Sell the bags via consignment anonymously, then donate the money anonymously
The bags will sell regardless. I just have a personal issue with her selling bags she got for free to her followers (and probably charging more than consignment), then turning around and getting a tax benefit from the donation of money that arguably isnāt really hers to begin with. It would be way more altruistic for her to donate her own money rather than her followersā money, but thatās just my opinion. Sheās essentially an intermediary - she didnāt spend the money on the bags initially, but sheās making money when she sells them, and gets the tax benefit from the donation on top of that. So sheās out Ā£0 of her own money, but sheās made a fair chunk. How charitable is that?
No doubt itās great Save the Children is getting the money (although Iām positive there are other, smaller orgs that could put the money to use but thatās just my former nonprofit worker self talking).