Binc Year-End Campaign Continues with Giving Tuesday Opportunity for Donors to Double Their Gift

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s year-end campaign, I Stand with Book and Comic Stores, needs to raise $150,000 before Dec. 31, 2024, to ensure it can continue its commitment to never turn anyone in need away.

To date, 390 grants have been provided to book and comic people

Binc Launches Year-End Campaign in Partnership with Authors Who Stand with Their Stores

Thirty authors and creators from across genres rallied behind the leadership of best-selling authors Amor Towles and Ann Patchett to show their commitment to bookstores and comic shops across the country. Their support is launching the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s end of year campaign–I Stand with Book and

Binc Announces Application Extension, Selection Panel for BincTank Bookstore Incubator

A panel of reviewers with a breadth of experience in the book industry has been assembled by the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation to select the second cohort of BincTank entrepreneurs. Applications will be accepted through Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST., a one-week extension to the

Binc Announces Winner of Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

A Delaware bookseller committed to community revitalization has won the sixth Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists awarded by the Friends of Carla Gray Committee and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation.

Claire van den Broek from Huxley and Hiro in Wilmington, Delaware, will receive a year-long scholarship

Applications for Binc’s National Bookstore Business Incubator Open Oct. 13, 2024

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will accept applications for the second cohort of BincTank, its business incubator pilot program to support BIPOC-owned retail bookselling businesses that are physically located in their community, Oct. 13-Nov. 3, 2024. The application will be available at https://www.bincfoundation.org/binctank/.

Bookmobiles, pop-up stores and brick and

Binc Announces Second $10,000 Matching Gift to Help Book and Comic People Affected by Hurricanes and Other Disasters as Need Continues to Grow

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida and recovery efforts continue across six states in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Sourcebooks has offered a second $10,000 matching gift to ensure donations made to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will have double the impact. Sourcebooks will match all gifts, regardless

Binc and Macmillan Publishers Announce $10,000 Matching Gift to Help Book and Comic People Affected by Hurricane Helene and Other Disasters

Thanks to Macmillan Publishers, gifts made to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will have double the impact. Macmillan will match all gifts, regardless of size, up to $10,000 to meet the needs of the more than 200 bookstores and comic shops and thousands of store employees potentially impacted

Binc Announces Winners of 2024 Scholarships to Support Professional Development and Diversity in the Bookselling Industry

ANN ARBOR, MI--The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of two scholarships managed by the foundation—the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship and the George Keating Memorial Scholarship.

The Macmillan scholarship allows booksellers from underrepresented groups to attend their region’s independent book association trade show. Each

Applications Open for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is now accepting applications for the Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists. The winning bookseller will be awarded a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter Institute 2025, travel and hotel to attend their 2025 regional

Binc Wants to Hear from the Book and Comic industry

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has launched a survey to gather feedback that will allow it to better help the employees and owners of bookstores and comic shops with unforeseen emergencies such as housing stability,  disasters, medical expenses, and mental health needs. And to encourage participation,

Binc Announces Winners of Scholarship for Book and Comic People Who Write

ANN ARBOR, MI – Five booksellers in stores from San Francisco to Boston have been selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship that provides the aspiring writer-booksellers with the financial support to focus on a full-length manuscript. The Susan Kamil Scholarship for Emerging Writers was established by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter

Binc Opens Application for Macmillan Professional Development Scholarships

ANN ARBOR, MI–The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and Macmillan Publishers are proud to announce that applications are open for the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship which provides $500 to booksellers traditionally underrepresented within the industry to attend their region’s fall trade show. Applications are accepted May 1-20, 2024.


Binc Seeks Mentors and Subject Matter Experts for Its BIPOC Bookstore Incubator

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is seeking mentors and subject matter experts (SMEs) to support the 12 aspiring and brand-new bookstore owners from California to Florida in the first cohort of BincTank, Binc’s business incubator pilot program to support BIPOC-owned retail bookselling businesses. 

The 12 entrepreneurs

Binc Foundation Launches Campaign to Increase Monthly Donors with a Matching Gift

Ann Arbor, MI–Comic book publisher BOOM! Studios will make a $50 gift on behalf of the first 100 donors who pledge a new or increased monthly commitment to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation before April 28. A monthly donation of any amount $5 or above will help unlock

Binc Launches New Scholarship for Book and Comic People

ANN ARBOR, MI—A new $10,000 scholarship given to five booksellers or comic retailers will provide aspiring writer-booksellers the financial support to focus on a full-length manuscript. The Susan Kamil Scholarship for Emerging Writers was established by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and bestselling author Charles Duhigg and his wife, Liz Alter,

Best-Selling Author Amor Towles is New Binc Ambassador

ANN ARBOR, MI—Ann Patchett, the inaugural ambassador for the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and best-selling author, has passed the baton to fellow author Amor Towles. Over the next year Towles will help to raise awareness and support for the only nonprofit in the country committed to assisting booksellers

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