Nonprofit prefers online fund-raiser

Charity: It turns out that selling donated items over the Internet can let the recipient realize more of the proceeds.

By Stacey Hirsh
Sun Staff
Originally published October 17, 2003

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Bob Hieronimus displays part of his donation to the Abilities Network. Lee Ann Kingham (right) is executive director of the Towson nonprofit, which is selling the items over the Web. (Sun photo by John Makely). Photo courtesy http://www.sunspot.net

The Abilities Network recently hit what might be considered a grand slam in the nonprofit world: A local artist and radio personality agreed to donate nearly 150 sets of sports and rock 'n' roll memorabilia, from a life-size Beatles display to a signed Eddie Murray plaque and a baseball cap commemorating his more than 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.

The Towson-based nonprofit began to plan an elaborate live auction to turn a profit from the items. But the cost of an auction space, food and live music quickly added up to $10,000 - about what the organization hoped to raise.

The group's leaders were contemplating that grim fact recently when they hit on a better idea - skip the hall and the staff and the sound system and turn instead to eBay...

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