.org.
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Let us know what you think would improve the Freecycle experience by emailing our Suggestion box. Thank you!
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If you feel a "volunteer calling" beyond moderating for your local group, then by all means have a look at the opportunities below. You may also contact Volunteers if you have general volunteer-related questions. Thanks for all the good you are doing and making possible!
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
IMod team members work behind the scenes to keep headless groups running until new moderators are recruited. Although each IMod might moderate 50-100 groups, it's not as daunting as it sounds, as IMod groups are fully unmoderated and member inquiries are handled by the team leaders. This is a fun, low-stress volunteer position open to current Freecycle.org moderators of all experience levels. Hours are flexible.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the IMod Team.
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The Information Team is a collection of teams that handle a variety of responsibilities involving contact with members, moderators, and the general public. Most of these roles require good interpersonal skills, effective written communication skills, problem solving skills and diplomacy, as well as a good familiarity with the Freecycle.org website. The time commitment varies greatly depending the role and your availability. All areas are very rewarding and the team leads provide training and constant support.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email telling us which team you are interested in, with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the Info Team.
\r\n\r\nThe Info Team consists of:
\r\n\r\nMember Support: a dedicated team who respond to general inquiries and assist members with their Freecycle.org accounts and using the website.
\r\n\r\nSiteModHelp: a small team who assist Town group moderators with technical problems with ModTools and the Freecycle.org website.
\r\n\r\nSocial Media: manage the Freecycle Facebook, Twitter and Google+ accounts, including responding to messages on received on social media.
\r\n\r\nSpam Control: keep the members of the Freecycle Network safe by investigating and dealing with reports of scams and spam.
\r\n\r\nThe NGA Team receives and processes requests from members who want to start new Town groups. NGA Team Members research proposed Town groups for viability and handle all aspects of new Town setup. A qualified volunteer is adept at map reading, has an interest in geography and possesses good internet research skills. Applicants should have a solid familiarity with Freecycle.org guidelines and the Moderator Manual. Because NGA team members correspond with applicants from all over the world, patience, good people skills and a sense of humor are a plus. Training is provided.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the NGA team
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This position is usually filled by special invitation or via promotion from other support teams, as we've found the experience and knowledge base from these teams to be beneficial to the volunteer prior to taking on the varied responsibilities that come with GOA. However, suitably qualified volunteers can be an exception, so if you feel you have the necessary skills please do get in touch. Each GOA volunteer oversees Town groups in a particular geographic area, providing guidance and support for the moderators and helping resolve issues and conflicts.
\r\n\r\nCandidates for this position must be extremely tactful; have a good grasp of the written word; be friendly and insightful; be willing to devote several hours a week to the "job"; be fair-minded and unprejudiced; and have strong problem-solving and diplomatic skills. Potential volunteers for this position must also have a complete understanding of the workings of Freecycle.org and its guidelines, as well as an understanding of what is appropriate for groups and moderators. A solid familiarity with the Moderator's Manual is a must and some familiarity with Yahoo Groups would be advantageous, though not essential.
\r\n\r\nPlease note that this is a time consuming position that requires at least an hour per day. If you're interested, please send an email with the subject line that states I want to volunteer with the GOA Team.
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This position requires that you have graphic design abilities and a desire to help other local Town moderators put together a nifty new graphic for their Town group which incorporates our logo with nice surrounding graphics that reflect the spirit of the local community. It requires good interpersonal skills for working with local mods to understand and meet their needs. The time commitment varies greatly depending on your availability. This is a small team with creative design energy. It does not require a great deal of moderation experience.
\r\n\r\nIf you're interested, please send an email with a subject line that states I want to volunteer with the Graphics Team.
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Translaters are always needed to translate internal and external documents and web pages such as Help pages and the Moderator Manual from English into other languages. If you can spare a little time each day to translate a few paragraphs, over time your efforts will enable members and moderators to see instructions and information in their own language. This will make it easier for you, your fellow moderators, and your group members to understand what Freecycle is about and how to use the Town groups.
\r\n\r\nWe are currently seeking translators for French and German, but if you can translate into any other language we would be most interested in hearing from you. If you're interested, please send an email tellling us the languages you are able to translate to, with a subject line that states I want to volunteer as a Translator.
\r\n", "The Freecycle Network respects everyone's right to privacy. This section summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, if any, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy. The Freecycle Network reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network websites may use cookies to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of Groups. However, it should be noted that some Freecycle groups currently operate in the Yahoo!Groups environment, which means that cookies may be used in accordance with Yahoo's aims. It should be noted that cookies can also be used to further the aims of individual groups, for example, to ensure that each visitor may vote in any online poll only once. Cookies set by and for Yahoo!Groups are outside the control of The Freecycle network and are subject to Yahoo!Group's privacy policy.
\r\n\r\nChildren may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. Freecycle.org does not intend to collect any information from individuals under the age of 13.
\r\n\r\nIn general, when you visit the Freecycle Web site and access information, you remain anonymous. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us in order to view our site. There are occasions when we will ask for additional information, such as when you apply to become a member of a Freecycle group or make a donation to Freecycle. In these cases, we will only collect personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) that you voluntarily provide through our Web site or via e-mail correspondence.
\r\n\r\nWe will not sell or exchange your personal information at any time. We will collect general information (such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, and the domain name and country from which you request information) to improve our Web site and better meet your needs.
\r\n\r\nBefore we collect any personally identifiable information, we will provide an explanation for the possible use of your data. For example, the information you supply might be used by The Freecycle Network to respond to your inquiries or supply you with requested information. It may be necessary, if required by law or if pertinent to judicial or governmental investigations, to release your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personal information to us electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us. We will use every possible reasonable effort to comply with your request.
\r\n\r\nWhile Freecycle is highly selective about which sites we provide links to, we do not control these Web sites, nor do we endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on third party sites.
\r\n\r\nPlease contact us by email or in writing at:
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\r\nThe Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson, Arizona 85702 USA
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The Freecycle Network respects everyone's right to privacy. This section summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, if any, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy. The Freecycle Network reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network websites may use cookies to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of Groups. However, it should be noted that some Freecycle groups currently operate in the Yahoo!Groups environment, which means that cookies may be used in accordance with Yahoo's aims. It should be noted that cookies can also be used to further the aims of individual groups, for example, to ensure that each visitor may vote in any online poll only once. Cookies set by and for Yahoo!Groups are outside the control of The Freecycle network and are subject to Yahoo!Group's privacy policy.
\r\n\r\nChildren may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. Freecycle.org does not intend to collect any information from individuals under the age of 13.
\r\n\r\nIn general, when you visit the Freecycle Web site and access information, you remain anonymous. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us in order to view our site. There are occasions when we will ask for additional information, such as when you apply to become a member of a Freecycle group or make a donation to Freecycle. In these cases, we will only collect personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) that you voluntarily provide through our Web site or via e-mail correspondence.
\r\n\r\nWe will not sell or exchange your personal information at any time. We will collect general information (such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, and the domain name and country from which you request information) to improve our Web site and better meet your needs.
\r\n\r\nBefore we collect any personally identifiable information, we will provide an explanation for the possible use of your data. For example, the information you supply might be used by The Freecycle Network to respond to your inquiries or supply you with requested information. It may be necessary, if required by law or if pertinent to judicial or governmental investigations, to release your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personal information to us electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us. We will use every possible reasonable effort to comply with your request.
\r\n\r\nWhile Freecycle is highly selective about which sites we provide links to, we do not control these Web sites, nor do we endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on third party sites.
\r\n\r\nPlease contact us by email or in writing at:
\r\n\r\nhelp@freecycle.org
\r\nThe Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson, Arizona 85702 USA
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Search our knowledge base for answers to questions and solutions to common problems or send a message to our Support Team volunteers.
\r\n\r\nYour local Town Group Moderator team can help with questions about using Freecycle.org and with all Town Group-related questions and problems.
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Write us: The Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson AZ 85702, USA
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Search our knowledge base for answers to questions and solutions to common problems or send a message to our Support Team volunteers.
\r\n\r\nYour local Town Group Moderator team can help with questions about using Freecycle.org and with all Town Group-related questions and problems.
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Write us: The Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson AZ 85702, USA
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Search our knowledge base for answers to questions and solutions to common problems or send a message to our Support Team volunteers.
\r\n\r\nYour local Town Group Moderator team can help with questions about using Freecycle.org and with all Town Group-related questions and problems.
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Write us: The Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson AZ 85702, USA
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Search our knowledge base for answers to questions and solutions to common problems or send a message to our Support Team volunteers.
\r\n\r\nYour local Town Group Moderator team can help with questions about using Freecycle.org and with all Town Group-related questions and problems.
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Write us: The Freecycle Network, P.O. Box 294, Tucson AZ 85702, USA
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From the Wikipedia page:
\r\n\r\nThe IRS Form 990 is titled "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax." It is submitted by tax-exempt organizations and non-profit organizations to provide the Internal Revenue Service with annual financial information.
\r\n\r\nClick here to download the latest Form 990
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From the Wikipedia page:
\r\n\r\nThe IRS Form 990 is titled "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax." It is submitted by tax-exempt organizations and non-profit organizations to provide the Internal Revenue Service with annual financial information.
\r\n\r\nClick here to download the latest Form 990
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Overview
\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle® concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademarks so that we don't lose the right to them.
\r\n\r\nThe use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: The Freecycle Network® or The Freecycle Network (R)\r\n\t
For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
For example: Freecycle groups are great!\r\n\t
| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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Overview
\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle® concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademarks so that we don't lose the right to them.
\r\n\r\nThe use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: The Freecycle Network® or The Freecycle Network (R)\r\n\t
For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
For example: Freecycle groups are great!\r\n\t
| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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The Freecycle Network™ provides online resources, including free gift-item postings, and various email and board posting services, (referred to hereafter as "the Service") subject to the following Terms of Use ("Terms"), which may be updated by The Freecycle Network from time to time. The Freecycle Network will provide notice of materially significant changes to the Term by posting notice on The Freecycle Network site. You can review the most current version of the Terms at Terms of Service. By using the Service in any way, you are agreeing to comply with these Terms. In addition, when using particular Freecycle Network services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for all Freecycle Network services, which may change from time to time. Should you object to any term or condition of these Terms, any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become dissatisfied with The Freecycle Network in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of The Freecycle Network.
\r\n\r\nYou understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Service are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the Service. You understand that The Freecycle Network does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the Service, and that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, The Freecycle Network site and Content available through the Service may contain links to other websites, which are completely independent of The Freecycle Network. The Freecycle Network makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will The Freecycle Network be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service. You acknowledge that The Freecycle Network does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that The Freecycle Network shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason. Should you be a moderator of a local group, you agree to abide by all Terms as well as the rules noted in bold on Freecycle.org within the FAQ section. Should you not do so, you will be asked to step down and remove yourself from the role of moderator and/or owner of the local Freecycle group. The local members are Freecycle members to which you volunteer to provide moderating services as a steward.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network has established a Privacy Policy to explain to users how their information is collected and used, located here: Privacy Statement. Your use of The Freecycle Network website or the Service signifies acknowledgement of and agreement to our Privacy Policy. You further acknowledge and agree that The Freecycle Network may, in its sole discretion, preserve or disclose your Content, as well as your information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and other user information, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal process; enforce these Terms; respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of The Freecycle Network, its users or the general public.
\r\n\r\nYou agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available Content:
\r\n\r\nAdditionally, you agree not to:
\r\n\r\nYou understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements to The Freecycle Network email addresses or through The Freecycle Network computer systems, which is expressly prohibited by these Terms, will use or cause to be used servers located in Arizona. Any unauthorized use of The Freecycle Network computer systems is a violation of these Terms and certain federal and state laws. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties.
\r\n\r\nYou acknowledge that The Freecycle Network may establish limits concerning use of the Service, including the maximum number of days that Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number and size of postings, email messages, or other Content that may be transmitted or stored by the Service, and the frequency with which you may access the Service. You agree that The Freecycle Network has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that The Freecycle Network reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice, and that The Freecycle Network shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
\r\n\r\nYou agree that The Freecycle Network, in its sole discretion, has the right (but not the obligation) to delete or deactivate your account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Service (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if The Freecycle Network believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms. Further, you agree that The Freecycle Network shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Service after said termination. Sections 2, 4, 6 and 9-13 shall survive termination of these Terms.
\r\n\r\nYour interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Service, including arrangement and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree that The Freecycle Network shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
\r\n\r\nIf there is a dispute between participants on this site, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that The Freecycle Network is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release The Freecycle Network, its officers, employees, volunteers, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and / or our service. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: 'A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.'
\r\n\r\nFor members using The Freecycle Network in the United States, you acknowledge and agree not to use the 'freecycle.org' logo other than as a sign of local Membership in The Freecycle Network. You also agree not to alter the logo or The Freecycle Network word mark 'freecycle.org' (collectively 'Trademarks') and to stop using the Trademarks when membership status is lost, and to only use the Trademarks in accordance with the local Group required guidelines and policies found here. You further acknowledge that as a local Group Member of The Freecycle Network, you may only use the Trademarks as a sign of Membership in The Freecycle Network. Should you unsubscribe/cancel your Membership or should you be removed as a Member, you agree you have no rights to use the Trademarks.
