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What we do

  • Vision, mission and theory of change
  • The Book Dash model
  • Research and evidence base
  • Origins and recognition
  • Reports, financials & compliance
  • Newsletters and blog posts
  • Get involved

Who we are

  • Book Dash team
  • Creative volunteers
  • Distribution partners
  • Open content partners
  • Funding partners and networks
What we do
  • Vision, mission and theory of change
  • The Book Dash model
  • Research and evidence base
  • Origins and recognition
  • Reports, financials & compliance
  • Newsletters and blog posts
  • Get involved
Who we are
  • Book Dash team
  • Creative volunteers
  • Distribution partners
  • Open content partners
  • Funding partners and networks
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Donate to Book Dash

When you donate to Book Dash, a little goes a long way.

Making a donation is the fastest, simplest way to help. Our donors have already helped us create and give away millions of beautiful books to children. And our commitment to cost-effectiveness means your contribution will have an outsize impact.

Book Dash is a registered public benefit organisation and a Level One B-BBEE contributor, which means donations in South Africa are eligible for tax deductions and B-BBEE points. Scroll down to learn more or request an 18A certificate.

How to donate in South Africa

You can use a credit or debit card, SnapScan, PayPal or an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to make a donation. You can also set up a recurring donation via credit/debit card, SnapScan or EFT. 

Use the buttons below, or click on your preferred option for more details.Please use your email address as reference so that we can thank you for your contribution!

Yes! I want to donate via:

Card/SnapScan code EFT/bank transfer PayPal

How to donate internationally

You can use a credit or debit card, SnapScan, PayPal or an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to make a donation. You can also set up a recurring donation via credit/debit card, SnapScan or EFT. 

Use the buttons below, or click on your preferred option for more details.Please use your email address as reference so that we can thank you for your contribution!

Yes! I want to donate via:

International bank transfer PayPal

Tax deductions and B-BBEE points

Book Dash is a South African public benefit organisation with Section 18A status. This means we can give you a certificate that makes your donation tax-deductible in South Africa. 

If you’d like a Section 18A receipt, please send your payment confirmation and request to team@bookdash.org with your full name/your business’s full name and residential or physical address.

Request a Section 18A receipt 

Learn more about Section 18A donations

To qualify for a certificate, donations for section 18A purposes must be “bona fide” donations. According to the regulations, “a bona fide donation is a voluntary, gratuitous gift disposed of by the donor out of liberality or generosity, where the donee is enriched and the donor impoverished. There may be no quid pro quo, no reciprocal obligations and no personal benefit for the donor. If the donee gives any consideration at all it is not a donation. The donor may not impose conditions which could enable him or any connected person in relation to himself to derive some direct or indirect benefit from the application of the donation.”

Book Dash is a Level One B-BBEE contributor. This means your donation is eligible for B-BBEE points.

Our banking details

You can deposit straight into our bank account. 

Unless you really need to be anonymous, please use your name in your payment reference, and let us know you’ve made a deposit by contacting team@bookdash.org.

Name:Book Dash
Bank:First National Bank
Account number:62492593118
Branch:Claremont (215 Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town 7708)
Branch code:200109
Account type:Business cheque/current account
SWIFT code:FIRNZAJJ
**sometimes, an additional XXX is required, making the code FIRNZAJJXXX)

Please send payment confirmations to team@bookdash.org.

International donors: South Africa does not use the IBAN system. Payments can be made using the account number, branch code, and SWIFT code.

Card/SnapScan code

Donate via the Book Dash SnapScan page 

Or use your mobile phone to open the SnapScan app and scan the QR code below. You’re also able to set up a recurring donation this way.

Bertha House 67-69 Main Rd, Mowbray, Cape Town, 7700

team@bookdash.org

021 206 7868 (during office hours)

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What we do

  • Vision, mission and theory of change
  • The Book Dash model
  • Research and evidence base
  • Origins and recognition
  • Reports, financials & compliance
  • Newsletters and blog posts
  • Get involved

Who we are

  • Book Dash team
  • Creative volunteers
  • Distribution partners
  • Open content partners
  • Funding partners and networks
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Book Dash is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), voluntary association and section 18a public benefit organisation (PBO).
NPO number: 145-694 NPO
PBO number: 930047958