[vox] promoting wares

[Alex Mandel]

On 09/16/2010 11:04 AM, timriley at appahost.com wrote:
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [vox] promoting wares
>> From: Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
>> Date: Thu, September 16, 2010 10:29 am
>> To: vox at lists.lugod.org
>>
>>
>> A tangent to that idea and my last about e-waste recycling...
>>
>> This morning I had the idea that maybe LUGOD could organize a
>> electronics swap & recycling event. I think in the past we've done
>> something similar, the difference here is that we could coordinate with
>> the recycling people (trivalley or something similar) so that we can
>> accept e-waste.
>>
>> That way people will come to drop stuff off too not just to peruse;
>> we'll be doing something good for the community and if the tax laws work
>> out we might get donations from it (We'll need to check on the diff
>> between 501c3 and c7)
> 
> This is an excellent idea. We would only need a volunteer with a
> pickup truck (or a car with large trunk) to haul the leftovers
> to e-cycling at the close of the event.
> 
> Regarding 501c3 status: We would probably have to create a separate
> organization and promise not to co-mingle the new organization's
> books with LUGOD's.
> 
> See http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=96099,00.html

People can donate to use, it just isn't a tax write off I think.

As for the hauling, the whole point of involving the recycling center is
that their truck would already be there so we wouldn't have to do
anything special. It would be more cost effective for them too since
they wouldn't have to drive whole neighborhoods.

win-win is the game,
Alex