\r\n\r\nThe Service is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright and other intellectual property laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or through the Service is protected by copyright, including as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the Sites or the Content is prohibited. Copying or reproducing the Sites or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is prohibited. You further agree not to reproduce, duplicate or copy Content from the Service, and agree to abide by any and all copyright notices displayed on the Service. You may not decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of the Service. To the maximum extent possible, all aspects of the Freecycle.org site are copyright 2003-2011 by The Freecycle Network. Although The Freecycle Network does not claim ownership of content that its users post, by posting Content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to The Freecycle Network an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute said Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, said Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses (through multiple tiers) of the foregoing. In addition, by posting Content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to The Freecycle Network an irrevocable, perpetual, exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to limit or otherwise control the reproduction, transmission, deletion, or distribution of Content from the Sites or Service.
\r\n\r\nYOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" OR "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR POSTED ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SITES OR SERVICE, OR ACCESSED THROUGH ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you insofar as they relate to implied warranties.
\r\n\r\nUNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE FREECYCLE NETWORK BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM ANY ASPECT OF YOUR USE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, OR THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, ALTERATION, OR TERMINATION OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In some jurisdiction, limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
\r\n\r\nYou agree to indemnify and hold The Freecycle Network, its officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, officers, agents, service providers, suppliers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your violation of the Terms, your breach of any of the representations and warranties herein, or your violation of any rights of another.
\r\n\r\nThe Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and The Freecycle Network and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and The Freecycle Network. The Terms and the relationship between you and The Freecycle Network shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and The Freecycle Network agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Pima, Arizona. The failure of The Freecycle Network to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
\r\n\r\nWe welcome your feedback on this document. Please contact us at info@freecycle.org
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The Freecycle Network™ provides online resources, including free gift-item postings, and various email and board posting services, (referred to hereafter as "the Service") subject to the following Terms of Use ("Terms"), which may be updated by The Freecycle Network from time to time. The Freecycle Network will provide notice of materially significant changes to the Term by posting notice on The Freecycle Network site. You can review the most current version of the Terms at Terms of Service. By using the Service in any way, you are agreeing to comply with these Terms. In addition, when using particular Freecycle Network services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for all Freecycle Network services, which may change from time to time. Should you object to any term or condition of these Terms, any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become dissatisfied with The Freecycle Network in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of The Freecycle Network.
\n\nYou understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Service are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the Service. You understand that The Freecycle Network does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the Service, and that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, The Freecycle Network site and Content available through the Service may contain links to other websites, which are completely independent of The Freecycle Network. The Freecycle Network makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will The Freecycle Network be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service. You acknowledge that The Freecycle Network does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that The Freecycle Network shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason. Should you be a moderator of a local group, you agree to abide by all Terms as well as the rules noted in bold on Freecycle.org within the FAQ section. Should you not do so, you will be asked to step down and remove yourself from the role of moderator and/or owner of the local Freecycle group. The local members are Freecycle members to which you volunteer to provide moderating services as a steward.
\n\nThe Freecycle Network has established a Privacy Policy to explain to users how their information is collected and used, located here: Privacy Statement. Your use of The Freecycle Network website or the Service signifies acknowledgement of and agreement to our Privacy Policy. You further acknowledge and agree that The Freecycle Network may, in its sole discretion, preserve or disclose your Content, as well as your information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and other user information, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal process; enforce these Terms; respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of The Freecycle Network, its users or the general public.
\n\nYou agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available Content:
\n\nAdditionally, you agree not to:
\n\nYou understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements to The Freecycle Network email addresses or through The Freecycle Network computer systems, which is expressly prohibited by these Terms, will use or cause to be used servers located in Arizona. Any unauthorized use of The Freecycle Network computer systems is a violation of these Terms and certain federal and state laws. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties.
\n\nYou acknowledge that The Freecycle Network may establish limits concerning use of the Service, including the maximum number of days that Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number and size of postings, email messages, or other Content that may be transmitted or stored by the Service, and the frequency with which you may access the Service. You agree that The Freecycle Network has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that The Freecycle Network reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice, and that The Freecycle Network shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
\n\nYou agree that The Freecycle Network, in its sole discretion, has the right (but not the obligation) to delete or deactivate your account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Service (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if The Freecycle Network believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms. Further, you agree that The Freecycle Network shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Service after said termination. Sections 2, 4, 6 and 9-13 shall survive termination of these Terms.
\n\nYour interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Service, including arrangement and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree that The Freecycle Network shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
\n\nIf there is a dispute between participants on this site, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that The Freecycle Network is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release The Freecycle Network, its officers, employees, volunteers, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and / or our service. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: 'A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.'
\n\nFor members using The Freecycle Network in the United States, you acknowledge and agree not to use the 'freecycle.org' logo other than as a sign of local Membership in The Freecycle Network. You also agree not to alter the logo or The Freecycle Network word mark 'freecycle.org' (collectively 'Trademarks') and to stop using the Trademarks when membership status is lost, and to only use the Trademarks in accordance with the local Group required guidelines and policies found here. You further acknowledge that as a local Group Member of The Freecycle Network, you may only use the Trademarks as a sign of Membership in The Freecycle Network. Should you unsubscribe/cancel your Membership or should you be removed as a Member, you agree you have no rights to use the Trademarks.
\n\nThe Service is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright and other intellectual property laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or through the Service is protected by copyright, including as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the Sites or the Content is prohibited. Copying or reproducing the Sites or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is prohibited. You further agree not to reproduce, duplicate or copy Content from the Service, and agree to abide by any and all copyright notices displayed on the Service. You may not decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of the Service. To the maximum extent possible, all aspects of the Freecycle.org site are copyright 2003-2011 by The Freecycle Network. Although The Freecycle Network does not claim ownership of content that its users post, by posting Content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to The Freecycle Network an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute said Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, said Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses (through multiple tiers) of the foregoing. In addition, by posting Content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to The Freecycle Network an irrevocable, perpetual, exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to limit or otherwise control the reproduction, transmission, deletion, or distribution of Content from the Sites or Service.
\n\nYOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" OR "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE AND THE SERVICE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR POSTED ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SITES OR SERVICE, OR ACCESSED THROUGH ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FREECYCLE NETWORK DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you insofar as they relate to implied warranties.
\n\nUNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE FREECYCLE NETWORK BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM ANY ASPECT OF YOUR USE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE, OR THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, ALTERATION, OR TERMINATION OF THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE FREECYCLE NETWORK SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In some jurisdiction, limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
\n\nYou agree to indemnify and hold The Freecycle Network, its officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, officers, agents, service providers, suppliers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your violation of the Terms, your breach of any of the representations and warranties herein, or your violation of any rights of another.
\n\nThe Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and The Freecycle Network and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and The Freecycle Network. The Terms and the relationship between you and The Freecycle Network shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and The Freecycle Network agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Pima, Arizona. The failure of The Freecycle Network to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
\n\nWe welcome your feedback on this document. Please contact us at info@freecycle.org
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The Story of Stuff is an interesting discussion of the materials economy with Annie Leonard.
\r\n\r\nCPSC, California Product Stewardship Council: This site is chucky blocky full of good ideas about corporate product stewardship as well as great recycling and reuse ideas. It's all about the production cycle and eliminating waste.
\r\n\r\nThe Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
\r\n\r\nThis recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers in the US and Canada searching the 'Net for recycling information. The goal is to help make recycling so easy and automatic that it blends into the flow of everyday life.
\r\n\r\nThis organization has an extensive database on recycling options and shares many tips for conserving energy, preventing air pollution, and dealing with household hazardous waste.
\r\n\r\nUncle Sam offers lots of statistics as well as news and practical tips on this site.
\r\n\r\nThis organization is the only nonprofit group committed to comprehensive, nationwide program to collect and recycle rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Local drop-off sites noted on their site. A portion of proceeds goes to select charities.
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The Story of Stuff is an interesting discussion of the materials economy with Annie Leonard.
\r\n\r\nCPSC, California Product Stewardship Council: This site is chucky blocky full of good ideas about corporate product stewardship as well as great recycling and reuse ideas. It's all about the production cycle and eliminating waste.
\r\n\r\nThe Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
\r\n\r\nThis recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers in the US and Canada searching the 'Net for recycling information. The goal is to help make recycling so easy and automatic that it blends into the flow of everyday life.
\r\n\r\nThis organization has an extensive database on recycling options and shares many tips for conserving energy, preventing air pollution, and dealing with household hazardous waste.
\r\n\r\nUncle Sam offers lots of statistics as well as news and practical tips on this site.
\r\n\r\nThis organization is the only nonprofit group committed to comprehensive, nationwide program to collect and recycle rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Local drop-off sites noted on their site. A portion of proceeds goes to select charities.
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\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle® concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademarks so that we don't lose the right to it.
\r\n\r\nThe use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
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| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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Overview
\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle® concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademarks so that we don't lose the right to it.
\r\n\r\nThe use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
For example: Freecycle groups are great!\r\n\t
| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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Overview
\r\n\r\nWe have a registered trademark on our \"Freecycle.org\" graphic logo noted below. We do not currently have trademark rights to \"FREECYCLE\" or the former Freecycle logo which lacked the \".org\" portion within the United States. We ask that all continue to use our \"Freecycle\" name as per the guidelines below so that we don't weaken our new mark which stands solely for our nonprofit mission and volunteer goodwill. Local groups within the United States should only have references to our having a registered trademark in the United States for \"Freecycle.org\", not for \"Freecycle\" or the former \"Freecycle\" logo lacking the \".org\". We do have a registered mark in Canada, the EU, Australia and New Zealand as well as a common law mark in various other countries for one or more of these marks.
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\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because The Freecycle Network concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle.org® logo is a registered trademark of The Freecycle Network. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle.org® trademark so that we don't lose the right to it.
In legalese, the use of the term \"Freecycle.org\" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization \"The Freecycle Network,\" and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term \"Freecycle.org®\" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle.org® also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
| Do not say \"I'm a freecycler.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"I'm a Freecycle.org member.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Keep on freecyclin!\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle.org friends!\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Freecycling group.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Freecycle.org group\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Please Freecycle.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Please join a Freecycle.org group.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"There are 10 freecycles in this state.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"There are 10 Freecycle.org groups in this state.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"freecycle's membership.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Freecycle.org's membership.\" | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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\r\n\r\nWe have a registered trademark on our \"Freecycle.org\" graphic logo noted below. We do not currently have trademark rights to \"FREECYCLE\" or the former Freecycle logo which lacked the \".org\" portion within the United States. We ask that all continue to use our \"Freecycle\" name as per the guidelines below so that we don't weaken our new mark which stands solely for our nonprofit mission and volunteer goodwill. Local groups within the United States should only have references to our having a registered trademark in the United States for \"Freecycle.org\", not for \"Freecycle\" or the former \"Freecycle\" logo lacking the \".org\". We do have a registered mark in Canada, the EU, Australia and New Zealand as well as a common law mark in various other countries for one or more of these marks.
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\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because The Freecycle Network concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle.org® logo is a registered trademark of The Freecycle Network. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle.org® trademark so that we don't lose the right to it.
In legalese, the use of the term \"Freecycle.org\" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization \"The Freecycle Network,\" and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term \"Freecycle.org®\" in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle.org® also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
| Do not say \"I'm a freecycler.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"I'm a Freecycle.org member.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Keep on freecyclin!\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle.org friends!\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Freecycling group.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Freecycle.org group\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"Please Freecycle.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Please join a Freecycle.org group.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"There are 10 freecycles in this state.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"There are 10 Freecycle.org groups in this state.\" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say \"freecycle's membership.\" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say \"Freecycle.org's membership.\" | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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PICK UP. Arrange as you like. Generally, you'll wait until you get a handful of responses or maybe overnight, and then you can pick whomever you like! That's half the fun. Consider giving your starving local charity preference if one should respond. Arrange pickup with one person only, rather than "It's on the porch, whoever gets here first gets it." Otherwise you'll become unpopular pretty quickly with your fellow Freecycle group members. Also, only give your phone number to one person at a time or ask for the recipient's phone number. Otherwise you'll get swamped with phone calls.
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\r\nDISCLAIMER. FREECYCLE(R) NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT THEIR OWN RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect your safety and privacy when posting to the list or participating in an exchange. By joining the list, you agree to hold neither the list owners, moderators nor anyone affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle-related exchange or communication.
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\r\nSAFETY. Be aware! It is up to each individual member of Freecycle when arranging for pickup of the item being given away to be appropriately aware of the potential risk of having "a stranger" come to your home to pick something up. Freecycle as an organization assumes no responsibility for this risk. If you, for example, are living alone, you may want to say that you'll leave the item on the front porch while you are not home or arrange for a drop-off at a public place.
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How to Use the Freecycle Trademark
\r\n\r\nThe following guidelines are for all countries, unless otherwise specified. If you reside in the United States, you can find specific instructions here. If you reside in the European Union, you can find specific instructions here. If you reside in Canada, Australia or New Zealand, the proper logo information can be found here.
\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network ™ is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademark so that we don't lose the right to it.
\r\n\r\nIn legalese, the use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle." in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: The Freecycle Network®\r\n\tWhen used as a trade name (think proper name), the term "Freecycle.org®" may be used in place of "The Freecycle Network" to allow sentences to be more concise.\r\n\r\n\t
For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle.org® also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
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PICK UP. Arrange as you like. Generally, you'll wait until you get a handful of responses or maybe overnight, and then you can pick whomever you like! That's half the fun. Consider giving your starving local charity preference if one should respond. Arrange pickup with one person only, rather than "It's on the porch, whoever gets here first gets it." Otherwise you'll become unpopular pretty quickly with your fellow Freecycle group members. Also, only give your phone number to one person at a time or ask for the recipient's phone number. Otherwise you'll get swamped with phone calls.
