Gabe Alvarez is an experienced entrepreneur and software engineer helping guide and build TheShareWay’s products. Gabe runs a software consulting firm, Quaranta Technology Solutions, whose goal is to help impact-focused startups and nonprofit orgs grow to meet their vision. Prior to TheShareWay, Gabe has supported the growth of companies and orgs including Bunkerhill Health, The Farmlink Project, and One Concern. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
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Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Dick's Sporting Goods Donation Request: Who Qualifies for Sponsorships and Donations (2026 Guide)
Dick's sponsors and donates to youth sports leagues near its stores. Inside: who qualifies, the 60-day timeline, what approved groups actually receive, and the 9% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Let's Roam Donation Request: How to Get Free Scavenger Hunt Passes for Your Auction (2026 Guide)
Let's Roam donates scavenger hunt passes worth up to $500 in exchange for a social media or website shout-out. Inside: the two package levels, how instant approval works, and 92% odds.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Casey's Donation Request: Focus Areas, Lead Time and Approval Odds (2026 Guide)
Casey's gives gift cards and food to 501(c)(3)s in its communities through one online form. Inside: the three focus areas, lead time, and the 51% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Black Bear Diner Donation Request: Dine & Donate vs. Local Giving (2026 Guide)
Black Bear Diner usually gives a printable meal-for-two certificate worth about $60. Inside: Local Giving vs. Dine & Donate, the franchise catch, and the 59% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
ALDI Donation Request: How the Community Gift Card Program Works (2026 Guide)
ALDI gives $100–$1,000 gift cards to after-school youth programs and food pantries through one online program. Who qualifies, when it reopens, and the real odds.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Gourmet Gift Baskets Donation Request: What Nonprofits Actually Receive (2026 Guide)
Gourmet Gift Baskets usually donates a $25 e-gift certificate toward an order, not a finished basket. How to apply online, what to expect, and why about 29% of requests succeed.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Jason's Deli Donation Request: Fundraiser Nights and Local Requests (2026 Guide)
Jason's Deli supports groups mainly through fundraiser nights at local delis. Gift card requests still exist but have rarely succeeded over the past year on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
BLICK Art Materials Donation Request: How Schools and Art Programs Can Apply (2026 Guide)
BLICK gives $50–$100 gift certificates through one online form, mostly to art education programs and art organizations. About 13% of requests succeed. This guide covers how to be one of them.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
doTERRA Donation Request: How to Request Essential Oils for Your Fundraiser (2026 Guide)
doTERRA now takes donation requests, for products or cash, through a sponsorship form on its newsroom site. Inside: who qualifies, what the form asks, the 30-day silence rule, and why only about 5% of requests succeed.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Kilwins Donation Request: How to Ask Your Local Store (2026 Guide)
Kilwins has no national donation program, so requests go to your local shop. How to ask, what shops usually give, and why only about 5% of requests succeed.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Gordon Food Service Donation Request: Gift Cards, the 3-Week Rule, and Who Qualifies (2026 Guide)
Gordon Food Service gives one GFS Store gift card per organization per year through a single online form. Inside: who qualifies, the 3-week rule, and the 39% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Portillo's Donation Request: Fundraiser Nights vs. Gift Card Donations (2026 Guide)
Portillo's now steers most donation requests toward fundraiser nights that return 20% of sales. How both routes work, and what nonprofits on TheShareWay actually got in 2026.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Fogo de Chão Donation Request: How It Works and What to Expect (2026 Guide)
Fogo de Chão asks for six weeks' notice but publishes no request form, and only about 2% of requests tracked on TheShareWay succeed. How to ask anyway, and where else to turn.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Benihana Donation Request: Gift Certificates for Auctions and How to Ask (2026 Guide)
