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    • Home
    • Friends of BIG
    • How Can I Help?
    • Guidelines for Requests
    • Purpose & Vision
    • BIG in the News
    • Success Stories
    • Shipments & Partners
  • Home
  • Friends of BIG
  • How Can I Help?
  • Guidelines for Requests
  • Purpose & Vision
  • BIG in the News
  • Success Stories
  • Shipments & Partners

Guidelines for Book Requests

Shipment Requirements & Sorting

Shipment Requirements & Sorting

Shipment Requirements & Sorting

Books for International Goodwill is always looking for recipients who can effectively handle a shipment of 20,000 books in a container.


 "Designate an official shipper of record with a U.S. address” 


We sort books for condition and into broad categories

Mixed Shipments

Shipment Requirements & Sorting

Shipment Requirements & Sorting

 Our storage and supply chain constraints require sending mixed shipments. We can generally guarantee 30% in one category. We encourage recipients to develop distribution procedures for the books they can not use. A number of our recipients simply place all books into a large area (gymnasium, dining hall, etc.) and invite local schools and libraries in to pick what they want. It is a nice community service.

Where do we ship?

Where do we ship?

Where do we ship?

While we prefer to ship directly to a Rotary Club for distribution, we will work with an established school, library or social welfare agency.  We ask the recipient to: 

  • Cover inland shipping & distribution
  • Outline the needs (types of books they most need)
  • Develop a distribution plan
  • Assure us of their ability to clear a container through customs
  • Provide a brief follow-up report, preferably with pictures

FAQ's

Where do we ship?

Where do we ship?

 We expect a minimum of $1000 toward shipping up front. 


Past shipments include: The Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and many others!


WE WILL SHIP INSIDE THE UNITED STATES AS WELL!

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