Start an Online Coat Drivefor Your Nonprofit

Nothing. Givelink is 100% free for nonprofits: no setup fees, no platform fees, no subscription, no minimums, and no contract. We are funded by an optional tip donors can leave at checkout and by supplier-side partnerships.

Yes, and it is the main reason to run a coat drive this way. You list the sizes and quantities you are short of, donors buy against that list, and you stop receiving twenty adult mediums when what you needed was children’s size 8.

New. Everything is bought from our catalog and shipped from a supplier, so nothing arrives worn, stained, or with a broken zip, and nobody in your program is handed something visibly second-hand.

Late September or early October. Coats need to be in hand before the first cold week, not after it. Search interest in coat drives peaks through October and November and drops sharply in December, so an early start also catches donors while they are thinking about it.

Yes, and you should. Socks and blankets are the two items shelters run out of fastest, and they are cheap enough that supporters who cannot buy a coat can still fill a real gap. You can list them on the same drive.

Coats arrive at the address you choose, in batches you schedule, so you are not storing a winter’s worth of stock in one week. You can change the delivery pace at any point.

Yes, automatically, the moment their gift is delivered. You do not issue anything by hand, and you can see every receipt from your dashboard.

Yes. You get the donor name, email, and exactly what they gave, which is what lets you thank them and come back to them next winter.

Yes. Many organizations do both, and use the online drive specifically to fill the sizes a physical collection never produces. Put your drive link on the sign next to the collection bin.

Yes. Because donors buy online and items ship to you, distance stops mattering. Alumni, remote employees, and family members anywhere can give to a local drive.