[Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list]VehicleDonationProgram

Tue Mar 19 15:12:01 UTC 2013

hi,

yes, and the people donating are basically the ones that get the benefit as 
they get rid of their junker that would be crushed for free and don't have 
to pay for towing or demolition.

Bryan Schulz

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From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: 
[State-affiliate-leadership-list]VehicleDonationProgram

> Brian, they get a break on their taxes because it is considered a 
> donation.
>
> Fred Olver
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> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] 
> VehicleDonationProgram
>
>
>> hi,
>>
>> seems as the pink floyd song says they missed the starting gun.
>> even though heritage for the blind is a shell deal, they have been 
>> advertising for at least five years.
>> it's hard to think someone would give away a vehicle when the norm is to 
>> get something for it when buying a new one.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
>> To: "'nfbmo list'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:05 AM
>> Subject: [Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Vehicle 
>> DonationProgram
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: State-affiliate-leadership-list
>>> [mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> David Andrews
>>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:01 PM
>>> To: state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Vehicle Donation Program
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From Joanne Wilson:
>>>
>>> Dear NFB Affiliate Presidents,
>>>
>>> The National Federation of the Blind always steps up to get the job 
>>> done.
>>> Many affiliates are actively working to assist in finding new financial
>>> support for our national movement and we have just launched a new 
>>> program
>>> that should allow each of our affiliates to make a difference. The 
>>> National
>>> Federation of the Blind has launched a vehicle donation program. The 
>>> vehicle
>>> donation program allows us to accept car donations anywhere in the 
>>> United
>>> States. Our national office and our affiliates have been turning car
>>> donations away because we have not had an effective program for managing
>>> these donations and turning them into cash for the organization. We have 
>>> now
>>> solved this problem and we need your help to take advantage of this
>>> opportunity.
>>>
>>> After extensive research, the Federation has made an agreement with 
>>> Vehicles
>>> for Charity to process our car donations. Besides cars, we also accept 
>>> vans,
>>> RVs, motorcycles, dirt bikes, boats, trucks, and tractors.  However, it 
>>> is
>>> up to us to capture the donors by promoting the fact that we can accept
>>> vehicle donations and finding creative ways to get the word out. TO 
>>> begin, I
>>> am asking you to take some immediate steps to help with this effort:
>>>
>>> 1. Spread the word in your affiliate that the NFB is now accepting
>>> vehicle donations. Encourage members to send all referrals to the page 
>>> on
>>> our website www.nfb.org/vehicledonations or to our toll free vehicle
>>> donation number 855-659-9314.
>>> 2. We will be creating some standard text for every affiliate to place
>>> on the front page of the affiliate's website. Please see that this gets
>>> posted without delay.
>>> 3. Consider placing information in your newsletters and other
>>> publications.
>>> 4. Promote this in your social media channels.
>>> 5. Consider if there might be a member in your affiliate who is looking
>>> for a new opportunity to contribute to the movement and whether or not 
>>> this
>>> program might be a good fit for their skill set. We need Federationists 
>>> who
>>> can find creative ways to get the word out and who will uncover
>>> opportunities to promote this in your state.
>>> 6. Share with me ideas you have about how we can get the word out about
>>> this program.
>>>
>>>
>>> As we move into spring we will be building this program out in more 
>>> detail
>>> and providing more supporting materials. If you assign a member to help
>>> promote this program, please send their name and contact information to 
>>> me
>>> so we can send them communications. We will be planning a conference 
>>> call
>>> soon to answer questions that people might have about the program and 
>>> share
>>> ideas for spreading the word.
>>>
>>> We are starting with the tried and true Federation local outreach to get 
>>> the
>>> word out. As we build success with this venture, we will have the 
>>> capacity
>>> to consider other forms of promotion such as advertising. Consider this
>>> notion. If fifty one of our affiliates (unfortunately we cannot operate 
>>> the
>>> program in Puerto Rico) generates ten referrals with an average donation
>>> value of $500 we are talking about better than $250,000. That is easily
>>> within our capacity in 2013. Maryland has already generated one this 
>>> week
>>> and all we did was answer the phone and have the ability to say yes we 
>>> can
>>> take your donation rather than turning it away. Imagine what we can do 
>>> with
>>> some Federation creativity and enthusiasm.
>>> and if each of our affiliates generates 100 car donations per year, we 
>>> will
>>> have a tremendous base to build on.
>>>
>>> Let's start calling in the cars!
>>>
>>> Yours in the Federation,
>>> Joanne
>>>
>>> Joanne Wilson
>>> Director, Affiliate Development
>>> Office of the President
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> 200 E. Wells Street at Jernigan Place
>>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>>> Phone: 410-659-9314 x2335
>>> Email: jwilson at nfb.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
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