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Turn Your Stuff Into Cash for CASA
The Ohio CASA/GAL Association and eBay are
working together to give you an additional opportunity to help raise
money for the Association and help provide quality advocacy for children
who are the victims of abuse and neglect. Money received from eBay
donations will be used to keep training costs low for CASA/GAL
volunteers who attend the Association’s in-service training
opportunities and the annual “Celebrate Kids!” Conference.
Here’s how the program works…
As an individual seller who wishes to donate
between 10% to 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of an item on
eBay, simply chose the option to donate a portion of the sale to the
Ohio CASA/GAL Association in the “Pictures and Details” portion of the
“Sell Your Item” section on eBay. This will lead the seller through the
steps that will enable the Ohio CASA/GAL Association to be earmarked as
a beneficiary from the sale of an item (see below for more details). How
does this benefit the seller? eBay research has shown that sellers who
designate a portion of their proceeds to benefit a charity typically
receive more bids at higher rates than do similarly listed items that do
not have a charity listed as a beneficiary. Sellers also receive a tax
deduction for the donation and the donation is backed by eBay’s Giving
Works and Mission Fish, ensuring the money designated will be received
by the Ohio CASA/GAL Association.
Another way to help is by simply donating an
item or a service directly to Ohio CASA/GAL Association and the
Association will initiate the sales process. With this option, Ohio
CASA receives 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of the donated
item(s) and eBay waves the insertion and final value fees to benefit the
Association.
What can be sold or donated? Avid eBay
users know that almost anything can sell, but for anyone who hasn’t yet
caught the eBay bug, or for someone who wants to donate an item or
service directly to Ohio CASA to auction, here are some ideas:
● A unique experience such as a
‘behind the scenes tour’, a ‘meal with’, ‘tickets in a luxury suite for
a sports event or concert’, etc.
● Sporting goods equipment
● Donations from restaurants,
florists, gift cards and more
● Airline tickets, airline miles,
or credit card points
● Jewelry and collectables
● Gift Certificates or Tickets to
events
● Electronic Equipment
● Art work, antiques, one of a kind
objects
● Autographed sports or celebrity
memorabilia
● Shoes and accessories
● and so much more……………..
Items benefiting charities are earmarked
with the Giving Works Ribbon, so bidders are aware that they too are
helping out a worthy cause.
For more information on listing an item on
eBay to benefit the Ohio CASA/GAL Association or to donate an item or a
one of a kind experience to auction, please contact Lynn Sylvis at
614-224-2272, 800-891-6446 or
lynn@ohiocasa.org.
8 Simple Steps to sell your items on
eBay and benefit the Ohio CASA/GAL Association
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Choose an item to sell and write a title
and description for the item (eBay gives you tips on how to do this,
or search eBay for currently listed items that are similar to yours)
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Take a digital photo of your item.
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Register and set up an account with eBay
(if you don’t already have one).
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While listing on eBay, you will find the
“Pictures and Details” page, this is where you will be asked if you
want to donate between 10-100% of your sale to a charity. You will
then choose the Ohio CASA/GAL Association for their listing of
charities and select you donation percentage.
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Complete your listing on eBay. Once
listed, the item will appear with the eBay Giving Works icon.
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When the listing ends, the buyer pays
the seller and the seller ships the item to the buyer.
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The seller then pays their donation to
Mission Fish. If the seller does not pay within a few days, Mission
Fish collects the money from their credit card.
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MissionFish distributes the funds to the
Ohio CASA/GAL Association, minus a small processing fee, and issues
the seller a tax receipt.
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