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If you are planning to donate a vehicle to charity maybe because you don’t have time to sell it or you don’t think you can get what it’s worth or just don’t have the time to bother with it or you want to use it for an income tax deduction here are a few tips you should know.

First check with your local charities and see if they can accept car donations. This is the same if you have a truck, boat, RV, motorcycle, airplane or other vehicle you want to donate. Some are set up to sell them on their own lots or have use for them within the organization to carry goods and/or people during their business day.

The individual should determine which charity they would like to offer the vehicle to. Then, the donor should research the organizations that accept the cancer car donations. Many organizations have their step-by-step procedures that must be followed. Toll-free phone numbers are also typically available if the individual prefers to call and speak with a representative before committing to donating a vehicle.

The process to donate a vehicle to a charitable organization is quite simple. Once the donor has determined the charity that they would like to offer a cancer car donation to, they then choose an organization to process the contribution. The individual will be asked to complete a form (typically online or over the phone), and then a towing company will be contacted to pick up the vehicle along with the title. Towing fees and any other fees that are accrued through the process will be covered by the organization. After receiving the vehicle, the organization will send a receipt for either the fair market value of the vehicle or the amount of money they received from the sale of the vehicle. This information can be used to the donors advantage if his or her taxes are itemized.

For those charities that are not set up to handle donations they hire companies that are set up to resell your car, usually called car donation brokers through car donation programs. If you seek them out know that they may keep 50 percent or more of the value of the vehicle. However since so many charities aren’t set up to handle these donations they hire them and get profits they wouldn’t ordinarily get, so the charity does gain some monies. You can always ask the broker how much of the profit is passed on to the charitable organization.

Make sure to ask if the charity is IRS-approved 501 9(c) (3) or is a qualified religious organization such as a church, temple or mosque in order to accept the donation.

Once you know what charity you’re going to donate it to, you can save the charity some money by dropping off the car or vehicle yourself. Some charities charge a removal fee and you can avoid this. Make sure to pass the title on to the charity and sign it over with their name to prevent future legal problems.

If the car or vehicle is worth more than $500, that you can claim a charity tax donation. You want to check the Kelley Blue Book to make sure you know its fair market value.

There are many great reasons to choose to offer a vehicle to a charitable organization. Whether the individuals motivation is to help find a cure for a disease or to alleviate tax burden come tax time, cancer car donations are a good idea. The organizations make the process very easy, the charities benefit from your generosity, and the donor will get that good feeling that comes from helping a worthwhile cause.

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Many nonprofit organizations contain term limits in their by-laws for members of their Boards of Trustees. Some of the Boards on which I have served have different provisions. One provided for three year terms, with no more than three consecutive terms before the member was required to take at least one year off the Board. Another provided for annual terms, with no more than five years on the Board. Another allowed a Board member to serve for no more than a total of three terms of two years each.

There are a number of good reasons for these provisions. They encourage new points of view, different mixes of ideas at the table, and expose the organization to more individuals within the community. However, there are also challenges that must be addressed when there are term limits, most having to do with the ongoing process of nominating qualified people to the Board. If nonprofits use the checklist below, they will make the job of replacing Board members more efficient and more beneficial to fulfilling the mission of the organization.

1. Form a nominating committee. When there are too many people contributing to the selection, the process becomes encumbered. It is much more efficient to select three Board members to prepare a list of candidates to the entire Board for their selection.

2. Look for talents that are missing on the Board. Think about selecting an attorney, or an accountant, for example, to be able to have their expertise as part of the Board decision-making process.

3. Look for diversity. Every nonprofit Board must account for the makeup of its constituency, and provide adequate representation on the Board. Select on the basis of fulfilling gaps in gender, race, age, economic circumstances, and geographic location.

4. Find people who are truly committed to the success of your organization. There are a lot of people who compile a list of their Board positions as if they were applying for a job. Make sure your candidate has a proven record in supporting the purpose of your nonprofit.

5. You must decide on whether you want to have a “rubber stamp” Board, or one that thrives on acrimony. There are places for both, and one is not necessarily preferable over the other. It is a matter of evaluating the strength of your Executive Director, and deciding whether you want to provide support for their policies, or give them the benefit of contending with alternate points of view.

6. There are some good arguments for selecting people who will likely become or are significant financial contributors to the organization. However, selection on the basis of honoring their support is no substitute for evaluating their potential contributions to the decision-making process.

7. There should always be an “A” list and a “B” list. The “B” list should be arranged in order of preference. It is used to provide alternates in case any of the invitations to the “A” list are not accepted.

8. Institute an orientation program for new Board trustees. It is a daunting task for someone to acclimate themselves to the culture of your Board, and giving them the opportunity to become familiar with your history, your facilities, your staff, and your current issues, will be very beneficial for them and make them productive in shorter time.

9. When inviting a person to come on your Board, be very clear that yours, like most nonprofits, consider fundraising an essential function of each Board member.

If you adhere to these nine points, you will fulfill your nonprofit fiduciary obligations, as well as keeping your Board vital, active, and effective.

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