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\r\nDISCLAIMER. FREECYCLE(R) NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT THEIR OWN RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect your safety and privacy when posting to the list or participating in an exchange. By joining the list, you agree to hold neither the list owners, moderators nor anyone affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle-related exchange or communication.
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\r\nSAFETY. Be aware! It is up to each individual member of Freecycle when arranging for pickup of the item being given away to be appropriately aware of the potential risk of having "a stranger" come to your home to pick something up. Freecycle as an organization assumes no responsibility for this risk. If you, for example, are living alone, you may want to say that you'll leave the item on the front porch while you are not home or arrange for a drop-off at a public place.
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How to Use the Freecycle Trademark
\r\n\r\nThe following guidelines are for all countries, unless otherwise specified. If you reside in the United States, you can find specific instructions here. If you reside in the European Union, you can find specific instructions here. If you reside in Canada, Australia or New Zealand, the proper logo information can be found here.
\r\n\r\nWe are doing a really good thing here. And, we are also learning as we go, which means there will always be evolution and change. Because the Freecycle concept is unique and amazingly successful, there are many who have and who would try to use it for personal gain and profit. For that reason, The Freecycle Network ™ is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, and the Freecycle name and logo are both trademark protected. We need to do our best to properly use the Freecycle trademark so that we don't lose the right to it.
\r\n\r\nIn legalese, the use of the term "Freecycle" denotes a gifting service which is officially approved by the nonprofit organization "The Freecycle Network," and one that the public can expect to adhere to certain standards. The Freecycle Network must approve any email list or web site that uses the term "Freecycle." in its name and provides any sort of exchange service.
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For example: The Freecycle Network®\r\n\tWhen used as a trade name (think proper name), the term "Freecycle.org®" may be used in place of "The Freecycle Network" to allow sentences to be more concise.\r\n\r\n\t
For example: While The Freecycle Network has been growing by leaps and bounds, Freecycle.org® also remains true to its core mission.\r\n\t
| Do not say "I'm a freecycler." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "I'm a Freecycle member." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Keep on freecyclin!" | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Keep on recyclin', my Freecycle friends!" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Freecycling group." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Freecycle group" | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "Please Freecycle." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "Please join a Freecycle group." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "There are 10 freecycles in this state." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "There are 10 Freecycle groups in this state." | \r\n\t\t
| Do not say "freecycle's membership." | \r\n\t\t\tDo say "The Freecycle Network's membership." | \r\n\t\t
Note: new groups may use the word Freecycle in their group name/title, but should not be approved with any variations of the word Freecycle in their name, title or description, like freecycler, freecycling, freecycles.
\r\n", "In just a few short years, Freecycle™ has generated a spectacular worldwide outpouring of generosity, changing the world one gift at a time. Those with still good used items happily share; those who need gracefully receive, all without judgement - or any funds - passed.
\r\n\r\nFreecycle™ performs many wonderful functions: building bonds and community, keeping material items from the landfills, and redeeming the clutter that consumes us by moving it forward to a new, productive life.
\r\n\r\nDue to the incredible efforts of nearly 7,000 local volunteers, The Freecycle Network™ is able to keep its administrative expenses quite low. However, as the largest recycling and reuse website in the world, we have rather substantial server, bandwidth and coding expenses. Your help to keep this incredible grassroots effort going is deeply appreciated. Please feel free to reference our latest IRS Form 990 as well as on the independent website GuideStar.org.
\r\n\r\nWe depend upon donations to help meet these expenses and to continue to refine and spread our extraordinarily successful Freecycle™ infrastructure.Your generous donations to The Freecycle Network are tax deductible as we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (thanks to you!).
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\r\nThank you for your support in "changing the world one gift at a time."
In just a few short years, Freecycle™ has generated a spectacular worldwide outpouring of generosity, changing the world one gift at a time. Those with still good used items happily share; those who need gracefully receive, all without judgement - or any funds - passed.
\r\n\r\nFreecycle™ performs many wonderful functions: building bonds and community, keeping material items from the landfills, and redeeming the clutter that consumes us by moving it forward to a new, productive life.
\r\n\r\nDue to the incredible efforts of nearly 7,000 local volunteers, The Freecycle Network™ is able to keep its administrative expenses quite low. However, as the largest recycling and reuse website in the world, we have rather substantial server, bandwidth and coding expenses. Your help to keep this incredible grassroots effort going is deeply appreciated. Please feel free to reference our latest IRS Form 990 as well as on the independent website GuideStar.org.
\r\n\r\nWe depend upon donations to help meet these expenses and to continue to refine and spread our extraordinarily successful Freecycle™ infrastructure.Your generous donations to The Freecycle Network are tax deductible as we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (thanks to you!).
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Last updated May 17, 2018
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The following are basic questions you may have about our privacy statement. Where applicable, links are provided to the actual policy statements below this FAQ for further detail.
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Why is Freecycle updating its privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nWe now meet the high standard required by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and have updated our privacy statement to reflect that. We also continue to simplify language and remove jargon, to make our privacy statement easier to understand and read.
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What is the GDPR?
\r\n\r\nThe GDPR is a regulation intended to strengthen and unify data protection for everyone within the European Union (EU). And because we believe that all our members can benefit from its mandates, we're implementing it globally. The GDPR requires greater openness and transparency from organisations on how they collect, store and use personal data, while also imposing tighter limits on the use of personal data. Learn more here.
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How often do you anticipate updating your privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nWe will update our privacy statement as necessary to ensure that our policies are in line with international regulations, our services and charitable activities.
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What information does Freecycle collect about me?
\r\n\r\nWhen you visit the Freecycle website and access information, you remain anonymous but to become a member or make a donation we collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide through our website or via e-mail correspondence. Learn more here .
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Why does Freecycle need my information?
\r\n\r\nAn email address and an ID is required of members, primarily so that you may then make and receive posts sharing items via email on Freecycle.org. Further information may be gathered should you make a donation to The Freecycle Network in order to process the gift. Learn more here
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How is my information used?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle uses the data we collect for the following purposes:
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How does collecting my information help Freecycle improve its services?
\r\n\r\nWe use the information to assure that the Freecycle.org web community is functioning smoothly and to make sure that we are offering you the best opportunities to share based on your geographic location. We also collect error reports, so we can make improvements to eliminate potential bugs and combat fraud. And finally, understanding how and when our members collectively make use of Freecycle.org helps us design new ways to make sharing that much better.
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Does Freecycle sell information to third parties?
\r\n\r\nNo, we don’t.
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Can I opt out of sharing my information with Freecycle?
\r\n\r\nYou may view Freecycle.org and postings without sharing any personal information. However, since we don’t request sensitive data such as one’s address, credit card info, etc., we do require a basic level of data (user name, email address) for membership with our charitable nonprofit and for making and replying to posts on Freecycle.org.
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How do I delete my personal data from Freecycle and what are the consequences?
\r\n\r\nYou can always alter your personal data or remove you account by editing your account settings here. If you have further account issues, you may contact our volunteer support team here. Please note, however, that by deleting your personal data your membership will no longer be functional.
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How long does Freecycle keep my information?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the interactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary significantly. For instance, we’ll keep all functional data on file as long as you have an active Freecycle account.
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How is information stored and secured on Freecycle’s servers?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle is committed to protecting the security of your personal data. Freecycle.org uses the HTTPS protocol. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. HTTPS is often used to protect highly confidential online transactions like online banking and online shopping order forms. We also use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal data you provide on computer systems that have limited access and are in controlled facilities.
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Is Freecycle using cookies to gather information?
\r\n\r\nYes. We may use cookies to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of Groups. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for such purposes. You can always adjust your browser or device settings to not accept cookies and similar technologies if this concerns you, but this may limit the functionality of our website for you. More info here.
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Does Freecycle use interest-based advertising?
\r\n\r\nYes. We work with third-party advertisers that utilize cookies and similar technologies to provide more relevant advertising about Freecycle on our website and across the internet. To provide interest-based advertising, the advertisers combine non-personal data learned about your online activities over time to customize the advertising delivered to you. We do not share your personal information to do this.
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What safeguards are in place for children who have access to Freecycle services?
\r\n\r\nChildren thirteen or older may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. If a child has improperly registered on this site by using false information or without consent, we will cancel the child's account and delete the child's personal information from our records. More info here.
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How can I contact Freecycle if I have questions regarding Freecycle privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions about the use of your personal information, please contact us here or at the below address.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network respects everyone's right to privacy. This section summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, if any, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy. The Freecycle Network reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.
\r\n\r\nIn general, when you visit the Freecycle website and access information, you remain anonymous aside from capturing your IP address which protects the integrity of the service. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us in order to view our site. There are occasions when we will ask for additional information, such as when you apply to become a member of a Freecycle group or make a donation to Freecycle. In these cases, we will only collect personally identifiable information (such as name, telephone number and e-mail address) that you voluntarily provide through our website or via e-mail correspondence.
\r\n\r\nWe will not sell or exchange your personal information at any time. We will collect general information (such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, and the domain name and country from which you request information) to improve our Web site and better meet your needs.
\r\n\r\nYour personal information is retained until you choose to delete your account. At this point your email address and password are removed from our records. For further data removal of any remaining personal info, you may contact us.
\r\n\r\nAn email address and a user name is required of members, primarily so that you may then make and receive posts sharing items via email or directly on Freecycle.org. You may optionally also provide your phone number. Your user name is publically viewable. No other personal information is shared and posting is double-blind until you personally choose to share your email address or street address, phone number, etc. with another member. We do not store any data beyond your email address, user name and, optionally, your phone number. Further personal information would only be gathered should you make a donation to The Freecycle Network in order to process the donation. As a charitable nonprofit, we also send out one fundraising appeal annually via email. It may be necessary, if required by law or if pertinent to judicial or governmental investigations, to release your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personal information to us electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us . We will use every possible reasonable effort to comply with your request.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network websites may use cookies and similar technologies like pixels, tags and web beacons to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of member tools and options. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for such purposes. This helps us provide you with the best experience and allows certain parts of our website to function properly. You always can adjust your browser or device settings to not accept cookies and similar technologies if this concerns you, but this may limit the functionality of our website for you.
\r\n\r\nChildren may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. Freecycle does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of thirteen. Freecycle does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under thirteen or send them requests for personal information. Although visitors of all ages may navigate through our website, we do not intentionally collect personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If following a notification by a parent or guardian, or discovery by other means, that a child has improperly registered on this site by using false information, we will cancel the child's account and delete the child's personal information from our records.
\r\n\r\nWhile Freecycle is highly selective about which sites we provide links to, we do not control these websites, nor do we endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on third party sites.
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Please contact us at privacy@freecycle.org, or in writing at:
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Last updated May 17, 2018
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The following are basic questions you may have about our privacy statement. Where applicable, links are provided to the actual policy statements below this FAQ for further detail.
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Why is Freecycle updating its privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nWe now meet the high standard required by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and have updated our privacy statement to reflect that. We also continue to simplify language and remove jargon, to make our privacy statement easier to understand and read.
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What is the GDPR?
\r\n\r\nThe GDPR is a regulation intended to strengthen and unify data protection for everyone within the European Union (EU). And because we believe that all our members can benefit from its mandates, we're implementing it globally. The GDPR requires greater openness and transparency from organisations on how they collect, store and use personal data, while also imposing tighter limits on the use of personal data. Learn more here.
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How often do you anticipate updating your privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nWe will update our privacy statement as necessary to ensure that our policies are in line with international regulations, our services and charitable activities.
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What information does Freecycle collect about me?
\r\n\r\nWhen you visit the Freecycle website and access information, you remain anonymous but to become a member or make a donation we collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide through our website or via e-mail correspondence. Learn more here .
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Why does Freecycle need my information?
\r\n\r\nAn email address and an ID is required of members, primarily so that you may then make and receive posts sharing items via email on Freecycle.org. Further information may be gathered should you make a donation to The Freecycle Network in order to process the gift. Learn more here
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How is my information used?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle uses the data we collect for the following purposes:
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How does collecting my information help Freecycle improve its services?
\r\n\r\nWe use the information to assure that the Freecycle.org web community is functioning smoothly and to make sure that we are offering you the best opportunities to share based on your geographic location. We also collect error reports, so we can make improvements to eliminate potential bugs and combat fraud. And finally, understanding how and when our members collectively make use of Freecycle.org helps us design new ways to make sharing that much better.
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Does Freecycle sell information to third parties?
\r\n\r\nNo, we don’t.
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Can I opt out of sharing my information with Freecycle?
\r\n\r\nYou may view Freecycle.org and postings without sharing any personal information. However, since we don’t request sensitive data such as one’s address, credit card info, etc., we do require a basic level of data (user name, email address) for membership with our charitable nonprofit and for making and replying to posts on Freecycle.org.
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How do I delete my personal data from Freecycle and what are the consequences?
\r\n\r\nYou can always alter your personal data or remove you account by editing your account settings here. If you have further account issues, you may contact our volunteer support team here. Please note, however, that by deleting your personal data your membership will no longer be functional.
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How long does Freecycle keep my information?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the interactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary significantly. For instance, we’ll keep all functional data on file as long as you have an active Freecycle account.
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How is information stored and secured on Freecycle’s servers?