Benihana mails gift certificates, typically $20, to 501(c)(3)s that ask by letter. Inside: what to include, where to send it, and the 22% odds and 42-day reply time seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
First Watch Donation Request: How to Ask for a Gift Box for Your Fundraiser (2026 Guide)
First Watch has no donation program page, but its local restaurants do give, usually a gift box with gift cards worth about $100. Inside: how to ask, when to apply, and the 15% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Alaska Airlines Donation Request: Who Qualifies for Flight Donations (2026 Guide)
Alaska Airlines donates flights and event sponsorships to 501(c)(3)s in 10 Western service areas, but not to auctions, schools, golf or sports teams. Who qualifies, how to apply, and the 4% odds.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Callaway Golf Donation Request: How the Product Donations Portal Works (2026 Guide)
Callaway gives golf equipment to U.S. 501(c)(3)s through one online portal. Inside: the five focus areas, the once-a-year rule, what approvals look like, and why only about 3.6% of requests succeed.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Wegmans Donation Request: How to Apply Online and What They Give (2026 Guide)
Wegmans takes donation requests only through its online portal and most often gives store gift cards. Inside: what qualifies, how far ahead to apply, and the 47% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 31, 2026
Bradford Portraits Donation Request: How to Get a Portrait Session for Your Auction (2026 Guide)
Bradford Portraits donates portrait-session gift certificates to charity auctions, often with a hotel stay, and takes requests only on TheShareWay. About 90% get a yes, usually within a day.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
Wawa Donation Request: Gift Baskets, Coffee Coupons, and Foundation Grants (2026 Guide)
About 81% of Wawa donation requests tracked on TheShareWay succeed. Here's how to ask for a gift basket, coffee coupons, pretzels, or water, and when a Wawa Foundation grant fits better.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
Nothing Bundt Cakes Donation Request: How to Ask Your Local Bakery (2026 Guide)
There's no national form, so requests go to your local bakery. Inside: how to ask, what bakeries give, how the Bundtlet fundraiser differs, and the roughly 36% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
Harbor Freight Donation Request: Who Still Qualifies for Gift Cards in 2026–27
Harbor Freight now limits gift cards to high school trades classes, veteran groups and first responders. Inside: the current form, the documents to attach, and odds from TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
Trader Joe's Donation Request: How to Ask Your Local Store (2026 Guide)
Trader Joe's handles donations store by store. Here's what to put in your letter, the three-week drop-off rule, and the roughly 37% success rate seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
In-N-Out Donation Request: Fundraising Bundles, Sponsorships, and School Programs (2026 Guide)
In-N-Out gives local nonprofits and schools meal cards and merchandise for raffles. Inside: the 60-day rule, the once-a-year limit, school programs, and the roughly 45% success rate seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsOct 21, 2026
Cooper's Hawk Donation Request: Lux Tasting and Magnum Packages for Your Auction (2026 Guide)
Cooper's Hawk gives a $60 Lux Tasting for Four or a roughly $130 Magnum package through one online form. Inside: who qualifies, the 30-day rule, and the 47% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Donation RequestsMay 02, 2024
BJ's Donation Request: How to Ask BJ's Wholesale Club for a Donation (2026 Guide)
BJ's takes donation requests by email at community@bjs.com. Inside: what BJ's gives local nonprofits, why approvals are rare, and how its nominated grants and Club for a Cause work.
Donation RequestsJan 18, 2023
Lowe's Donation Request: Community Impact Grants, Gable Grants, and Local Store Projects (2026)
Lowe's has no donation request form, but it funds community renovations near its stores and skilled-trades training. Here's how each route works and where to get raffle prizes instead.
Donation RequestsSep 13, 2022
Home Depot Donation Request: Which Home Depot Foundation Grants Are Open in 2026 and Who Qualifies
Home Depot gives through foundation grants, not event donations. What's open in October 2026, who qualifies, and where to find raffle gift cards instead.
Donation RequestsMay 10, 2022
Amazon Donation Request: What Nonprofits Can Actually Get After AmazonSmile (2026 Guide)
Amazon has no donation request form. Here's how nonprofits get Amazon products through Good360, which AWS grants to watch, and where raffle requests have better odds.