dare: to give
donare: to give as a gift
To express the same meaning of /donare/ the English language needs (afaik) a
locution.
Example:
- Guarda, papa` mi ha donato questa penna! Non e` bellissima?
- Look, daddy gave me this pen as a present! Isn't it beautiful?
By the way, we use /regalare/ more often than /donare/, the verbs have the same meaning.
regalo, dono: present
We use /donare/ usually in contexts related with /giving to the poor /,
or something like: /donare i soldi per una biblioteca pubblica/ and
/regalare/ usually in other contexts, but this is NOT a rule.