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About Your Doughnations, Inc.
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Victoria Taylor - Founder and CEO Victoria has been running this successful operation for over 13 years. She has managed all aspects of the company at one time or another. Recently, she has initiated a move into new areas of fundraising for charities and programs by switching from an exclusive operation to opening up to all charities and programs throughout surrounding communities. |
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Bruce Ross - General Manager Bruce has been around during the years of growth and many challenges. He is the brains and skill behind getting the most value from donated vehicles, which translates into greater tax donations and greater net proceeds to our growing family of programs and charities. |
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Larry E. Taylor - Systems Development and Support Larry was brought on board with the operation last year. He was with the U.S. Navy (advanced electronics) for 7 years until offered a position with IBM. He then spent 10 years with IBM and 15 years with BFGoodrich, Geon and PolyOne corporations; involved with computer systems, software development, systems analysis and design, networks, database design, web development, operations support, process control, business operations analysis and support. Additionally, he has taught computer applications and programming for 13 years, at night, while involved with his ~30 year corporate career. |
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Windy Kaiser - Administrative Manager Windy handles the bulk of all data entry, records management, interfacing with California DMV management, title processing, records verification, vehicle pickup scheduling, office messaging, general communication and much more. |
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Jason Kaiser - Office Manager Jason has been on staff for many years performing all operations that support smooth office operations; including dealer support, vehicle sales, communications, technical support for office systems, liaison with the California DMV, program management and reporting. |
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Your Doughnations, Inc. has been a Licensed Commercial Fundraiser since 1996. Raising money has been, primarily, through the donation of cars, trucks, boats, RV’s and, in a few cases, real estate. We have raised almost 10 million dollars for the programs that we manage. For the past 12 years our services were exclusive, but we have now opened up to expanding operations and providing services to more charities and programs in our communities. We offer more than just the average Vehicle Donation programs you have probably heard of. We believe that every person that is kind enough to donate to a cause or assist in efforts to help others, deserves all the personal attention that is possible. After all, we are an extension of you when dealing with the donation. From the initial first phone call to the thank you letters when the car is sold, our experienced staff will handle it all. Our tow trucks bring every donation to our location, where its salability is determined. We do rely on an auction process as other fundraisers do. We provide more attention, service and even perform minor repairs to increase the value of the donated vehicle which benefits the person making the donation, as well as the charity receiving the donation. Every aspect is a hands on approach.
When the tax law changed in 2005 we had to change along with it. No longer could the donor use Kelley Blue Book values. Anything valued more than $500 must be reported to the IRS on a 1098C tax form. Even this form has changed each year since its introduction. Your Doughnations, Inc. keeps abreast of the current IRS guidelines and is always in compliance. Our reputation stands out over other fundraisers. The California DMV refers many potential donors to us, as does the Attorney Generals Office and other government agencies.
For the programs and charities that we manage, our administrative records are open to audit by your organization at any time as it would apply to your program. We send out monthly reports along with the monthly profit checks. We also provide the programs a list of every donor, the details of their donation and any special effort we provided to increase the value of the donation. This is often helpful if you choose to include the results into your monthly newsletters, solicitations, etc.
Our many years of advertising experience with programs and charities have given us the media contacts, as well as the expertise, to place the most effective advertising available and targeted for your cause. It is different than most ad campaigns, as we are not selling anything, but rather, asking people to give on behalf of an effort to help others. The content of the targeted advertising is always mutually approved between us and the programs before it is implemented in order to ensure that the proper alignment with the guiding principles and purpose of each program.
We are expanding, but the concept and vision we had in 1996 is still the way it is today. We partner with the programs and the charities to custom design a concept for the every fundraising campaign. We represent the charity when dealing with the public and understand the importance of that role and responsibility.
Please feel free to go to http://www.ag.ca.gov to review our yearly reports.