Charity flea markets – an amalgamation of product philanthropy and volunteering

Table 1 Sample of CFMs

case	type of organization	regional setting	frequency & type of market
NPO A (P1)^a	service organization^b	rural area	annual indoor CFM
NPO B (P2)	service organization	hybrid (rural but part of urban agglomeration)	3 times a week indoor CFM
NPO C (P3)	service organization	rural area	annual indoor CFM
NPO D (P4)	voluntary fire brigade	rural area	annual outdoor CFM
NPO E (P5, P6, P7)	religious organization	urban area	annual indoor CFM (plus several outdoor tents)
NPO F (P8, P9)	service organization	rural area	annual indoor CFM
NPO G (P10)	religious organization	urban area	biennial indoor CFM (& outdoor kids program)
NPO H (P11)	religious organization	urban area	annual indoor + outdoor CFM
NPO I (P12)	animal welfare organization	urban area	biennial indoor + outdoor CFM (several tents)
NPO J (P13)	sports and recreation club (soccer)	rural area	monthly CFM under canvas

^aIn order to ensure anonymity each NPO is referred to by a letter and each interviewee by a number. As interviews were conducted in German, quotes cited in this paper are translations by the authors
^bAnheier (2014) terms NPOs like the Rotary Club, the Lions, Kiwanis, etc. as “service organizations” (p. 6)