\r\n\r\nFreecycle is committed to protecting the security of your personal data. Freecycle.org uses the HTTPS protocol. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. HTTPS is often used to protect highly confidential online transactions like online banking and online shopping order forms. We also use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal data you provide on computer systems that have limited access and are in controlled facilities.
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Is Freecycle using cookies to gather information?
\r\n\r\nYes. We may use cookies to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of Groups. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for such purposes. You can always adjust your browser or device settings to not accept cookies and similar technologies if this concerns you, but this may limit the functionality of our website for you. More info here.
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Does Freecycle use interest-based advertising?
\r\n\r\nYes. We work with third-party advertisers that utilize cookies and similar technologies to provide more relevant advertising about Freecycle on our website and across the internet. To provide interest-based advertising, the advertisers combine non-personal data learned about your online activities over time to customize the advertising delivered to you. We do not share your personal information to do this.
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What safeguards are in place for children who have access to Freecycle services?
\r\n\r\nChildren thirteen or older may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. If a child has improperly registered on this site by using false information or without consent, we will cancel the child's account and delete the child's personal information from our records. More info here.
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How can I contact Freecycle if I have questions regarding Freecycle privacy statement?
\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions about the use of your personal information, please contact us here or at the below address.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network respects everyone's right to privacy. This section summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, if any, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy. The Freecycle Network reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.
\r\n\r\nIn general, when you visit the Freecycle website and access information, you remain anonymous aside from capturing your IP address which protects the integrity of the service. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us in order to view our site. There are occasions when we will ask for additional information, such as when you apply to become a member of a Freecycle group or make a donation to Freecycle. In these cases, we will only collect personally identifiable information (such as name, telephone number and e-mail address) that you voluntarily provide through our website or via e-mail correspondence.
\r\n\r\nWe will not sell or exchange your personal information at any time. We will collect general information (such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, and the domain name and country from which you request information) to improve our Web site and better meet your needs.
\r\n\r\nYour personal information is retained until you choose to delete your account. At this point your email address and password are removed from our records. For further data removal of any remaining personal info, you may contact us.
\r\n\r\nAn email address and a user name is required of members, primarily so that you may then make and receive posts sharing items via email or directly on Freecycle.org. You may optionally also provide your phone number. Your user name is publically viewable. No other personal information is shared and posting is double-blind until you personally choose to share your email address or street address, phone number, etc. with another member. We do not store any data beyond your email address, user name and, optionally, your phone number. Further personal information would only be gathered should you make a donation to The Freecycle Network in order to process the donation. As a charitable nonprofit, we also send out one fundraising appeal annually via email. It may be necessary, if required by law or if pertinent to judicial or governmental investigations, to release your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personal information to us electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us . We will use every possible reasonable effort to comply with your request.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network websites may use cookies and similar technologies like pixels, tags and web beacons to verify its visitors' identity to provide services related to the use of member tools and options. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for such purposes. This helps us provide you with the best experience and allows certain parts of our website to function properly. You always can adjust your browser or device settings to not accept cookies and similar technologies if this concerns you, but this may limit the functionality of our website for you.
\r\n\r\nChildren may participate only with the permission and supervision of their parents and/or guardians. Freecycle does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of thirteen. Freecycle does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under thirteen or send them requests for personal information. Although visitors of all ages may navigate through our website, we do not intentionally collect personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If following a notification by a parent or guardian, or discovery by other means, that a child has improperly registered on this site by using false information, we will cancel the child's account and delete the child's personal information from our records.
\r\n\r\nWhile Freecycle is highly selective about which sites we provide links to, we do not control these websites, nor do we endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on third party sites.
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Please contact us at privacy@freecycle.org, or in writing at:
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The Freecycle Network® is made up of more than 5,000 local Town groups with over 9 million members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free, and everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages.
\r\n\r\nHere's how it works: When you sign up with Freecycle.org, you join one or more local Town groups and/or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location. Just like that, you've saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.
\r\n\r\nAs a nonprofit, The Freecycle Network's server and operating expenses are funded by grants, underwriting/sponsorship, ad royalties and individual donations. Our IRS 990s are available for review and also posted on Guidestar.org. Town groups are run by volunteer moderators and members take part in this worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills.
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History and Background Information
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Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
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Deron Beal
\r\n\r\nBoard Chairperson & Treasurer. Deron founded The Freecycle Network on May 1st, 2003. He now also fills the position of Executive Director. During and previous to this, he spent 2 1/2 years with RISE as its Enterprise Manager. RISE runs a recycling and transitional employment program in downtown Tucson. Before that, he worked with a conservation group called Native Seeds/SEARCH as its Director of Foundation Giving & Venture Philanthropy, and prior to that, as its Development Director. Deron has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. He spent several years living, studying and working in Germany. He's a tall glass of water and loves cats.
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Jennifer Columbus
\r\n\r\nBoard Vice Chair. Jennifer currently is employed as the Academic Affairs and Research Development Strategist for Long Island University. Previously she held a similar position at the University of Arizona in Research Development, Global Research Alliances and has worked with various nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy and Greenpeace USA in DC. Her years of nonprofit and global leadership experience are an invaluable asset to us. And, in the interest of full disclosure and as a point of pride, Jennifer also happens to be married to Deron.
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Jolie Sibert
\r\n\r\nBoard Secretary. Also based in Tucson, Arizona, Jolie is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Coda Global Fellows Program. She has previous experience in marketing with not-for-profit healthcare organizations, fundraising and program & strategy development for The Nature Conservancy, and has been an advisor for many other nonprofits. Her years of in-depth and high-level nonprofit experience add a critical element to the board. Jolie also shares Deron and Jennifer's love of cats...
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It is with great pride and with many, many thanks that we acknowledge the thousands of volunteer moderators worldwide. Each Town group generally has two to six local moderators who, in turn, are helping millions of members to keep good stuff out of landfills and to develop stronger community ties.
\r\n\r\nSome 80 of these moderators volunteer further time to approve new Town groups. In addition, there is a committed crew of some 20-30 moderators putting in countless hours for Group Outreach and Assistance, helping existing Town groups with day-to-day problems.
\r\n\r\nAnother 6-8 volunteers answer questions and provide technical assistance to members, moderators and the general public; 4-5 lead the worldwide moderator discussion groups FIOD and FLC, and there are 6-8 team leaders who do a great job in helping teams do their jobs. There are also a few adhoc committees set up to deal with issues at hand. There are a few more volunteers who help administer the Website and our extensive database.
\r\n\r\nWow! Hats off to ALL these wonderful people!! The Freecycle Leadership consists of:
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On May 1st, 2003, Deron Beal sent out the first e-mail announcing The Freecycle Network™ to about 30 or 40 friends and a handful of nonprofits in Tucson, Arizona. At the time Deron founded The Freecycle Network, he worked with a small nonprofit organization, RISE, which provides recycling services to downtown businesses and transitional employment to Tucsonans in need.
\r\n\r\nAs the team recycled, rather than watching perfectly good items being thrown away, they found themselves calling or driving around to see if various local nonprofits could use them. Thinking there had to be an easier way, Beal set up that first Freecycle e-mail group in a way that permitted everyone in Tucson to give and to get. Freecycle was off and running.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle concept has since spread to more than 110 countries, where there are thousands of local groups representing millions of of members -- people helping people and 'changing the world one gift at a time.' As a result, we are currently keeping over one thousand tons a day out of landfills! This amounts to fifteen times the height of Mt. Everest in the past year alone, when stacked in garbage trucks!
\r\n\r\nBy giving freely with no strings attached, members of The Freecycle Network help instill a sense of generosity of spirit as they strengthen local community ties and promote environmental sustainability and reuse. People from all walks of life have joined together to turn trash into treasure.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Arizona.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is a private, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Arizona. We have our federal IRS nonprofit status -- what's known as a 501(c)3 ruling which was approved in November, 2006 by the IRS for donations stretching back to our original application date in July of 2004.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network has registered trademarks in 32 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, The United States, and all European Union countries. For more trademark info please click here.
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The Freecycle Network's current annual budget is running at about $275,000 a year. The funding comes from individual donations, grants, sponsorship, and ad royalties. Approximately 90% of these funds are used directly for program expenses. The remaining 10% is split evenly between membership, fundraising and other administrative expenses. Our most recent IRS 990s is posted at the hotlink below as well as on Guidestar.com. We are an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit charity and, as such, donations to The Freecycle Network are tax-deductible. Freecycle UK also maintains charitable status in the UK. Further, The Freecycle Network is registered as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Arizona. Any donation, no matter how modest, is deeply appreciated so donate to your heart's content!
\r\n\r\nOur expenses of about $270,000 are mainly in the paying of four individuals and the maintenance of our current website and design of the new community. These individuals include the executive director, two contractors responsible for the current web community and one contractor for the new website design project. We have several servers to this end, coding expense and related site-design expenses. We also are incurring substantial legal expense, primarily in defending our trademark.
\r\n\r\nOur model is much like that of PBS. We seek to provide a free public forum for our members, and seek grants, underwriting and voluntary donations to fund these efforts. It's a rather unique model for a website, but The Freecycle Network is a unique organization. As we further develop community reuse and recycling on a globally local scale in over 110 countries we are creating a global gift economy in the process. Simply beautiful how one can change the world, one gift at a time.
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The Freecycle Network® is made up of more than 5,000 local Town groups with over 9 million members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free, and everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages.
\r\n\r\nHere's how it works: When you sign up with Freecycle.org, you join one or more local Town groups and/or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location. Just like that, you've saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.
\r\n\r\nAs a nonprofit, The Freecycle Network's server and operating expenses are funded by grants, underwriting/sponsorship, ad royalties and individual donations. Our IRS 990s are available for review and also posted on Guidestar.org. Town groups are run by volunteer moderators and members take part in this worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills.
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History and Background Information
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Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
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Deron Beal
\r\n\r\nBoard Chairperson & Treasurer. Deron founded The Freecycle Network on May 1st, 2003. He now also fills the position of Executive Director. During and previous to this, he spent 2 1/2 years with RISE as its Enterprise Manager. RISE runs a recycling and transitional employment program in downtown Tucson. Before that, he worked with a conservation group called Native Seeds/SEARCH as its Director of Foundation Giving & Venture Philanthropy, and prior to that, as its Development Director. Deron has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. He spent several years living, studying and working in Germany. He's a tall glass of water and loves cats.
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Jennifer Columbus
\r\n\r\nBoard Vice Chair. Jennifer currently is employed as the Academic Affairs and Research Development Strategist for Long Island University. Previously she held a similar position at the University of Arizona in Research Development, Global Research Alliances and has worked with various nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy and Greenpeace USA in DC. Her years of nonprofit and global leadership experience are an invaluable asset to us. And, in the interest of full disclosure and as a point of pride, Jennifer also happens to be married to Deron.
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Jolie Sibert
\r\n\r\nBoard Secretary. Also based in Tucson, Arizona, Jolie is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Coda Global Fellows Program. She has previous experience in marketing with not-for-profit healthcare organizations, fundraising and program & strategy development for The Nature Conservancy, and has been an advisor for many other nonprofits. Her years of in-depth and high-level nonprofit experience add a critical element to the board. Jolie also shares Deron and Jennifer's love of cats...
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It is with great pride and with many, many thanks that we acknowledge the thousands of volunteer moderators worldwide. Each Town group generally has two to six local moderators who, in turn, are helping millions of members to keep good stuff out of landfills and to develop stronger community ties.
\r\n\r\nSome 80 of these moderators volunteer further time to approve new Town groups. In addition, there is a committed crew of some 20-30 moderators putting in countless hours for Group Outreach and Assistance, helping existing Town groups with day-to-day problems.
\r\n\r\nAnother 6-8 volunteers answer questions and provide technical assistance to members, moderators and the general public; 4-5 lead the worldwide moderator discussion groups FIOD and FLC, and there are 6-8 team leaders who do a great job in helping teams do their jobs. There are also a few adhoc committees set up to deal with issues at hand. There are a few more volunteers who help administer the Website and our extensive database.
\r\n\r\nWow! Hats off to ALL these wonderful people!! The Freecycle Leadership consists of:
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On May 1st, 2003, Deron Beal sent out the first e-mail announcing The Freecycle Network™ to about 30 or 40 friends and a handful of nonprofits in Tucson, Arizona. At the time Deron founded The Freecycle Network, he worked with a small nonprofit organization, RISE, which provides recycling services to downtown businesses and transitional employment to Tucsonans in need.
\r\n\r\nAs the team recycled, rather than watching perfectly good items being thrown away, they found themselves calling or driving around to see if various local nonprofits could use them. Thinking there had to be an easier way, Beal set up that first Freecycle e-mail group in a way that permitted everyone in Tucson to give and to get. Freecycle was off and running.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle concept has since spread to more than 110 countries, where there are thousands of local groups representing millions of of members -- people helping people and 'changing the world one gift at a time.' As a result, we are currently keeping over one thousand tons a day out of landfills! This amounts to fifteen times the height of Mt. Everest in the past year alone, when stacked in garbage trucks!
\r\n\r\nBy giving freely with no strings attached, members of The Freecycle Network help instill a sense of generosity of spirit as they strengthen local community ties and promote environmental sustainability and reuse. People from all walks of life have joined together to turn trash into treasure.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Arizona.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is a private, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Arizona. We have our federal IRS nonprofit status -- what's known as a 501(c)3 ruling which was approved in November, 2006 by the IRS for donations stretching back to our original application date in July of 2004.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network has registered trademarks in 32 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, The United States, and all European Union countries. For more trademark info please click here.
