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

Tue Mar 19 21:52:26 UTC 2013

ok,
how does the group make money when the car is a junker and the group has to 
pay for towing and salvage?
Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: 
[State-affiliate-leadership-list]VehicleDonationProgram

> Bryan:
>
> This form of fund-raising is used by entities across the country.  It must 
> work or people wouldn't keep doing it.  As an example, Minnesota Public 
> Radio uses it herei in MN, they are probably the most respected nonprofit 
> in the state.  They wouldn't do it unless it worked.
>
> So, they win, and the donor gets rid of a junker as you put it, and gets a 
> tax deduction.  So, it is a win/win for everybody.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:12 AM 3/19/2013, you wrote:
>>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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