How to Donate Teaching Books
If you have piles of teaching books left over from your family's education years, don't just throw them away. Textbooks make great donations. Not only do they have monetary value but they offer those in need a chance to obtain skills and knowledge they might not otherwise encounter. Whether the teaching books are for small children or adults, there are charities that are happy to take the books off your hands. And there are benefits for you as well. Not only will you know that you have helped others you may even save on your tax bill.
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Determine the condition of the teaching books. If pages are ripped out or scribbled on heavily or if a book is moldy or missing its cover, throw it away. Don't make the people to whom you are donating the book deal with disposing of it.
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Organize your teaching books into categories. This will make finding a relevant charity easier. For example, make separate piles for elementary school, high school, college, continuing-education and self-help books.
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Create a list of potential charities and organizations that may need your books. Check with your local library to see if they have a book-donation program. Contact charity-based thrift stores, such as The Salvation Army, Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity. Homeless shelters, hospitals and schools often accept book donations. Finally, see if a local prison has a library program that may benefit from your books.
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Ask the charity you select if there are any special requirements they have for book donations. For example, a women's shelter may want children's teaching books, but not college-level calculus books. A prison library may have regulations concerning the materials of which the books are made. And some organizations may turn down religious-based teaching books.
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Deliver the books however the organization requests. Charity workers have many responsibilities, so do whatever you can to comply with their donation procedures, even if they are somewhat inconvenient for you.
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Ask for a donation receipt. Charitable donations are tax-deductible, up to a certain amount. If you are unsure whether your donation will qualify, check with your tax adviser or consult the IRS charitable donation rules before claiming the deduction.
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