DONATE BOOKS
Book Donation Requirements
Africa reading House accepts:
• popular fiction and nonfiction reading books (soft and hard cover).
• books that are 15 years old or newer.
• primary, secondary, and college textbooks (soft and hard cover) with a 2000 or newer publish date.
• reference books such as encyclopedias and dictionaries published in 2005 or later.
• medical, nursing, IT, and law books with a 2000 or newer publish date.
• some Bibles or religious books, please place them in a box separate from other donations and mark the box as “Religious texts.” Bibles are sent only when requested by African recipients.
• School/office supplies—paper, pencils, pens, wall charts, maps, etc.
• Acceptable books are gently used and relevant to an African reader.
If you mail books, please do not send boxes that weight more than 50 pounds and do not include any non-recyclable packing materials such as plastic bubble wrap or peanuts. Africa Reading House cannot allocate funds for the mailing or shipping of book donations to our warehouses. This helps us keep our operating costs lower so that we can ship more and more books to students who need them.
RUNNING A BOOK DRIVE?
We encourage Book Drive Captains to also collect money to help get book donations to the Africa Reading House. Please contact justin.brown@booksforafrica.org for our Book Drive Media Kit to help with your book drive!
AFRICA READING HOUSE DOES NOT ACCEPT:
- Magazines or journals of any kind, including academic journals.
- Home decorating or wedding books.
- Cookbooks.
- Ethnocentric books, such as the biography of Abraham Lincoln or the history of Ohio.
- Foreign language books except for French books. French novels and dictionaries are welcome.
- American history or civics.
- Music books for K–12.
- Murder mysteries or anything with “kill,” “die,” “murder,” etc. in the title.
DONOR PRIVACY POLICY
1. Africa Reading House Inc’s Commitment to the Protection of Personal Information
At Africa Reading House Inc, we attach a very high value to the privacy of our donors. Accordingly, Africa Reading House Inc does not sell or share donor information with other non-profit or for-profit organizations.
2. The Personal Information that Africa Reading House Inc Collects and Maintains about Donors
The information we collect about a donor or prospective donor that may, alone or in combination, constitute personal information includes name, home contact information, programs or projects an individual wish to support, and future communication preferences. The personal information that we maintain about a donor or prospective donor includes the amounts and manner in which he or she has contributed or promised to contribute to Africa Reading House Inc.
3. The Purposes for which Africa Reading House Inc Collects Personal Information about Donors and the Sources of that Information
We collect personal information about donors and prospective donors for the following purposes:
Any such personal information, collected for these purposes, will be collected from the individual to whom it relates or from a publicly available source of information.
• Conducting and facilitating fundraising,
• Managing our relationship with donors, and
• Meeting any legal or regulatory requirements relating to activities of Africa Reading House Inc.
4. The Disclosure of Personal Information about Donors by Africa Reading House Inc
We will not disclose any personal information other than donor name for annual report listing. Any person requesting anonymity is listed as anonymous. We will not disclose any personal information about a donor or perspective donor to anyone outside Africa Reading House Inc or any of its affiliated entities without the knowledge or consent of that donor or prospective donor except as follows:
• To an auditor in connection with an audit of Africa Reading House Inc;
• To a lawyer who is representing Africa Reading House Inc in a matter to which the personal information relates;
• To comply with a subpoena, warrant, or requirement under an order or rule of court;
• To a government institution that has made a request for the information, identifying its authority to do so, in connection with the administration of any law of the United States or Virginia.
• In any other circumstance where disclosure is specifically permitted under any applicable personal information protection legislation.
5. Discontinue Contact Upon Request Policy
It is the policy of Africa Reading House Inc to discontinue contacting any person upon that person’s oral or written request directed to the organization, its professional fundraiser, or other agent. Recipients of Africa Reading House Inc e-newsletters are given the option to unsubscribe at the top of each e-newsletter.
Effective Date of this Policy and Contact Information
This policy is effective as of September 12, 2017. Questions, concerns, or complaints regarding Africa Reading House Inc’s privacy policy or practices should be directed by e-mail to our Executive Director or by phone at.