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Dear MN Towers -- please come and talk to me about how we might manage a 'Donate (or Auction?) an Item for Mile for Maude (or A.N.Other MN-related charidee)

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Tutter · 06/02/2008 21:14

a couple of times recently i have passed on unwanted items (pregnancy/baby-related - e.g. bfing tops) in exchange for a small donation to mile for maude

am planning on doing the same with a few other things, and it occurred to me that i may not be alone in wanting to donate any money raised

can't quite get my head around how this might work - i've only ever passed items on to regulars who i "know" and therefore trust to make a donation to mfm

i don't want to create a monster a la 'for sale boards' so maybe we keep it really simple and let individuals manage the process themselves

but - in case one of you is a brighter spark than i am, and can think of a simple solution which can be put to the wider MN audience - i thought i'd run the idea past you

thoughts?

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soapbox · 06/02/2008 22:35

Justine, I think that is a wonderful idea. The only thing that I would consider to be really important is that there is the option for to 'gift aid' donations, so that for those of us who pay shed loads of tax, the charity gets as much as possible of it back.

JustineMumsnet · 06/02/2008 22:31

Do you know we were just having this very discussion today on our own private little talk board? We'd like to have an annual MN charity - chosen by you of course - for folks to donate to and which we could offer some free promotion/ ads to. We are just going to look into the financial implications - tax etc - and to make sure we don't break any laws (ie I'm going to give our accountant a bell tomorrow) - to check that we do it right. If anyone has any advice on how it might operate do let us know...

pucca · 06/02/2008 21:19

Tutter....May be wayyyyyyyy off here, but what about contacting ebay? as i know you can donate money made from items selling to charity when you list something, not sure how it would work really though, just an idea?