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The Freecycle Network's current annual budget is running at about $275,000 a year. The funding comes from individual donations, grants, sponsorship, and ad royalties. Approximately 90% of these funds are used directly for program expenses. The remaining 10% is split evenly between membership, fundraising and other administrative expenses. Our most recent IRS 990s is posted at the hotlink below as well as on Guidestar.com. We are an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit charity and, as such, donations to The Freecycle Network are tax-deductible. Freecycle UK also maintains charitable status in the UK. Further, The Freecycle Network is registered as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Arizona. Any donation, no matter how modest, is deeply appreciated so donate to your heart's content!
\r\n\r\nOur expenses of about $270,000 are mainly in the paying of four individuals and the maintenance of our current website and design of the new community. These individuals include the executive director, two contractors responsible for the current web community and one contractor for the new website design project. We have several servers to this end, coding expense and related site-design expenses. We also are incurring substantial legal expense, primarily in defending our trademark.
\r\n\r\nOur model is much like that of PBS. We seek to provide a free public forum for our members, and seek grants, underwriting and voluntary donations to fund these efforts. It's a rather unique model for a website, but The Freecycle Network is a unique organization. As we further develop community reuse and recycling on a globally local scale in over 110 countries we are creating a global gift economy in the process. Simply beautiful how one can change the world, one gift at a time.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n", "
The Freecycle Network® is made up of more than 5,000 local Town groups with over 9 million members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free, and everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages.
\r\n\r\nHere's how it works: When you sign up with Freecycle.org, you join one or more local Town groups and/or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location. Just like that, you've saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.
\r\n\r\nAs a nonprofit, The Freecycle Network's server and operating expenses are funded by grants, underwriting/sponsorship, ad royalties and individual donations. Our IRS 990s are available for review and also posted on Guidestar.org. Town groups are run by volunteer moderators and members take part in this worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills.
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History and Background Information
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Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
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Deron Beal
\r\n\r\nBoard Chairperson & Treasurer. Deron founded The Freecycle Network on May 1st, 2003. He now also fills the position of Executive Director. During and previous to this, he spent 2 1/2 years with RISE as its Enterprise Manager. RISE runs a recycling and transitional employment program in downtown Tucson. Before that, he worked with a conservation group called Native Seeds/SEARCH as its Director of Foundation Giving & Venture Philanthropy, and prior to that, as its Development Director. Deron has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. He spent several years living, studying and working in Germany. He's a tall glass of water and loves cats.
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Jennifer Columbus
\r\n\r\nBoard Vice Chair. Jennifer currently is employed as the Academic Affairs and Research Development Strategist for Long Island University. Previously she held a similar position at the University of Arizona in Research Development, Global Research Alliances and has worked with various nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy and Greenpeace USA in DC. Her years of nonprofit and global leadership experience are an invaluable asset to us. And, in the interest of full disclosure and as a point of pride, Jennifer also happens to be married to Deron.
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Jolie Sibert
\r\n\r\nBoard Secretary. Also based in Tucson, Arizona, Jolie is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Coda Global Fellows Program. She has previous experience in marketing with not-for-profit healthcare organizations, fundraising and program & strategy development for The Nature Conservancy, and has been an advisor for many other nonprofits. Her years of in-depth and high-level nonprofit experience add a critical element to the board. Jolie also shares Deron and Jennifer's love of cats...
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It is with great pride and with many, many thanks that we acknowledge the thousands of volunteer moderators worldwide. Each Town group generally has two to six local moderators who, in turn, are helping millions of members to keep good stuff out of landfills and to develop stronger community ties.
\r\n\r\nSome 80 of these moderators volunteer further time to approve new Town groups. In addition, there is a committed crew of some 20-30 moderators putting in countless hours for Group Outreach and Assistance, helping existing Town groups with day-to-day problems.
\r\n\r\nAnother 6-8 volunteers answer questions and provide technical assistance to members, moderators and the general public; 4-5 lead the worldwide moderator discussion groups FIOD and FLC, and there are 6-8 team leaders who do a great job in helping teams do their jobs. There are also a few adhoc committees set up to deal with issues at hand. There are a few more volunteers who help administer the Website and our extensive database.
\r\n\r\nWow! Hats off to ALL these wonderful people!! The Freecycle Leadership consists of:
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On May 1st, 2003, Deron Beal sent out the first e-mail announcing The Freecycle Network™ to about 30 or 40 friends and a handful of nonprofits in Tucson, Arizona. At the time Deron founded The Freecycle Network, he worked with a small nonprofit organization, RISE, which provides recycling services to downtown businesses and transitional employment to Tucsonans in need.
\r\n\r\nAs the team recycled, rather than watching perfectly good items being thrown away, they found themselves calling or driving around to see if various local nonprofits could use them. Thinking there had to be an easier way, Beal set up that first Freecycle e-mail group in a way that permitted everyone in Tucson to give and to get. Freecycle was off and running.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle concept has since spread to more than 110 countries, where there are thousands of local groups representing millions of of members -- people helping people and 'changing the world one gift at a time.' As a result, we are currently keeping over one thousand tons a day out of landfills! This amounts to fifteen times the height of Mt. Everest in the past year alone, when stacked in garbage trucks!
\r\n\r\nBy giving freely with no strings attached, members of The Freecycle Network help instill a sense of generosity of spirit as they strengthen local community ties and promote environmental sustainability and reuse. People from all walks of life have joined together to turn trash into treasure.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Arizona.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is a private, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Arizona. We have our federal IRS nonprofit status -- what's known as a 501(c)3 ruling which was approved in November, 2006 by the IRS for donations stretching back to our original application date in July of 2004.
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The Freecycle Network's current annual budget is running at about $275,000 a year. The funding comes from individual donations, grants, sponsorship, and ad royalties. Approximately 90% of these funds are used directly for program expenses. The remaining 10% is split evenly between membership, fundraising and other administrative expenses. Our most recent IRS 990s is posted on Guidestar.com. We are an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit charity and, as such, donations to The Freecycle Network are tax-deductible. Freecycle UK also maintains charitable status in the UK. Further, The Freecycle Network is registered as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Arizona. Any donation, no matter how modest, is deeply appreciated so donate to your heart's content!
\r\n\r\nOur expenses of about $270,000 are mainly in the paying of four individuals and the maintenance of our current website and design of the new community. These individuals include the executive director, our lead engineer, one contractor responsible for the current web community and one contractor for the new website design project. We have several servers to this end, coding expense and related site-design expenses. We also are incurring substantial legal expense, primarily in defending our trademark.
\r\n\r\nOur model is much like that of PBS. We seek to provide a free public forum for our members, and seek grants, underwriting and voluntary donations to fund these efforts. It's a rather unique model for a website, but The Freecycle Network is a unique organization. As we further develop community reuse and recycling on a globally local scale in over 110 countries we are creating a global gift economy in the process. Simply beautiful how one can change the world, one gift at a time.
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\r\n\r\nHere's how it works: When you sign up with Freecycle.org, you join one or more local Town groups and/or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location. Just like that, you've saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.
\r\n\r\nAs a nonprofit, The Freecycle Network's server and operating expenses are funded by grants, underwriting/sponsorship, ad royalties and individual donations. Our IRS 990s are available for review and also posted on Guidestar.org. Town groups are run by volunteer moderators and members take part in this worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills.
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History and Background Information
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Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
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Deron Beal
\r\n\r\nBoard Chairperson & Treasurer. Deron founded The Freecycle Network on May 1st, 2003. He now also fills the position of Executive Director. During and previous to this, he spent 2 1/2 years with RISE as its Enterprise Manager. RISE runs a recycling and transitional employment program in downtown Tucson. Before that, he worked with a conservation group called Native Seeds/SEARCH as its Director of Foundation Giving & Venture Philanthropy, and prior to that, as its Development Director. Deron has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. He spent several years living, studying and working in Germany. He's a tall glass of water and loves cats.
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Jennifer Columbus
\r\n\r\nBoard Vice Chair. Jennifer currently is employed as the Academic Affairs and Research Development Strategist for Long Island University. Previously she held a similar position at the University of Arizona in Research Development, Global Research Alliances and has worked with various nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy and Greenpeace USA in DC. Her years of nonprofit and global leadership experience are an invaluable asset to us. And, in the interest of full disclosure and as a point of pride, Jennifer also happens to be married to Deron.
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Jolie Sibert
\r\n\r\nBoard Secretary. Also based in Tucson, Arizona, Jolie is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Coda Global Fellows Program. She has previous experience in marketing with not-for-profit healthcare organizations, fundraising and program & strategy development for The Nature Conservancy, and has been an advisor for many other nonprofits. Her years of in-depth and high-level nonprofit experience add a critical element to the board. Jolie also shares Deron and Jennifer's love of cats...
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It is with great pride and with many, many thanks that we acknowledge the thousands of volunteer moderators worldwide. Each Town group generally has two to six local moderators who, in turn, are helping millions of members to keep good stuff out of landfills and to develop stronger community ties.
\r\n\r\nSome 80 of these moderators volunteer further time to approve new Town groups. In addition, there is a committed crew of some 20-30 moderators putting in countless hours for Group Outreach and Assistance, helping existing Town groups with day-to-day problems.
\r\n\r\nAnother 6-8 volunteers answer questions and provide technical assistance to members, moderators and the general public; 4-5 lead the worldwide moderator discussion groups FIOD and FLC, and there are 6-8 team leaders who do a great job in helping teams do their jobs. There are also a few adhoc committees set up to deal with issues at hand. There are a few more volunteers who help administer the Website and our extensive database.
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On May 1st, 2003, Deron Beal sent out the first e-mail announcing The Freecycle Network™ to about 30 or 40 friends and a handful of nonprofits in Tucson, Arizona. At the time Deron founded The Freecycle Network, he worked with a small nonprofit organization, RISE, which provides recycling services to downtown businesses and transitional employment to Tucsonans in need.
\r\n\r\nAs the team recycled, rather than watching perfectly good items being thrown away, they found themselves calling or driving around to see if various local nonprofits could use them. Thinking there had to be an easier way, Beal set up that first Freecycle e-mail group in a way that permitted everyone in Tucson to give and to get. Freecycle was off and running.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle concept has since spread to more than 110 countries, where there are thousands of local groups representing millions of of members -- people helping people and 'changing the world one gift at a time.' As a result, we are currently keeping over one thousand tons a day out of landfills! This amounts to fifteen times the height of Mt. Everest in the past year alone, when stacked in garbage trucks!
\r\n\r\nBy giving freely with no strings attached, members of The Freecycle Network help instill a sense of generosity of spirit as they strengthen local community ties and promote environmental sustainability and reuse. People from all walks of life have joined together to turn trash into treasure.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Arizona.
\r\n\r\nThe Freecycle Network is a private, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Arizona. We have our federal IRS nonprofit status -- what's known as a 501(c)3 ruling which was approved in November, 2006 by the IRS for donations stretching back to our original application date in July of 2004.
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The Freecycle Network's current annual budget is running at about $275,000 a year. The funding comes from individual donations, grants, sponsorship, and ad royalties. Approximately 90% of these funds are used directly for program expenses. The remaining 10% is split evenly between membership, fundraising and other administrative expenses. Our most recent IRS 990s is posted on Guidestar.com. We are an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit charity and, as such, donations to The Freecycle Network are tax-deductible. Freecycle UK also maintains charitable status in the UK. Further, The Freecycle Network is registered as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Arizona. Any donation, no matter how modest, is deeply appreciated so donate to your heart's content!
\r\n\r\nOur expenses of about $270,000 are mainly in the paying of four individuals and the maintenance of our current website and design of the new community. These individuals include the executive director, our lead engineer, one contractor responsible for the current web community and one contractor for the new website design project. We have several servers to this end, coding expense and related site-design expenses. We also are incurring substantial legal expense, primarily in defending our trademark.
\r\n\r\nOur model is much like that of PBS. We seek to provide a free public forum for our members, and seek grants, underwriting and voluntary donations to fund these efforts. It's a rather unique model for a website, but The Freecycle Network is a unique organization. As we further develop community reuse and recycling on a globally local scale in over 110 countries we are creating a global gift economy in the process. Simply beautiful how one can change the world, one gift at a time.
