It is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it when you are appealing to people to donate or contribute something. For example: "Our charity is in need of monetary donations to continue our mission - please join us in our call for donation!".
They had put out a call for donations of firewood and winter camping supplies.
Mr. Paul focuses on the issues, but the centerpiece of his homepage is a call for donations.
A travel company specialising in holidays to Greece has issued a call for donations for refugees in Greece.
The deputy commissioner for intelligence, David Cohen, put out a call for donations using a counterterrorism network usually employed for intelligence sharing among regional police departments.
8.55pm GMT / 3.55pm ET: Guardian environment editor John Vidal critiques the Kony2012 video, from its rhetorical strategy to its production values to its call for donations.
Cleanup work had begun by Wednesday evening, when the waters began to recede, officials said, and in the early evening the sanctuary issued its call for donations.
Jenny Nijenhuis and Nondumiso Msimanga put out a public call for donations of underwear under the hashtag #SasDirtyLaundry, and set up a Facebook page, Pantiesplea.
The Democratic party, already working hard for Barack Obama's re-election, issued a call for donations to counter the hundreds of millions of dollars they say the eventual Republican nominee will have at his disposal.
And more than one artist, the dealers report, has said that the call for donations of work inspired a return to the studio for the first time since the attack.
Sirens wailed in half-empty streets as doctors battled to save the most critical cases among more than 200 injured and put out an urgent call for donations of blood and organs.
