How You Can Support Survivors of Violence
There are a number of ways you can help Witness Justice.
Monetary Donations
Every penny makes a difference, and approximately 95 percent of all donations to Witness Justice go directly to programs and services to help survivors of violent crime. Please make checks payable and mail donations to:
Witness Justice
P.O. Box 475
Frederick, MD 21705
You can also make secure online contributions by clicking here.
In addition, you can donate directly from your PayPal account by sending contributions to donations@witnessjustice.org or by clicking on the "Make a Donation" button below.
All donations are 100 percent tax deductible! You will receive a receipt for your donation by mail. Click here to download a copy of our IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit determination letter.
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Monarch Pearls
A premier pearl jeweler, Monarch Pearls has a special promotion with Witness Justice. Every piece of jewelry purchased with the code: witnessjustice provides 15% of the purchase price to Witness Justice for programs and services for survivors of violence and trauma.
In our partnership with Monarch Pearls, white pearl bracelets with a sterling silver toggle clasp and "Survivor" charm, appraised at $450 (copy of appraisal available upon request), are available for only $40, with $10 of the sale price supporting Witness Justice programs and services. All funds going to Witness Justice are tax-deductible.
Visit www.monarchpearls.com to view the online store or http://www.monarchpearls.com/whpesubr.html to order a "Survivor" charm pearl bracelet today!
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Order or Renew Magazine Subscriptions
By ordering or renewing magazine subscriptions through our partnership with Magazine Value Partners (a subsidiary of Reader’s Digest), you receive a discount on subscription rates while helping to support programs and services for victims of violence. Virtually any magazine you can think of — Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Glamour, National Geographic Kids, and many more — can be ordered through the program, and 40 percent of the subscription rate will benefit Witness Justice.
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Recycle Used Printer Cartridges and Cell Phones
Witness Justice receives rebates from empty ink jet printer cartridges that are recycled. Recycling your personal or office ink jet cartridges is free, easy, and environmentally friendly!
Instead of throwing away used cartridges, place them in postage-paid self-sealing envelopes and mail them. That's it – there are no contracts, service agreements, or forms to fill out. Even if you use only a few cartridges per year, please consider participating! Witness Justice provides recognition on our heavily trafficked web site to companies, nonprofits and government agencies that participate.
To begin recycling your printer cartridges, simply email
us at donations@witnessjustice.org or
call 301-846-9110. The only information we need is your:
- name;
- complete mailing address; and
- e-mail address.
When your supply of envelopes gets low, just call or send us a quick e-mail and we will have more sent to you as soon as possible.
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Recycling for Charities
 Donate your old cell phone, PDA, digital camera, or iPod
to be recycled and benefit the charity of your choice! RFC
is a non-profit organization that is committed to protecting
the environment while simultaneously raising funds for charity
organizations. By ensuring proper wireless phone disposal,
RFC helps individuals avoid polluting the environment as well
as donate the phone’s value to other non-profit organizations.
RFC accepts all models of wireless mobile cellular phones,
PDA’s, iPods and digital cameras regardless of working
condition. Don’t forget – your donation is tax
deductable.
Simply go to the RFC homepage at http://recyclingforcharities.com/,
click on “Donate Your Used Wireless Items to Charity,” choose
Witness Justice as the donation recipient, complete the brief
donor information page (or check “Donate Anonymously”),
and print your shipping label so that you can easily mail
your package of recyclable items and start supporting Witness
Justice.
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Use Yahoo!-powered GoodSearch.com like any other search engine — but each time you do, money is generated for us. Here’s how it works:
- Go to www.goodsearch.com.
- Type Witness Justice into the "I support" box and click on "verify."
- Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine.
- Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you’ll be earning money for Witness Justice to support our programs and services.
GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so that you can search right from the top of your browser, making it easy and convenient to search and support Witness Justice in the process. The more people who use the site and designate Witness Justice, the more money we'll earn, so please spread the word!
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Donate a Car
You can help survivors of violence simply by donating your new
or used car, no matter its condition. Donating a car
is convenient, free, easy, and tax deductible. Simply complete
the brief car
donation form and either fax it to Witness Justice at 301-846-9113
or e-mail it to donations@witnessjustice.org,
and we take care of the rest! A towing service will pick up
the car, at your convenience, from any location within the United
States and provide you with a donation receipt for tax purposes.
Please note that you must be in possession of the car's title
in order to donate a car.
Witness Justice recommends that you obtain the Kelley Blue Book value of your donated car, take photographs of the vehicle prior to towing, and consult with your financial advisor regarding the amount of tax deduction to claim to ensure compliance with IRS regulations.
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Sell on e-Bay
Through the eBay Giving Works program, sellers can now auction unwanted or unused items on eBay and have some or all of the proceeds automatically sent to Witness Justice as a tax-deductible donation. eBay sellers simply register for free with MissionFish (which administers the program in partnership with eBay), select Witness Justice as their recipient nonprofit and specify the percentage of the winning bid they wish to donate. (MissionFish collects a $3 fee from the donation to support its operations and, for purchases made with credit cards, an additional 2.9 percent fee to cover bank processing charges. These fees are deducted from the donation; they are not assessed to the seller.)
When a seller donates 100 percent of the final sale price of an eBay Giving Works listing, and the item sells, eBay also donates its insertion and final value fees to Witness Justice!
For more information, please call 301-846-9110 or e-mail donations@witnessjustice.org.
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Leave a Legacy
You can also make a difference in the lives of survivors with
monetary and other types of donations (real estate, personal
property, physical assets, etc.) made through your will or estate
plan. There are additional ways to leave a meaningful legacy,
as well. For example, you can name Witness Justice as a beneficiary
of your pension or life insurance policy, or remember loved
ones with a memorial donation. Witness Justice can publicly
acknowledge such gifts on our Web site as an added way to express
our gratitude on behalf of crime victims and to sustain your
legacy for years to come. Please call 301-846-9110 or e-mail donations@witnessjustice.org for
more information.
Donate Stocks and Securities
By donating stocks and securities, you can not only help victims of violence but also benefit from substantial and unique tax deduction opportunities. Benefits of donating stocks and securities include:
- avoiding capital gains taxes;
- taking a full fair-market value tax deduction of the donation;
- carrying over the deduction for up to five (5) additional years, under certain circumstances;
- capitalizing on last-minute end-of-year tax breaks (donations of securities can be taken on the date of transfer); and
- acquiring a tax deduction much greater in value than your original cost.
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Join the WJ Expert Corps of Volunteers
Witness Justice has convened an Expert Corps of Volunteers to support our staff in directly assisting victims and in responding to individual inquiries from survivors and their loved ones across the nation.
The Expert Corps of Volunteers includes:
- Attorneys/State’s Attorneys
- Crisis Counselors
- Emergency Preparedness Advisors
- Faith Advisors/Religious Leaders
- Family Counselors
- Healthcare Professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.)
- Investigators
- Law Enforcement Officials
- Legislators
- Mental Health Experts
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Psycho-pharmacologists
- Relationship Experts
- Safety/Security Experts
- Sleep Experts
- Social Workers
- Sociologists
- Technology Security Specialists
- Therapists
- Victim/Survivor Issue Experts
- Other Relevant Fields/Professions
If you are a certified, licensed, academic, or otherwise professional expert, please consider lending your experience and expertise. The time commitment is not substantial, but your participation could have a far-reaching and lasting effect on the lives of survivors.
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like more information.
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