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

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Tue Mar 19 22:05:34 UTC 2013


Bryan:

You are bound and determined to be negative -- aren't you!  I don't 
know specifically, as I have never used this kind of fund-raising.  I 
presume that some of the cars are junkers, and some are better, and 
that it averages out over time, so money can be made.

You act like everybody is an idiot and you have all the answers.  As 
I said people must be making money off of this -- as they keep doing 
it and have been doing so for some time.

Dave

At 04:52 PM 3/19/2013, you wrote:
>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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