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And now you can also set up your own, smaller personal Friends Circle for gifting and lending of items with just your friends!", "A Freecycle conversation with your friend:": "A Freecycle conversation with your friend:", "A Freecycle message about a post:": "A Freecycle message about a post:", "A Freecycle message about a town:": "A Freecycle message about a town:", "A Freecycle message: thread id": "A Freecycle message: thread id", "A check mark in the box means you will receive emails. Uncheck to opt out of emails.": "A check mark in the box means you will receive emails. Uncheck to opt out of emails.", "A message from your Freecycle friend ": "A message from your Freecycle friend ", "ADMIN": "ADMIN", "About Freecycle": "About Freecycle", "About Us": "About Us", "Accept / Cancel": "Accept / Cancel", "Access": "Access", "Account deletion failed. Sorry for the inconvenience! Try again in a short while. If still having trouble, please reach out to a moderator.": "Account deletion failed. Sorry for the inconvenience! Try again in a short while. If still having trouble, please reach out to a moderator.", "Action": "Action", "Actions": "Actions", "Add": "Add", "Add Friends": "Add Friends", "Add Notice": "Add Notice", "After saving this change below, you'll be asked to log in again as a security measure (any other devices will be logged out as well).": "After saving this change below, you'll be asked to log in again as a security measure (any other devices will be logged out as well).", "Alert action failed due to unmatching input": "Alert action failed due to unmatching input", "Alert deleted!": "Alert deleted!", "Alerts": "Alerts", "All My Posts": "All My Posts", "All My Towns": "All My Towns", "All Posts": "All Posts", "All Towns": "All Towns", "All emails": "All emails", "All rights reserved. Freecycle and the Freecycle logo are trademarks of The Freecycle Network in various countries.": "All rights reserved. Freecycle and the Freecycle logo are trademarks of The Freecycle Network in various countries.", "Already a Member": "Already a Member", "An internal server error occurred.": "An internal server error occurred.", "Any Towns": "Any Towns", "Approve Members": "Approve Members", "Approve Membership": "Approve Membership", "Approve Posts": "Approve Posts", "Are you an admin?": "Are you an admin?", "Are you sure you want to delete '": "Are you sure you want to delete '", "Are you sure you want to delete your alert for": "Are you sure you want to delete your alert for", "Are you sure?": "Are you sure?", "Are you sure? If you confirm this step, you will lose membership in all local groups and your Freecycle.org account will be deleted. You will have to sign up again should you wish to use Freecycle.org in the future.": "Are you sure? If you confirm this step, you will lose membership in all local groups and your Freecycle.org account will be deleted. You will have to sign up again should you wish to use Freecycle.org in the future.", "Are you sure? Starting your Friends Circle helps make the most of the Freecycle Network": "Are you sure? Starting your Friends Circle helps make the most of the Freecycle Network", "Are you sure? This cannot be undone.": "Are you sure? This cannot be undone.", "As featured in": "As featured in", "As featured in:": "As featured in:", "Automated Notices": "Automated Notices", "Awaiting Approval": "Awaiting Approval", "BACK": "BACK", "BORROW": "BORROW", "BORROWING!": "BORROWING!", "Back to Homepage": "Back to Homepage", "Back to Notices": "Back to Notices", "Back to old site": "Back to old site", "Became Member": "Became Member", "Become a member": "Become a member", "Before we get started, we need to make sure your location is not currently served by a group.": "Before we get started, we need to make sure your location is not currently served by a group.", "Block": "Block", "Borrow": "Borrow", "Bulk Send Notice": "Bulk Send Notice", "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our": "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our", "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.": "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.", "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.": "By clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.", "CANCEL": "CANCEL", "Can't find a town group near you? Maybe you'd like to": "Can't find a Town group near you? Maybe you'd like to", "Can't find a town group near you? Maybe you'd like to ": "Can't find a town group near you? Maybe you'd like to ", "Cancel": "Cancel", "Cancel Friend Request": "Cancel Friend Request", "Cancel Post": "Cancel Post", "Cannot include special characters @, *, &, /, %, or #": "Cannot include special characters @, *, &, /, %, or #", "Change Location": "Change Location", "Change Moderator Level": "Change Moderator Level", "Change moderator level": "Change moderator level", "Character Count": "Character Count", "Character Count:": "Character Count:", "Chat with Friends": "Chat with Friends", "Check out the": "Check out the", "Check out the Freecycle Wiki for more information on group membership": "Check out the Freecycle Wiki for more information on group membership", "Choose or start typing tag(s) in the dropdown list (optional)": "Choose or start typing tag(s) in the dropdown list (optional)", "Click here for more information": "Click here for more information", "Click here for more information.": "Click here for more information.", "Click here to accept": "Click here to accept", "Click here to view it.": "Click here to view it.", "Click here to visit your Friends Circle and view posts from your Friends. Your Friends Circle is a trusted group with whom you may gift, lend or borrow.": "Click here to visit your Friends Circle and view posts from your Friends. Your Friends Circle is a trusted group with whom you may gift, lend or borrow.", "Click on Freecycle logo from any Freecycle.org page to get to your Dashboard.": "Click on Freecycle logo from any Freecycle.org page to get to your Dashboard.", "Click on Friends Circle to show all the posts made by your Friends.": "Click on Friends Circle to show all the posts made by your Friends.", "Click on Select a tag to filter the list below and select a tag to narrow your results to a specific category.": "Click on Select a tag to filter the list below and select a tag to narrow your results to a specific category.", "Click to cancel friend request": "Click to cancel friend request", "Close": "Close", "Confirm New Password": "Confirm New Password", "Confirm Password": "Confirm Password", "Congratulations! Moderator": "Congratulations! Moderator", "Congratulations! You're now a member of the largest re-use community on the planet! Now let's get started. To view items being gifted or post an item yourself, you will need to join a local Town group.": "Congratulations! You're now a member of the largest re-use community on the planet! Now let's get started. To view items being gifted or post an item yourself, you will need to join a local Town group.", "Congratulations, your membership to": "Congratulations, your membership to", "Connect Account to Facebook": "Connect Account to Facebook", "Contact": "Contact", "Contact Moderator": "Contact Moderator", "Contact Us": "Contact Us", "Contact a Moderator": "Contact a Moderator", "Continue": "Continue", "Continue and Login": "Continue and Login", "Cookies": "Cookies", "Coordinates": "Coordinates", "Copyright": "Copyright", "Copyright and Trademark Use for Canada, Australia or New Zealand": "Copyright and Trademark Use for Canada, Australia or New Zealand", "Cost": "Cost", "Country": "Country", "Create Alert": "Create Alert", "Crossroads": "Crossroads", "Current Slide": "Current Slide", "Currently using": "Currently using", "Currently using browser location": "Currently using browser location", "Currently using browser location:": "Currently using browser location:", "Currently using home town location": "Currently using home town location", "Currently using home town location:": "Currently using home town location:", "DISCLAIMER: FREECYCLE NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT THEIR OWN RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect your safety and privacy when posting to the list or participating in an exchange. By joining the list, you agree to hold neither the list owners and moderators nor anyone affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle-related exchange or communication.": "DISCLAIMER: FREECYCLE NETWORK MEMBERS USE THE LIST AT THEIR OWN RISK. Please take reasonable measures to protect your safety and privacy when posting to the list or participating in an exchange. By joining the list, you agree to hold neither the list owners and moderators nor anyone affiliated with Freecycle.org responsible or liable for any circumstance resulting from a Freecycle-related exchange or communication.", "Dashboard": "Dashboard", "Date": "Date", "Date Created": "Date Created", "Days": "Days", "Delete Account": "Delete Account", "Delete Alert": "Delete Alert", "Delete Post": "Delete Post", "Delete Your Account": "Delete Your Account", "Deleted notice": "Deleted notice", "Description": "Description", "Details": "Details", "Digest": "Digest", "Disconnect Facebook Account": "Disconnect Facebook Account", "Distance": "Distance", "Distance (kilometers)": "Distance (kilometers)", "Distance (miles)": "Distance (miles)", "Distance from you (kilometers)": "Distance from you (kilometers)", "Distance from you (miles)": "Distance from you (miles)", "Don't Send A Message Right Now": "Don't Send A Message Right Now", "Don't forget to bring it back!": "Don't forget to bring it back!", "Donate": "Donate", "Donate and Support Freecycle": "Donate and Support Freecycle", "Donate to Freecycle": "Donate to Freecycle", "Done": "Done", "Download": "Download", "Drag your image files here": "Drag your image files here", "Due back on": "Due back on", "E.g. Main & Broad St, or a neighborhood name, etc.": "E.g. Main & Broad St, or a neighborhood name, etc.", "EU Copyright and Trademark Use": "EU Copyright and Trademark Use", "Edit": "Edit", "Edit Notice": "Edit Notice", "Edit Post": "Edit Post", "Edit Settings": "Edit Settings", "Email": "Email", "Email (single email or comma-separated list)": "Email (single email or comma-separated list)", "Email (we'll send an email with a link to reset your password to this address)": "Email (we'll send an email with a link to reset your password to this address)", "Email Address": "Email Address", "Email Preference": "Email Preference", "Email Verified": "Email Verified", "Email format": "Email format", "Email taken, please choose another": "Email taken, please choose another", "Encountered a problem sending bulk email for notice": "Encountered a problem sending bulk email for notice", "Encountered a problem updating": "Encountered a problem updating", "Enter the Town or City where the new Town Group would be located": "Enter the Town or City where the new Town Group would be located", "Enter the country this town would be located in.": "Enter the country this Town would be located in.", "Enter the country where this town is located": "Enter the country where this Town is located", "Enter the region, province, or state where this town is located": "Enter the region, province, or state where this Town is located", "Enter the state or region the town is for.": "Enter the state or region the Town is for.", "Enter your Freecycle login below or click Login with Facebook": "Enter your Freecycle login below or click Login with Facebook", "Error": "Error", "Error reporting": "Error reporting", "Error sending message to": "Error sending message to", "Error:": "Error:", "Existing Alerts": "Existing Alerts", "Facebook connect failed or was cancelled": "Facebook connect failed or was cancelled", "Facebook connect failed or was cancelled (you may need to login to proceed)": "Facebook connect failed or was cancelled (you may need to login to proceed)", "Facebook connection failed due to suspicious activity. Contact a moderator if you believe this is incorrect": "Facebook connection failed due to suspicious activity. Contact a moderator if you believe this is incorrect", "Facebook disconnection failed": "Facebook disconnection failed", "Facebook login failed or was cancelled": "Facebook login failed or was cancelled", "Facebook username": "Facebook username", "Failed to load your friends list. Contact your local moderator for help. Sorry for the inconvenience!": "Failed to load your friends list. Contact your local moderator for help. Sorry for the inconvenience!", "Fetching a post thread requires supplying the id of the other user in the threadIdentifier": "Fetching a post thread requires supplying the id of the other user in the threadIdentifier", "File ID": "File ID", "File name": "File name", "Find A Town": "Find A Town", "Find Friends": "Find Friends", "Find Towns": "Find Towns", "Find a Town": "Find a Town", "Find a friend to chat": "Find a friend to chat", "Find a town": "Find a Town", "Find more here": "Find more here", "First Name": "First Name", "Follow Freecycle": "Follow Freecycle", "For security purposes, you need to reauthorize Freecycle to connect to your Facebook account if you wish to continue logging in with Facebook and seeing your Facebook friends ": "For security purposes, you need to reauthorize Freecycle to connect to your Facebook account if you wish to continue logging in with Facebook and seeing your Facebook friends ", "For security purposes, you need to reauthorize Freecycle to connect to your Facebook account if you wish to continue logging in with Facebook and seeing your Facebook friends My Towns page.": "If this isn't showing more posts, please adjust your filters or just go directly to the town you're interested in. Find your towns on your My Towns page.", "If you are on moderation (normally if this is your first post) then your post will not appear until a moderator has approved it. This measure is taken to stop spammers from joining groups and immediately posting junk - you should be taken off of moderation as soon as the group moderators are satisfied you're a genuine member.": "If you are on moderation (normally if this is your first post) then your post will not appear until a moderator has approved it. This measure is taken to stop spammers from joining groups and immediately posting junk - you should be taken off of moderation as soon as the group moderators are satisfied you're a genuine member.", "If you connect your Facebook account to your Freecycle account, you'll see your Facebook friends who are already members of the Network.": "If you connect your Facebook account to your Freecycle account, you'll see your Facebook friends who are already members of the Network.", "If you think you have reached this page by mistake or need help please": "If you think you have reached this page by mistake or need help please", "If you want to match one or more letters, use \"?*\" or \"*?\", e.g. \"grub?\" would match \"grubs\" and \"grubby\" but not \"grub\"": "If you want to match one or more letters, use \"?*\" or \"*?\", e.g. \"grub?