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amother
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 Fri, May 31 2019, 4:09 pm
Oorah Auction, why did they do away with good gifts for $250+ donations?
I remember getting beautiful linen sets for a few hundred dollar donation. They for sure got the linen sets at a low price because they bought thousands, and people didnt hesitate to donate hundreds, because they were getting a great gift, without winning.
If they paid lets say $150 for a linen set that they gave people who donated $300, thats still a gain of $150 per person, and many more people bought because of the great gifts.
I think MANY people who wouldnt otherwise donate $500, would donate $500 to get a nice linen set. Its win-win for them.
Why did they stop giving the good gifts?
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nchr
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Fri, May 31 2019, 4:19 pm
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You can get the linen sets for less than $250. I'm not a big believer in giving gifts for giving donations.
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amother
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Fri, May 31 2019, 4:33 pm
| nchr wrote: | | You can get the linen sets for less than $250. I'm not a big believer in giving gifts for giving donations. |
The goal is to get more donations.
Its common sense that if more people donate many hundreds, the Tzedaka makes more money. Im sure a lot of people who used to donate because of the gifts given, either dont donate at all, or donate much less.
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amother
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Fri, May 31 2019, 4:52 pm
I see prizes won at auction, not gifts for buying auction tickets.
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amother
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Fri, May 31 2019, 5:09 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | I see prizes won at auction, not gifts for buying auction tickets. |
Answering my own question - they are posting a 'dummy page' prior to the auction.
To answer your question: Perhaps they figured out that the linen wasn't motivating as many people as you think it does. Or it was 100% donated in prior years - and not available this year.
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amother
Royalblue
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Fri, May 31 2019, 5:13 pm
| amother [ Saddlebrown ] wrote: | Answering my own question - they are posting a 'dummy page' prior to the auction.
To answer your question: Perhaps they figured out that the linen wasn't motivating as many people as you think it does. Or it was 100% donated in prior years - and not available this year. |
Or its the new tax laws. With a higher standard deduction, people won't be able to itemize and take charitable deductions as much. So they may be appealing to get many smaller donations that they can keep 100% of, rather than rewarding larger ones and netting less.
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amother
Saddlebrown
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Fri, May 31 2019, 5:33 pm
| amother [ Royalblue ] wrote: | | Or its the new tax laws. With a higher standard deduction, people won't be able to itemize and take charitable deductions as much. So they may be appealing to get many smaller donations that they can keep 100% of, rather than rewarding larger ones and netting less. |
The whole thing is scamy from a tax perspective.
But its an interesting broader question - are people who are taking a standard deduction (when they hadn't in prior years) donating less?
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