There are several benefits of working with nonprofits. My favorite is the social good you are able to do for a community. Every T-shirt tells a story, and a T-shirt can be very powerful at helping a nonprofit raise awareness for its mission.

The other great part about working with nonprofits is that you can be selective on which ones you are passionate about and to what extent you want to support them.

At 1800Tshirts.com, we get bombarded with donation requests all the time from various organizations, but we have a policy of no cash donations. Our model is simple: Instead of donating $1,000 to an organization, we would rather donate $1,000 worth of goods that they could in turn raise $5,000-$10,000 with. The goal is to not give them a handout, but instead extend our hand as a partner to make an even bigger impact than what a cash donation would do.

Great custom apparel can help raise money for the organization, but more impactful than the money is the ability for the supporters getting the apparel to show their support and spread the message of the nonprofit.