Making Donations to the TMA On-Line: from the United States and Internationally


NetworkForGood.org
Making a Contribution On-line within the US

Helping.org was developed by the AOL Time Warner Foundation to serve the nonprofit community by providing comprehensive online resources and tools to help nonprofits integrate the power of the Internet into their strategic planning and to organize, recruit, fundraise and publicize their mission and successes online. Helping.org was used as a foundation to build the Network for Good Web site. Helping.org has joined Network for Good (networkforgood.org), a coalition of leading Internet companies and nonprofit organizations that has developed extensive online resources and tools to make it even easier for individuals to donate, volunteer, speak out on issues and make more informed decisions about supporting the causes they care about.  

If you live in the United States, you can make donations to The Transverse Myelitis Association by visiting NetworkForGood.org – Jim has also created links to this site from the TMA web site. The TMA will receive 100% of your donations. We pay no fees, charges or commissions on the contribution. Network for Good covers all of the transaction costs associated with collecting and distributing contributions, including the fees charged by the credit card companies. When you make a contribution using Network for Good, you may specify how you would like your donation to be used; Network for Good passes along your request with the donation. For instance, you can specify that you would like your donation to be used for the general operating costs of the TMA, such as for the printing and mailing of the newsletters; or you can request that your donation be used for TM research.

You can dedicate donations to someone or make donations on behalf of another person; Network for Good passes along the dedication request with the donation. Individuals are also given the option to send an e-card to the person for whom they made the donation.

Network for Good does not accept in-kind donations, such as clothes, cars or other items. You can use Network for Good, however, to locate charities in your area that may accept in-kind donations. In addition, MissionFish.com, an online auction site, enables users to donate in-kind items for auction with the proceeds benefiting charity. Other sites such as InKindex.com and
GiftsInKind.org also offer information on making in-kind donations.

When you make a donation to the TMA using Network for Good, your credit card statement will show Network for Good’s name instead of the TMA. Please be assured that 100% of your donation goes directly to the TMA; the transaction and credit card verification is processed by Network for Good and PipeVine. You will receive a record of your contributions for tax purposes.