PROFESSIONAL BOOK APPRAISALS

 
Appraisal for donation and tax credit
Many physicians own a significant quantity of good medical texts, including journals, which they no longer use. Additionally, many books relating to medicine and surgery have been replaced by other media, such as CD rom. Instead of keeping these books and journals around the home or office where they just take up space and gather dust, they could be donated to a charitable organization such as "Doctors without Borders", or "Doctors of the World." (Contact information for these groups is provided below). The organization would then provide a receipt which when attached to a written appraisal can result in an income tax credit for the donating physician.
This is clearly a "win-win" situation.
Doctors of the World - USA
Founded in 1990 by a group of volunteer physicians including the late Dr. Jonathan Mann, Doctors of the World-USA is an international health and human rights organization working where health is diminished or endangered by violations of human rights and civil liberties.

Reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, in concert with local partners around the globe Doctors of the World-USA’s projects build long-term solutions addressing urgent health issues.
For further information regarding making a donation: contact by email

www.doctorsoftheworld.org.
Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.

To make a cash donation call their toll-free number at 1-888-392-0392, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Just print, complete, and send the short donation forms with your contribution to:

Doctors Without Borders USA
P.O. Box 1856
Merrifield, VA 22116-8056

website:
www.doctorswithoutborders-usa.org

West Coast Office
525 Main Street, Ste. 110
Santa Monica, CA 90405
BY PHONE (212) 679-6800

333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
(212) 679-6800

MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race,religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders. It was the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the populations they served.

A private, nonprofit organization, MSF is at the forefront of emergency health care as well as care for populations suffering from endemic diseases and neglect. MSF provides primary health care, performs surgery, rehabilitates hospitals and clinics, runs nutrition and sanitation programs, trains local medical personnel, and provides mental health care. Through longer-term programs, MSF treats chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, sleeping sickness, and AIDS; assists with the medical and psychological problems of marginalized populations including street children and ethnic minorities; and brings health care to remote, isolated areas where resources and training are limited.

MSF unites direct medical care with a commitment to bearing witness and speaking out against the underlying causes of suffering. Its volunteers protest violations of humanitarian law on behalf of populations who have no voice, and bring the concerns of their patients to public forums, such as the United Nations, governments (in both home and project countries), and the media. In a wide range of circumstances, MSF volunteers have spoken out about forgotten conflicts and underreported atrocities they have witnessed—from Chechnya to Angola, and from Kosovo to Sri Lanka.

MSF is an international network with sections in 18 countries. Each year, more than 2,500 volunteer doctors, nurses, other medical professionals, logistics experts, water/sanitation engineers, and administrators join 15,000 locally hired staff to provide medical aid in more than 80 countries.

Contact information:
Donations to local charitable organizations
For medical texts of limited value, the best option may be a donation to a local thrift store which has a book section. First check with any area hospitals or medical schools to see if they can or will accept your books. First make a list and email (or mail) it to us, so that we can determine if the value is sufficient to warrent having an appraisal for income tax purposes. In many cases, even books of modest value can provide some tax
reduction.


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