Of course. Being a non for profit, it is kind of a main goal to fund raise. GDB allows all its grads, encourages actually, smile, us to fund raise when we can. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 2:09 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: business proposal for Bertrice Small <<<smile> I don't want to be a wet blanket, but are we allowed to solicit donations withoout permission? Just a thought I had. <smile>> Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: business proposal for Bertrice Small Also, you can point out, that a donation of books or funds to bookshare is a tax deductible donation, something very prized around income tax time. All she would need is a receipt from bookshare stating the value of the donation. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 2:05 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: business proposal for Bertrice Small I think writing to her is a great idea. You might tell her how many fans she has here (you probably were already planning t do that) and how many of her books are already scanned and in the collection. As for our buying her books -- I get mine from the library, but I've looked at the bookshelves in the grocery store and drugstores where they have popular paperbacks for sale and not one so far has had one of hers, though they do have other popular authors such as Maeve Binchey, Sandra Brown, Grisham, etc. I've wondered why. Is that something she doesn't want? Cindy --- Allison Mervis <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all! > I wanted to run this by everyone before I went ahead > and did it. I was going to email Bertrice Small and > see if she could provide bookshare with manuscripts > of the books we don't have and whatever new ones she > writes. However, I realize that if she does this for > free, she won't make a profit. But if we agree to > pay regular price for the book in return for the > manuscript she might be more willing. I realize that > bookshare is a non-profit organization, but some > books scanned by the office are store bought, right? > I want people's opinions before I do this. If > someone higher up would rather do it, please let me > know. > Allison > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005