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Fundraising Ideas For Charity

Question: Charity Fundraising Ideas?

Hi Everyone,
I do a lot of volunteering and I am always looking for unique and fun ways to raise money. Could you share your ideas with me? Thanks

Answer: you could go to a car-boot sale and buy loads of melons and let people pay money to smash them up and trust me you will get a lot of people! wanting to take out stress. especially in the credit crunch!

Charity & Christian Doctrine : Unique Fund-Raising Ideas

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Charitable Trust Lists

Question: How can I freely/inexpensively promote an online memorial service setup by a charity?

Hi, I’ve been doing some (offline) promotional work for an online memorial service called www.muchloved.com that has been setup by a charitable trust (www.thedatatrust.org). Now I want to get the site listed on search engines but Dmoz (which I normally use) no longer seems to work and the charity don’t have the money to do pay per click advertising. Does anyone know a good directory or service thats either cheap or even free that will start getting them some visitors please. Its a beautiful site with noble aims and all the money goes either to the charity (which helps counsel bereaved people) or to perpetually hosting the memorial online. Please help. Thanks!

Answer: I would suggest you try prweb.com which is a very affordable press release service. this will get your word out a little bit and build links in to your website.

In addition, you may want to do a video and post it on youtube, google video, and dailymotion.com for free.

You can also use Jigadig.com's advertising. It's a free targeted search advertising system. All you need to do is get some users using their search engine and it will support you with free advertising.

http://www.jigadig.com/ad-center-advertise.html

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Question: Choose a name for a new trust related Christian educational charitable and public trust?

We formed a new trust related christian educational and charitable trust. I hope you will help me to choose a name related with biblically

Answer: In God We TRUST

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Ask For Donations Letter

Question: What is a good bible verse about helping people in need?

I am going on a christian mission this summer and in order to raise the money i need to go, i am sending out letters asking for donations. I need a good bible verse to put at the end of the letter, something about helping people.

Answer: luke 12:33
“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.”

God bless

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Charitable Giving Forms

Question: Income Tax Question – Form 8283 Charitable Deductions (noncash)?

I need a little help. I’ve been told 2 different things, so I need to confirm which is correct.

I use Turbo Tax to do my taxes. I usually have non-cash contributions of over $ 1000 each year, costing about $ 75-200 for each. I get a copy of the receipt that Goodwill gives me and keep it with each donation. I use Its Deductible to plan how much to deduct for each item. Turbotax then fills out Form 8283 because the total of all my contributions is over $500.

*** Here’s the problem: My mother told me her tax person said that you can’t claim non-cash donations each year over $ 500 unless they give you an appraisal. **** Isn’t that just if an INDIVIDUAL item is worth over $ 500?? Not if you give away, say… Goodwill 2-10-07 $ 201.00, Goodwill 3-4-07 $ 122.00, Goodwill 8-14-07 $ 175.00, Goodwill 11-1-07 $ 98.00 ???

Any help from a CPA or someone who does tax preparation would be really appreciated.

Thanks!!

Answer: You can only deduct what the items may sell for. For donations to Goodwill or similar charities, that's typically between 10¢ and 20¢ on the dollar of the new price of the items at best. If challenged at audit, you must be able to provide a detailed inventory of all items donated and the individual values of the items.

The rules on non-cash donations are complex. See IRS Pub 526 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf for general guidelines on charitable donations and IRS Pub 561 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p561.pdf for more detailed information on establishing the value of donated property.

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