How Lincoln METCO Raised $122K With a Pickup Truck! New Book

Weston MA

12 February, 2022

1:01 PM

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How did a bunch of volunteers with no fundraising or estate sales experience manage to raise $122,000 for the METCO program in Lincoln, Mass.? This book tells the story of how they started out selling old dolls no one wanted any more and wound up collecting, hauling and selling thousands of dollars worth of antique artwork, furniture, rugs, and many other items donated by downsizing homeowners all over eastern Massachusetts. This book is for anyone who wants to raise money for METCO (or any other cause) while meeting people, learning how to evaluate donated art and furniture, advertise it for sale, create and operate a nonprofit, etc. Co-author Joanna Schmergel, Lincoln MCC's fundraising chair, will even come speak to your METCO group for free and tell you everything they learned along the way ― just email [email protected]. How did those hundreds of items get from donor to buyer? Find out in “Downsize for Diversity: How We Raised $122,000 with a Pickup Truck and a LittleHelp from Our Friends” published by the MCC: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/downsize-for-diversity The book is packed with photos of everything from paintings, furniture, and rugs to a computer server cabinet and even an antique proctoscope (and the prices they sold for) as they pass from the hands of downsizing donors to volunteers. You’ll follow those volunteers as they learn how to move heavy and valuable items, how to advertise them and get them ready for sale, and how to run an estate sale and a nonprofit business. All income from sales of the book goes to the MCC. Look inside and buy now from BookBaby.com, https://store.bookbaby.com/book/downsize-for-diversity, to maximize MCC’s royalties, or pre-order on Amazon.com, https://smile.amazon.com/Downsize-Diversity-Raised-Pickup-Friends/dp/1667822799/, or Barnes & Noble.com, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/downsize-for-diversity-joanna-schmergel/1140946913?ean=9781667822792, And please make sure to share these links on social media and with anyone who wants to downsize or raise money for a nonprofit! Joanna SchmergelLincoln METCO Coordinating CommitteeA Friends of METCO 501(c)3Lincoln, MA Public SchoolsFundraising [email protected]://lincolnmcc.wpcomstaging.com/