\" would match \"grubs\" and \"grubby\" but not \"grub\"", "Image Uploader not intialized": "Image Uploader not intialized", "Image does not exist.": "Image does not exist.", "Image is an unsupported image format. Must be .jpg or .png.": "Image is an unsupported image format. Must be .jpg or .png.", "Image uploading unavailable at the moment. Please try back later. Sorry for the inconvenience!": "Image uploading unavailable at the moment. Please try back later. Sorry for the inconvenience!", "In the interest of your account's security, we'll ask you to log back in if you change your password. Any other devices will be logged out as well.": "In the interest of your account's security, we'll ask you to log back in if you change your password. Any other devices will be logged out as well.", "Invalid targetLevel": "Invalid targetLevel", "Invalid username/email or password.": "Invalid username/email or password.", "Invite Facebook Friends to Freecycle": "Invite Facebook Friends to Freecycle", "Invite Members": "Invite Members", "Invite by Email": "Invite by Email", "Invite completed.": "Invite completed.", "Invite from Facebook": "Invite from Facebook", "Invite not submitted.": "Invite not submitted.", "Invite with Messenger": "Invite with Messenger", "Issue with user accounts data. Please contact Freecycle administrator": "Issue with user accounts data. Please contact Freecycle administrator", "It has not been returned. It was due back on:": "It has not been returned. It was due back on:", "It is due back on": "It is due back on", "It is easy to view and reply to posts made by people in your Friends Circle": "It is easy to view and reply to posts made by people in your Friends Circle", "It is easy to view and replyto posts made by people in your Friends Circle": "It is easy to view and replyto posts made by people in your Friends Circle", "It was due back on": "It was due back on", "It was due on": "It was due on", "Item Overdue!": "Item Overdue!", "Item Returned": "Item Returned", "Join Pending": "Join Pending", "Join Town": "Join Town", "Join a local Town group to see and make posts.": "Join a local Town group to see and make posts.", "Join the": "Join the", "Joined": "Joined", "Just a Member": "Just a Member", "Knowledge Base": "Knowledge Base", "LEND": "LEND", "Language Preferences (for email)": "Language Preferences (for email)", "Last Name": "Last Name", "Lead Moderator": "Lead Moderator", "Learn More": "Learn More", "Leave Town": "Leave Town", "Leave preview": "Leave preview", "Leave preview page?": "Leave preview page?", "Lend": "Lend", "Lend Duration": "Lend Duration", "Lend Duration (required)": "Lend Duration (required)", "Lend Duration:": "Lend Duration:", "Lend Item": "Lend Item", "Let your friend know what's up": "Let your friend know what's up", "Links we like": "Links we like", "List": "List", "Load More": "Load More", "Loading...": "Loading...", "Local Town": "Local Town", "Local Towns": "Local Towns", "Local towns are moderated by volunteers": "Local Towns are moderated by volunteers", "Log in": "Log in", "Log in to reply to this post": "Log in to reply to this post", "Log in with Facebook": "Log in with Facebook", "Login": "Login", "Login Required": "Login Required", "Logout": "Logout", "Looks like you haven't joined any towns yet. To view items being gifted or post an item yourself, you will need to join a local Town group.": "Looks like you haven't joined any Towns yet. To view items being gifted or post an item yourself, you will need to join a local Town group.", "Main Street and First Avenue": "Main Street and First Avenue", "Make A Post": "Make A Post", "Make a Post": "Make a Post", "Manage Post": "Manage Post", "Map": "Map", "Mark As": "Mark As", "Mark As Received": "Mark As Received", "Mark As Taken": "Mark As Taken", "Maximum images allowed": "Maximum images allowed", "Maximum images allowed:": "Maximum images allowed:", "Maximum of": "Maximum of", "Member Messages": "Member Messages", "Member Profile": "Member Profile", "Member Profile: ": "Member Profile: ", "Member Reporting post": "Member Reporting post", "Member Since": "Member Since", "Member not found": "Member not found", "Member's mod level successfully changed.": "Member's mod level successfully changed.", "Members": "Members", "Members Post Preview": "Members Post Preview", "Members who've friended you that you can confirm or cancel.": "Members who've friended you that you can confirm or cancel.", "Members you've friended who haven't replied yet.": "Members you've friended who haven't replied yet.", "Membership Pending": "Membership Pending", "Membership is always free": "Membership is always free", "Menu": "Menu", "Message": "Message", "Message (1000 characters max)": "Message (1000 characters max)", "Message Moderators": "Message Moderators", "Message from a member of": "Message from a member of", "Message must be less than": "Message must be less than", "Message sent to": "Message sent to", "Message sent!": "Message sent!", "Message successfully sent!": "Message successfully sent!", "Message your friend": "Message your friend", "Messages": "Messages", "Moderated": "Moderated", "Moderating": "Moderating", "Moderator": "Moderator", "Moderator Help": "Moderator Help", "Moderator Manual": "Moderator Manual", "Moderator Tools": "Moderator Tools", "Modtools Guide": "Modtools Guide", "More": "More", "Must be a valid email address": "Must be a valid email address", "Must be jpg/jpeg or png. Images larger than 1MB will be scaled down for faster upload.": "Must be jpg/jpeg or png. Images larger than 1MB will be scaled down for faster upload.", "My Dashboard": "My Dashboard", "My Friends": "My Friends", "My Messages": "My Messages", "My Posts": "My Posts", "My Posts page": "My Posts page", "My Profile": "My Profile", "My Settings": "My Settings", "My Towns": "My Towns", "N/A": "N/A", "N/A (no location info available)": "N/A (no location info available)", "NEARBY TOWNS...": "NEARBY TOWNS...", "NEW!": "NEW!", "Name": "Name", "Never mind, just take me to my": "Never mind, just take me to my", "Never receive emails": "Never receive emails", "New Alert": "New Alert", "New Message Re": "New Message Re", "New Message Re:": "New Message Re:", "New Message To": "New Message To", "New Password": "New Password", "New Posts!": "New Posts!", "News": "News", "Next Slide": "Next Slide", "No Label": "No Label", "No Results": "No Results", "No conversations in this category": "No conversations in this category", "No conversations yet? Start a chat from the \"My Friends\" page": "No conversations yet? Start a chat from the \"My Friends\" page", "No emails": "No emails", "No friends from Facebook found. Either you're already Freecycle friends with all of your Facebook friends, or no one you know on Facebook is using Freecycle yet. You can always try inviting more Facebook friends to Freecycle with the button above.": "No friends from Facebook found. Either you're already Freecycle friends with all of your Facebook friends, or no one you know on Facebook is using Freecycle yet. You can always try inviting more Facebook friends to Freecycle with the button above.", "No longer a friend.": "No longer a friend.", "No punctuation allowed": "No punctuation allowed", "No spaces allowed": "No spaces allowed", "No spaces or words with fewer than": "No spaces or words with fewer than", "No towns found with that name. Try searching for a state or region.": "No Towns found with that name. Try searching for a state or region.", "No, Cancel": "No, Cancel", "Not Found": "Not Found", "Not Moderated": "Not Moderated", "Not allowed here.": "Not allowed here.", "Notices": "Notices", "Notices only": "Notices only", "Notifications": "Notifications", "Number of Members": "Number of Members", "OFFER": "OFFER", "Offer": "Offer", "On Facebook": "On Facebook", "On Loan!": "On Loan!", "Only jpg/jpegs and pngs. Images larger than 1MB will be scaled down for faster upload": "Only jpg/jpegs and pngs. Images larger than 1MB will be scaled down for faster upload", "Only receive emails for group notices": "Only receive emails for group notices", "Only receive emails for new admin posts": "Only receive emails for new admin posts", "Operation is grassroots and 100% nonprofit": "Operation is grassroots and 100% nonprofit", "Optional, appears in your public profile": "Optional, appears in your public profile", "Or": "Or", "Or Invite Friends...": "Or Invite Friends...", "Or click here to log in": "Or click here to log in", "Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.": "Our mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.", "Overview": "Overview", "Page Title": "Page Title", "Page successfully deleted": "Page successfully deleted", "Password": "Password", "Password Reset": "Password Reset", "Password Reset Error": "Password Reset Error", "Password cannot be the same as the old one": "Password cannot be the same as the old one", "Password cannot be the same as the old one.": "Password cannot be the same as the old one.", "Password reset email successfully sent to:": "Password reset email successfully sent to:", "Password successfully reset!": "Password successfully reset!", "Passwords do not match": "Passwords do not match", "Passwords do not match!": "Passwords do not match!", "Pending": "Pending", "Pending Invites": "Pending Invites", "Pending Members": "Pending Members", "Pending Posts": "Pending Posts", "Pending Requests": "Pending Requests", "Permanently Delete your Freecycle Account": "Permanently Delete your Freecycle Account", "Phone Number": "Phone Number", "Please": "Please", "Please look up your town and make sure there isn’t already a group that serves your community.": "Please look up your town and make sure there isn’t already a group that serves your community.", "Please click here for more information on being a moderator.": "Please click here for more information on being a moderator.", "Please Login to view that page": "Please Login to view that page", "Please acknowledge that by applying for a new group in your location, you are offering to moderate and promote the group yourself.": "Please acknowledge that by applying for a new group in your location, you are offering to moderate and promote the group yourself.", "Please acknowledge that you have checked the Freecycle map, and that there is no existing group very close to you.": "Please acknowledge that you have checked the Freecycle map, and that there is no existing group very close to you.", "Please contact the lender to arrange return.": "Please contact the lender to arrange return.", "Please include some text in your custom rejection message.": "Please include some text in your custom rejection message.", "Please make a selection first.": "Please make a selection first.", "Please make sure to include invitees.": "Please make sure to include invitees.", "Please make sure to provide a message subject and body.": "Please make sure to provide a message subject and body.", "Please provide a custom rejection message.": "Please provide a custom rejection message.", "Please provide some text for your note.": "Please provide some text for your note.", "Please specify a town, state or region using the search field above.": "Please specify a town, state or region using the search field above.", "Please use your browser's back button to return to the previous page or follow one of the links below to visit one of our other pages.": "Please use your browser's back button to return to the previous page or follow one of the links below to visit one of our other pages.", "Post": "Post", "Post Description Required": "Post Description Required", "Post Item": "Post Item", "Post Location Required": "Post Location Required", "Post Location cannot be an email address.": "Post Location cannot be an email address.", "Post Preview": "Post Preview", "Post Title": "Post Title", "Post Title Required": "Post Title Required", "Post Type": "Post Type", "Post not found": "Post not found", "Post title": "Post title", "Post to Local Town": "Post to Local Town", "Posts": "Posts", "Posts Post Preview": "Posts Post Preview", "Posts in last 7 days": "Posts in last 7 days", "Preferences": "Preferences", "Press Room": "Press Room", "Preview": "Preview", "Preview mode: these changes are unsaved": "Preview mode: these changes are unsaved", "Previous Privacy Policy": "Previous Privacy Policy", "Previous Slide": "Previous Slide", "Privacy": "Privacy", "Privacy Policy": "Privacy Policy", "Profile not available": "Profile not available", "RECEIVED": "RECEIVED", "Re-connect Facebook Account": "Re-connect Facebook Account", "Receive a digest of all new posts": "Receive a digest of all new posts", "Receive a summary of all new posts": "Receive a summary of all new posts", "Receive an email for every new post": "Receive an email for every new post", "Received": "Received", "Recent Items": "Recent Items", "Redirecting you to your dashboard in 4 seconds.": "Redirecting you to your dashboard in 4 seconds.", "Refreshing the list of towns you moderate.": "Refreshing the list of towns you moderate.", "Region": "Region", "Region/Country": "Region/Country", "Reject": "Reject", "Remove": "Remove", "Remove from Group": "Remove from Group", "Replies to My Posts": "Replies to My Posts", "Replies to Others' Posts": "Replies to Others' Posts", "Reply": "Reply", "Report": "Report", "Report this post to a Moderator": "Report this post to a Moderator", "Report this user": "Report this user", "Reported": "Reported", "Reporting Freecycle user:": "Reporting Freecycle user:", "Request Pending": "Request Pending", "Request a password reset": "Request a password reset", "Request to join awaiting moderation. Hold tight!": "Request to join awaiting moderation. Hold tight!", "Reset Settings and Notices": "Reset Settings and Notices", "Reset Your Password": "Reset Your Password", "Reset your password": "Reset your password", "Retry uploading with a jpg or png image. Sorry!": "Retry uploading with a jpg or png image. Sorry!", "Return to my Dashboard": "Return to my Dashboard", "Save": "Save", "Save Changes": "Save Changes", "Save and Bulk Send Notice": "Save and Bulk Send Notice", "Search": "Search", "Search Members": "Search Members", "Search Posts": "Search Posts", "Search Results for": "Search Results for", "Search Results for \"": "Search Results for \"", "Search for Members to friend": "Search for Members to friend", "Search for items...": "Search for items...", "Searching...": "Searching...", "Section Title": "Section Title", "See Replies": "See Replies", "See cookies in-use": "See cookies in-use", "Select Grid or List to change the way posts are displayed.": "Select Grid or List to change the way posts are displayed.", "Select Lend, Borrow, Offer or Wanted to filter posts by type.": "Select Lend, Borrow, Offer or Wanted to filter posts by type.", "Select a country...": "Select a country...", "Select a page to edit": "Select a page to edit", "Select a post tag you want to follow": "Select a post tag you want to follow", "Select a region...": "Select a region...", "Select a tag to edit": "Select a tag to edit", "Select a tag to filter": "Select a tag to filter", "Select type of Post": "Select type of Post", "Select type of Post:": "Select type of Post:", "Send": "Send", "Send Friend Requests": "Send Friend Requests", "Send Invitation": "Send Invitation", "Send Verification": "Send Verification", "Send in Messenger": "Send in Messenger", "Send them a short message to keep in touch about the borrowed item": "Send them a short message to keep in touch about the borrowed item", "Share": "Share", "Sign Up": "Sign Up", "Sign Up with Facebook": "Sign Up with Facebook", "Sign up for Freecycle": "Sign up for Freecycle", "Sign up now.": "Sign up now.", "Sign up with Email": "Sign up with Email", "Signup": "Signup", "Site Map": "Site Map", "Site currently in temporary maintenance mode. If you're an admin, please log in. Otherwise, please try again later.": "Site currently in temporary maintenance mode. If you're an admin, please log in. Otherwise, please try again later.", "Sitemap (auto-generated)": "Sitemap (auto-generated)", "Soliciting others to view your posts is not allowed": "Soliciting others to view your posts is not allowed", "Something has gone wrong with our help system. You might want to try turning off any adblockers.": "Something has gone wrong with our help system. You might want to try turning off any adblockers.", "Something went wrong. Looks like you have no preferences?": "Something went wrong. Looks like you have no preferences?", "Sorry! Unfortunately your browser doesn't support geolocation": "Sorry! Unfortunately your browser doesn't support geolocation", "Sorry, location services are not available for your device. Please enter search parameters.": "Sorry, location services are not available for your device. Please enter search parameters.", "Sorry, looks like that account has already been disconected from Facebook": "Sorry, looks like that account has already been disconected from Facebook", "Sorry, looks like that member doesn't exist": "Sorry, looks like that member doesn't exist", "Sorry, message failed to send": "Sorry, message failed to send", "Sorry, message failed to send: ": "Sorry, message failed to send: ", "Sorry, page not found.": "Sorry, page not found.", "Sorry, search text required.": "Sorry, search text required.", "Sorry, that Facebook account is already connected to a Freecycle account": "Sorry, that Facebook account is already connected to a Freecycle account", "Sorry, that page is not available.": "Sorry, that page is not available.", "Sorry, that post is not found. It may have been closed, taken, cancelled, or you might just need to log in.": "Sorry, that post is not found. It may have been closed, taken, cancelled, or you might just need to log in.", "Sorry, unable to change moderator status at this time.": "Sorry, unable to change moderator status at this time.", "Sorry, unknown error.": "Sorry, unknown error.", "Sorry, we couldn't find that group. Try searching!": "Sorry, we couldn't find that group. Try searching!", "Sorry, we do not have that page.": "Sorry, we do not have that page.", "Sorry, we do not know what happened": "Sorry, we do not know what happened", "Sorry, you can't choose that home town because you're not a member.": "Sorry, you can't choose that home Town because you're not a member.", "Sorry, your post was rejected": "Sorry, your post was rejected", "Sponsor": "Sponsor", "Start Chat": "Start Chat", "Start a Town Group": "Start a Town Group", "Start adding friends to create a Friends Circle. Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust": "Start adding friends to create a Friends Circle. Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust", "Start adding friends to create a Friends Circle. Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust.": "Start adding friends to create a Friends Circle. Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust.", "State": "State", "Static Pages Administration": "Static Pages Administration", "Status": "Status", "Success. You've demoted yourself.": "Success. You've demoted yourself.", "Successfully added moderator note.": "Successfully added moderator note.", "Successfully created": "Successfully created", "Successfully reported": "Successfully reported", "Successfully saved and submitted bulk email job for notice, redirecting...": "Successfully saved and submitted bulk email job for notice, redirecting...", "Successfully saved your town preferences.": "Successfully saved your town preferences.", "Successfully set email delivery preference for selected": "Successfully set email delivery preference for selected", "Successfully submitted bulk email job for notice": "Successfully submitted bulk email job for notice", "Successfully updated": "Successfully updated", "System Notifications": "System Notifications", "TAGS": "TAGS", "TAKEN": "TAKEN", "Tagline": "Tagline", "Tags": "Tags", "Taken": "Taken", "Temporarily Moderated": "Temporarily Moderated", "Terms of Service": "Terms of Service", "Text": "Text", "Thank you": "Thank you", "Thank you for your submission—we will be in touch.": "Thank you for your submission—we will be in touch.", "That conversation is no longer open": "That conversation is no longer open", "That email does not match any account in our records.": "That email does not match any account in our records.", "That email doesn't match any account in our records.": "That email doesn't match any account in our records.", "That post does not exist": "That post does not exist", "That post is closed": "That post is closed", "That post was not found, and may have been closed.": "That post was not found, and may have been closed.", "The borrower has also been notified. You may wish to personally contact the borrower as well. Once the item has been returned, please mark it as such in the \"Manage Posts\" menu of your My Posts page.": "The borrower has also been notified. You may wish to personally contact the borrower as well. Once the item has been returned, please mark it as such in the \"Manage Posts\" menu of your My Posts page.", "The moderator is currently reviewing your post": "The moderator is currently reviewing your post", "There are no posts in your towns.": "There are no posts in your Towns.", "There are two \"wildcard\" characters you can use:": "There are two \"wildcard\" characters you can use:", "There was a problem connecting to Facebook.": "There was a problem connecting to Facebook.", "There was a problem connecting to Facebook. Please try again later or contact a moderator": "There was a problem connecting to Facebook. Please try again later or contact a moderator", "There was a problem disconnecting from Facebook. Please try again later or contact a moderator": "There was a problem disconnecting from Facebook. Please try again later or contact a moderator", "They will be notified of how long they can keep the item and if/when it's overdue.": "They will be notified of how long they can keep the item and if/when it's overdue.", "This feature is currently out of order, as there was an issue in connecting to Facebook. Check back for a fix shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience!": "This feature is currently out of order, as there was an issue in connecting to Facebook. Check back for a fix shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience!", "This invites your Facebook friends to join Freecycle, but does not directly add them as your friends. They can add you after they join.": "This invites your Facebook friends to join Freecycle, but does not directly add them as your friends. They can add you after they join.", "This is the username for your new Freecycle account, and it will be visible to other Freecycle members. It can only include letters, numbers, plus, and minus.": "This is the username for your new Freecycle account, and it will be visible to other Freecycle members. It can only include letters, numbers, plus, and minus.", "This member has been removed or rejected from the town.": "This member has been removed or rejected from the town.", "This post has been cancelled": "This post has been cancelled", "This post is not viewable.": "This post is not viewable.", "This post is taken or received": "This post is taken or received", "This post was taken or received too long ago to permit replies.": "This post was taken or received too long ago to permit replies.", "This will be visible to other Freecycle members. It can only include letters, numbers, plus sign, and minus sign.": "This will be visible to other Freecycle members. It can only include letters, numbers, plus sign, and minus sign.", "This will be visible to other Freecycle members. It cannot include special characters @, *, &, /, %, or #": "This will be visible to other Freecycle members. It cannot include special characters @, *, &, /, %, or #", "Title": "Title", "To change your email preferences for posts and Town notices, please use the drop-down menus below for each Town or Friends Circle.": "To change your email preferences for posts and Town notices, please use the drop-down menus below for each Town or Friends Circle.", "To get started,": "To get started,", "To get started, My Posts page or your Dashboard.": "You can now go to your My Posts page or your Dashboard.", "You can now go to your My Posts page or your Dashboard.": "You can now go to your My Posts page or your Dashboard.", "You cannot have duplicate hotwords": "You cannot have duplicate hotwords", "You cannot have only 2 alphanumeric characters, even with a wildcard.": "You cannot have only 2 alphanumeric characters, even with a wildcard.", "You cannot make yourself a lead moderator": "You cannot make yourself a lead moderator", "You cannot stack wildcards": "You cannot stack wildcards", "You cannot use only wildcards": "You cannot use only wildcards", "You don't have any replies to that post": "You don't have any replies to that post", "You don’t need to know whether or not your friends are Freecycle members to invite them. If they’re not, they’ll be able to sign up when they respond to your invitation. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items (Since the idea of Friends Circle is to gift and lend among people who know each other).": "You don’t need to know whether or not your friends are Freecycle members to invite them. If they’re not, they’ll be able to sign up when they respond to your invitation. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items (Since the idea of Friends Circle is to gift and lend among people who know each other).", "You happen to have one and offer to lend it. You agree on a time frame for returning the tool and they are on their way to finishing that project.": "You happen to have one and offer to lend it. You agree on a time frame for returning the tool and they are on their way to finishing that project.", "You have 0 alphanumeric characters and not enough symbols and wildcards to pass.": "You have 0 alphanumeric characters and not enough symbols and wildcards to pass.", "You have Facebook friends who are also on the Freecycle Network. Add them here!": "You have Facebook friends who are also on the Freecycle Network. Add them here!", "You have a friend request from": "You have a friend request from", "You have to be a group member to message its moderators": "You have to be a group member to message its moderators", "You lent": "You lent", "You lent your item! Want to notify your friend?": "You lent your item! Want to notify your friend?", "You must be willing to moderate your new group and put in the effort required to promote and grow the group within your community.": "You must be willing to moderate your new group and put in the effort required to promote and grow the group within your community.", "You must have the Facebook Messenger app installed to invite your Facebook friends to Freecycle. Otherwise, this link won't work": "You must have the Facebook Messenger app installed to invite your Facebook friends to Freecycle. Otherwise, this link won't work", "You must have the Facebook Messenger app installed to invite your Freecycle friends to Facebook. Otherwise, this link won't work": "You must have the Facebook Messenger app installed to invite your Freecycle friends to Facebook. Otherwise, this link won't work", "You must provide a hotword to create": "You must provide a hotword to create", "You need to join a local town or find some friends before you can post your own items": "You need to join a local Town or find some friends before you can post your own items", "You will now receive alerts for posts matching this search term. Matching results are displayed below.": "You will now receive alerts for posts matching this search term. Matching results are displayed below.", "You're now borrowing": "You're now borrowing", "You've already uploaded max allowed images": "You've already uploaded max allowed images", "You've connected your Facebook account to Freecycle, but didn't allow Freecycle to see and search your list of Facebook friends who are also using Freecycle. That access is required to use this feature. If you feel ok with Freecycle accessing that data (we do not store it), click below to permit.": "You've connected your Facebook account to Freecycle, but didn't allow Freecycle to see and search your list of Facebook friends who are also using Freecycle. That access is required to use this feature. If you feel ok with Freecycle accessing that data (we do not store it), click below to permit.", "You've got friends, but they haven't posted anything recently, and neither have you.": "You've got friends, but they haven't posted anything recently, and neither have you.", "You've reached the limit for group memberships. If you want to join this group or others, leave one of your current groups": "You've reached the limit for group memberships. If you want to join this group or others, leave one of your current groups", "You've uploaded the max allowed images": "You've uploaded the max allowed images", "Your First and Last name": "Your First and Last name", "Your Friends Circle is": "Your Friends Circle is", "Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friendswith whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items.": "Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friendswith whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items.", "Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items.": "Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust. Friends should be located near enough for you to easily pick up posted items.", "Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust.": "Your Friends Circle is your own personal inner circle of friends with whom you can not only gift items but also lend and borrow items. Your Friends Circle is separate from your local Town Group(s) and can be made up of anyone you know and trust.", "Your Friends post their kids outgrown toys and tag their posts with the Toys category. You filter your Friends Circle to see just toys and pick up some new-to-them toys for your kids.": "Your Friends post their kids outgrown toys and tag their posts with the Toys category. You filter your Friends Circle to see just toys and pick up some new-to-them toys for your kids.", "Your dashboard is your 'home page' on Freecycle": "Your dashboard is your 'home page' on Freecycle", "Your item has been posted and given the post id": "Your item has been posted and given the post id", "Your neighbor needs a specialized tool to finish a woodworking project and posts to your Friends Circle asking to borrow one. You happen to have one and offer to lend it. You agree on a time frame for returning the tool and they are on their way to finishing that project.": "Your neighbor needs a specialized tool to finish a woodworking project and posts to your Friends Circle asking to borrow one. You happen to have one and offer to lend it. You agree on a time frame for returning the tool and they are on their way to finishing that project.", "Your password reset token (long word at the end of this page's URL) is invalid (probably expired). Try requesting a new one on the login form and trying again": "Your password reset token (long word at the end of this page's URL) is invalid (probably expired). Try requesting a new one on the login form and trying again", "Your residential street address": "Your residential street address", "Your selected Default Timezone is not valid. Please start typing a name and then choose from the list of options.": "Your selected Default Timezone is not valid. Please start typing a name and then choose from the list of options.", "Your session has expired. Please login to complete connecting your Facebook account": "Your session has expired. Please login to complete connecting your Facebook account", "Zero tolerance of Scams, Spam and Adult Content": "Zero tolerance of Scams, Spam and Adult Content", "a Freecycle message": "a Freecycle message", "also": "also", "and": "and", "and has not been (marked) returned.": "and has not been (marked) returned.", "and our": "and our", "appliances": "appliances", "approved friends": "approved friends", "baby": "baby", "beauty": "beauty", "became member": "became member", "because it's a": "because it's a", "bike": "bike", "books": "books", "borrow one": "borrow one", "browse all towns": "browse all Towns", "browser": "browser", "changing the world one gift at a time": "changing the world one gift at a time", "characters": "characters", "characters allowed": "characters allowed", "church": "church", "click here": "click here", "click here to let us know.": "click here to let us know.", "click on this and select files": "click on this and select files", "clothes": "clothes", "club": "club", "craft": "craft", "days": "days", "e.g. \"tast\" would match \"taste\", \"tasty\", \"tasted\", and also \"tast\".": "e.g. \"tast\" would match \"taste\", \"tasty\", \"tasted\", and also \"tast\".", "e.g. \"tast?\" would match \"taste\" and \"tasty\", but not \"tasted\".": "e.g. \"tast?\" would match \"taste\" and \"tasty\", but not \"tasted\".", "e.g. Main Street and 1st Ave, or a Neighborhood Name": "e.g. Main Street and 1st Ave, or a Neighborhood Name", "electronics": "electronics", "failed; you've already uploaded": "failed; you've already uploaded", "fetchThread requires a numeric user id as its first argument": "fetchThread requires a numeric user id as its first argument", "food": "food", "for more information on being a moderator.": "for more information on being a moderator.", "for more information on group membership": "for more information on group membership", "furniture": "furniture", "garden": "garden", "gift items but also lend and borrow items": "gift items but also lend and borrow items", "group": "group", "has been approved!": "has been approved!", "has been returned!": "has been returned!", "has invited you to join the": "has invited you to join the", "hasn't joined any towns.": "hasn't joined any Towns.", "hello world!": "hello world!", "hobby": "hobby", "home town": "home town", "household": "household", "images": "images", "invite some friends": "invite some friends", "is made up of more than 5,000 groups with more than 9 million members around the world, and next door to you. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and neighborhoods. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on 'Browse Groups' above the search box. Have fun!": "is made up of more than 5,000 groups with more than 9 million members around the world, and next door to you. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and neighborhoods. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on 'Browse Groups' above the search box. 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