[Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list]Vehicle DonationProgram

Bryan Schulz b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
Tue Mar 19 15:44:36 UTC 2013


hi,

that is the point i didn't explain.
hfb is a scam so will the public view the nfb as shady?

Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list]Vehicle 
DonationProgram


> Hi, Bryan. We may have missed the starting gun, but state regulators have
> long considered this a sham and we have had to figure out how to do it 
> while
> preserving our good name. We have talked about this for the last decade, 
> but
> figuring out a way to do it that is not only legally but morally 
> defensible
> has taken time and energy. Who knows if it will work, but if it does, how
> fantastic it will be for us.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:41 AM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Vehicle
> DonationProgram
>
> 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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