Fundraising - donate a car

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Welcome to donate-a-car fundraising ideas.

This is an environmentally friendly fundraiser with good funds raised
for every car donated!

It's becoming increasingly popular to recycle just about everything,
especially since the inception of eBay, and cars are no exception.

If you'd like to set up a car donation scheme, visit Donate-a-Car.com
This professional fundraising company provide organizations a means
of raising funds through donated vehicles.

If you'd like to donate a car, read more about how you can raise funds
for your chosen group or charity below.

To find out further information about other forms of fundraising -
visit Fund Raising Zone.

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5 Tips for Car Donations
By Peter Wallander

People generally enjoy the act of donation, they like the knowledge that
items which they are no longer able to use can be give to someone
who may be less fortunate to use and enjoy. Donating clothing, toys or
furniture is not difficult, in fact, most of the time it is one of the easiest
things to accomplish. Car Donation isn't any different. While this is a
fairly new concept, donating a car accomplishes exactly the same
outcome as donating clothes. The following information will help you
with this process.

1- If you are considering car donation, it is very important to be sure that
you are donating to a charity or cause that is approved by the
government. The best way to be sure is to ask to see the 501(c)(3)
certification that is given by the government to an organization that is
given tax-exempt status.

2- Once you decide on the charity that you want to give a car donation
to, you need to get a "blue book" price for your car. This is will give you
the fair market value of the vehicle that is being donated.

3- When the car donation is completed, you will get a receipt from the
charity that you donated to.

This should have the following information:

The make and model of the car

The year of the car

The date of donation

The "blue book" value

If this information is not on your particular receipt, make sure to have it
added, as the government will not allow you to claim the car donation
on your taxes if this important information is missing.

4- In the past, you were given the fair market value of the car that was
donated as a deduction on your taxes for that year. However, that has
recently changed. If you donate your car to a charity that sells it, the
price it is sold for is the amount that you are able to deduct on your
yearly taxes.

5- It is important to remember that as with anything that you decide to
donate as opposed to selling, the act of a car donation has important
benefits for all involved. You get to do something that benefits you and
the charity. The charity in turn, gets to help someone while at the same
time earning money to keep their programs going and the purchaser of
the car gets transportation to and from work. This is truly a win-win
situation all the way around.

Visit http://cardonationsinfo.org or http://www.cardonationexplained.info
to learn more about donate cars and vehicle donation.

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