Host A Drive

Hosting a donation drive at your office or organization is a great way to involve your employees or members in a meaningful cause, promote team spirit, and demonstrate your organization's commitment to the community.

As an added bonus, it's easy to organize:

• Drives last for one week only, and you choose the dates that work best for you.

• We will drop off a trailer along with an attendant to assist you in your donation drive.

• It's low maintenance — we pick up the items and trailer afterwards.

• We will provide you with a Certificate of Liability of Insurance.

• At the end of the drive we will provide you with the number of donations and pounds collected at your event.

For information about hosting a donation drive: Please contact Barbara Alvarenga, Director of Community Resource Development, at (408) 869-9260 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Your donation directly supports our Institute for Career Development (ICD). Click here to learn more.

Many thanks to our recent donation drive partners (partial list):

• Adaptec
• Applied Materials
• Applied Signal Technologies Inc.
• Cesar Chavez Community Center
• Google
• Morgan Hill Library
• Palm Source Inc.
• Paramit Corporation
• Power Integrations
• San Jose City Hall
• San Jose State University
• Santa Clara University
• Stanford University
• Silver Creek Country Club

Donation Drive Outreach Template

Use the following text as a template for your outreach emails and flyers. Simply copy and paste the text below into your document. You can also add your company logo if you wish.

(Your company name) and Goodwill Industries are hosting an employee clothing donation drive! When: (start date) to (end date) Where: (address) How: Drop off your donated items in a Goodwill donation bin. Bins will be located (describe locations here) What: Please donate new or gently used items, including: • Business clothes • Winter coats and other winter clothes • Gently worn jeans • Gently worn shoes Tax Deductions: Your donated items are tax-deductible. Tax receipts will be available near the donation bins. Thank you! Your donation helps create jobs and fund Goodwill's job training programs. We at (your company name) are proud to support our community. Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley is an autonomous not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to creating solutions to poverty through workforce creation, social action and environmental stewardship. With 17 retail stores, a growing online store and an extensive re-use/recycling operation, we help people overcoming barriers to employment move forward on their career paths, build sustainable livelihoods, and transform their lives and communities. A mid-sized employer of 470, we generate over 85 percent of our revenue through our businesses.