Do Good All Year! Become a Monthly Donor
The goal of the Do Good All Year campaign is to encourage at least 180 book and comic lovers from across the country to join Binc’s monthly sustaining donors.
“Every donation adds up when we give together as a community to help those booksellers and comic retailers facing emergency situations like moving from living in their car to sleeping in their own stable housing or to receiving immediate life-saving mental health treatment," said Pam French, Binc's executive director.
Right now Binc’s program manager is receiving over 20 calls a week from bookstore and comic shop employees and owners who need vital financial and mental health assistance. These calls for financial assistance represent a 60% increase compared to 2019, which means the support for their safety net needs to grow too. The Do Good All Year campaign will help to ensure that no eligible individual is turned away from receiving life-changing help and resources from Binc when they need it most.
Thank you for being the quiet heroes that ensure the strength of Binc's safety net!
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You Are Giving Peace of Mind
In this month's story, read about one of the people you are helping as a monthly donor.
A routine exam led to tests, then a biopsy with a devastating cancer diagnosis, and soon a surgery with no guaranteed results. With no extended family to offer support the bookseller didn’t know where to turn for help. They called Binc.
And almost immediately Binc’s program manager started to help. Together they talked about the bookseller’s situation, a personalized plan was created, and help was on the way: mental health support, information on mediating medical bills and navigating doctor appointments, and an application for financial assistance.
When you become a monthly donor you help ensure Binc is here to take these calls, every month, every day. Become a monthly donor today!
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
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We couldn't agree more with this year's Bookstore Day Ambassador, and our friend, Celeste Ng, when she says, "In an increasingly impersonal world, independent bookstores are an antidote to feeling disconnected and dehumanized. Let's make sure they not only survive, but thrive."
If you need to find a participating store, check out the map of the more than 1,000 stores throwing Bookstore Day parties, https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map
Have a wonderful Bookstore Day!
(Graphic courtesy of the American Booksellers Association)
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Bookstore Day Promotions Benefit Binc
Thank you to the Bookworm of Edwards in Edwards, Colorado, which is doing a blind date with a book promotion benefiting Binc on Independent Bookstore Day, https://www.instagram.com/p/CrjHJr3JiwH/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
And to the Odyssey Bookstore in Ithaca, New York, which is donating 10% of their Bookstore Day sales to Binc, https://www.instagram.com/p/CreJjv_uOfc/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Such amazing gifts!
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Free Comic Book Day!
Saturday, May 6 is Free Comic Book Day, the day participating comic shops give out free comic books. Geared to growing the fan base, the free comic selections span many genres and feature popular characters. Find the list at https://freecomicbookday.com/catalog and find participating stores at https://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator
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Binc's Kathy Bartson recently had a chance to stop by a few bookstores. Kathy at Beanbag Books in Delaware, Ohio, and Kathy and Allison from Sourcebooks at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus, Ohio.
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Congratulations to this year's DPI Scholarship Winner!
Lily Huang has been awarded a scholarship to attend the Denver Publishing Institute this summer. Huang is a bookseller at The Seminary Co-op Bookstore & 57th Street Book in Chicago, IL. This scholarship is a collaboration with the Binc Foundation, Sourcebooks, and the Denver Publishing Institute; it includes tuition, room and board, and up to $2000 to cover travel and replacement wages.
Dominique Raccah, the Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks and the scholarship’s major sponsor, said, “The DPI program has always had a very special place in my heart. For years, my husband and I would drive from Chicago to Denver to participate as publishers, and I know from experience that this is a truly important program that engages and ignites the future of the publishing industry. Everyone at Sourcebooks is honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with our dear friends at Binc on this joint scholarship, and we’re thrilled to be part of a book lover’s career journey!”
Read the full press release at https://loom.ly/JW9WX9g
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Diamond Summit Scholarship Application Coming Soon
Binc is offering two $750 scholarships to comic book store owners and their employees to attend the Diamond Summit in June in Dallas, Texas. The funds may be used for travel, replacement wages, lodging, and meals. Look for the scholarship application coming soon!
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ABA's Bookstore Resource Library
The American Booksellers Association has introduced a new collection of customizable documents for bookstores covering wide range of forms and templates designed to help streamline stores' daily work. The resource library is available to ABA members and you must be logged in to view it.
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Book Lover's Bracelets Benefit Binc
Rachel Silva is donating 10% of the net proceeds from her Book Lover's Bracelets to Binc. Thanks, Rachel!
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Do Good All Year! Pick Your Team!
The regional independent bookseller associations (NEIBA, NAIBA, SIBA, MPIBA, CALIBA, PNBA, MIBA, and GLIBA) are joining in to help Binc reach our monthly donor goals, with the extra stakes of a friendly competition for an ice cream social.
When you become a monthly donor or increase your monthly donation, pick a team or go with team Binc, either way, bookstore and comic shop owners and staff are the ultimate winners.
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Share Your Thoughts About Binc
Have you had a good experience with Binc? Please leave a review on our Great NonProfit page at https://greatnonprofits.org/org/book-industry-charitable-foundation
If it feels positive for you, would you share a photograph and a quote, or even a brief video of the impact Binc has had in your life?
If you have concerns or questions, please reach out at info@bincfoundation.org and we’ll do our best to help.
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Binc is Here for You
If you are a bookstore employee, comic shop employee, or store owner who is facing an unexpected financial hardship, please contact us. Binc may be able to help.
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