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

Fred Olver goodfolks at charter.net
Tue Mar 19 15:42:41 UTC 2013


That's what I like about you, Brian, you are so positive.

Fred
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From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
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FW:[State-affiliate-leadership-list]VehicleDonationProgram


> 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
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> 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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