Managing in-kind donations gets complicated fast: donors show up with the wrong items, incomplete details, or no clear drop-off plan.
The Drop-Off Donation Form Template from WPForms helps collect the right donation details up front, then routes donors to the right drop-off location using an interactive map.
Exploring the Drop-Off Donation Form Template
This form is built to reduce back-and-forth and improve donation quality by capturing the details staff typically need before accepting a drop-off:
- Donor Name (First + Last): Identify the donor for intake logs and follow-up.
- Donor Email + Donor Phone: Essential for confirmations, questions about the items, or drop-off updates.
- Donation Category (Dropdown): Helps you triage what’s being donated (and route to the right location/team).
- “If Other, please specify”: Captures edge cases without cluttering your main categories.
- Approximate Number of Items: Sets expectations for volume (helpful for staffing, storage, and intake capacity).
- Overall Item Condition (Dropdown): Quickly flags whether items are ready to distribute or may need review.
- Item Notes (Checkboxes): Useful operational details like whether items are fragile, oversized/heavy, include multiple packages, contain batteries, or require assembly/disassembly.
- Photos of Items (File Upload, optional): Lets donors upload images so your team can pre-screen items and reduce unsuitable drop-offs.
- Preferred Drop-Off Location (Map Field): Displays a live map where you can present one or multiple drop-off sites.
- Preferred Drop-Off Time (Date/Time): Allows donors to propose a drop-off window (great for scheduled intake hours).
- Confirmation / Consent (Checkboxes): Ensures donors acknowledge key policies (ownership, return policy, contact permission).
Customizing the Map Experience (Geolocation Addon + Map Field)
The template includes the Map field in a “ready-to-configure” state, which is ideal because you can adapt it to your organization’s real-world drop-off logistics:
- Add multiple drop-off locations using the location repeater (add/remove/reorder).
- Name each location (e.g., “Downtown Intake Center” vs “Warehouse Drop-Off”) so donors can choose confidently.
- Enable “Show List of Locations” to display addresses under the map for clarity.
- Turn on “Allow Location Selection” to add radio buttons so donors can explicitly pick a drop-off site (requires at least 2 locations and the list enabled).
- Customize markers with icon colors from the Icon Library or upload your own marker image (useful for branding or differentiating sites).
- Use “Find Nearby Location” to bias results toward a donor’s area (helpful when you serve multiple neighborhoods).
- Adjust map controls (hide fullscreen/map type/street view, disable dragging, hide zoom, etc.) to keep the experience simple for donors.
Ready to Standardize Donation Drop-Offs?
Use this template to capture donation details consistently, reduce intake surprises, and make drop-off coordination easier for both donors and staff. Get WPForms Pro to access the Map field and the Geolocation Addon, then customize the template with your donation categories and drop-off locations.