1. In your own words, prepare a Donation Request Ad describing your project, event, or situation in general detail. 
   • Request Gift Certificates for prizes, achievement awards, or just to promote reading
   • Request bulk lots to fill or replenish shelves
   • Request textbooks for classroom or home school use

   • Request freight/shipping funds for international shipments

2. Submit your Donation Request Listing.   Request Ad FAQ

 1.  List a DonorMart Ad detailing the items you want to donate

1. Create a "Donate Books" ad for each group of books you want to give away.
        Optional: Stipulate any specific country or region where you want the books to go.
2. Include your shipping policy (who pays, how shipped, how much if recipient pays shipping).
3. Select a recipient for your items from the responses you receive.
4. Finalize shipping arrangements with recipient, ship books.
   Custom "Donated by . . . "  bookplates available upon request.

1. Browse the Donation Requests.
2. Contact the applicant who submitted the request and ask for any additional information you require.
   Suggested: Work out a written agreement on who is responsible for what.
3. Provide the requested books or Gift Certificates.

1. Good for any one GiftGallery book/item (including shipping charges).
2. Distribute to students or teachers/mentors.
3. Recipients choose their own books (or their teachers choose for them).
4. You can track the status of your gift certificate credits and usage on your membership account at any time.
   Custom Gift Certificates available upon request.

  Other important ways you can Donate

4. Send your books to us for listing and distribution.
   • Our TeamSellers will create the listings and ship the books.
   • You will receive an itemized donation statement for your taxes.
5. Donate shipping costs
   The biggest obstacle for donations in many cases is the shipping costs
   • Place a Shipping Donation Offer ad (optional: target your favorite region or country)
   • Respond to a Freight/Shipping Needed ad
   • Put your name "on call" for shipping donation requests (contact the administration)
6. Become a local "Donation Facilitator", organize book orders/shipments for your students/local children

Contribute ideas and suggestions on our Discussion Forums

• DonorMart Teacher Gift Certificates are identical to GiftGallery Gift Certificates (see below) except they are given to a teacher or adult supervisor instead of directly to the actual recipient

• Teachers help their students select and purchase their free GiftGallery books

• Teachers can use the Gift Certificates to buy books for their library or classroom

• Teachers control ordering and distribution

• Gift Certificates can be used toward the purchase of any one item on the GiftGallery

• Recipients do not have to register on the site to choose and receive their free book.

• No paperwork required.  All Gift Certificate credit and usage is kept current by our online system and is available for viewing by the purchaser at any time.

Gift Certificates promote ChildrensBookMarket while they promote literacy. 

• ChildrensBookMarket will donate Gift Certificates to honor selected Donation Request ads
  (Our goal is to honor every Donation Request ad).

• Gift Certificate purchasers and recipients are encouraged to tell others about ChildrensBookMarket.com

• Sellers can use their Gift Certificate credits to buy gift certificates for their local schools or literacy groups.