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There are hundreds of ways to use a GlobalGiving Gift Card! Here are just a few:

• To motivate employees upon joining, at their anniversaries, or as bonuses for a job well done.
• To build connections with clients as an appreciation or holiday gift.
• As a marketing tool for use at trade shows, conferences, or in new business outreach.

You can purchase gift cards in USD and GBP. If you want to send gift cards in EUR, CAD, AUD, etc. (some currency other than USD or GBP), or avoid our offline order fulfillment fee, you should place their order online with payment by credit card or PayPal

No, unfortunately, our website is designed with a minimum donation amount in order to cover transaction costs. If we had a way to make exceptions, recipients still wouldn’t be able to check out without adding their own money to the gift. This is why our gift cards are designed to match our donation minimums.

One year from send date (can be less [e.g., 6 months], and in certain cases, longer).

The value of unredeemed codes, upon expiration, is added to a fund that provides matching incentives for campaigns like #GivingTuesday and our July Bonus Day which leveraged $400,000 in matching funds to raise more than $1M for hundreds of nonprofits.

We can appreciate your desire to make the most of your GlobalGiving Gift Cards. We ask that a gift only be shared with a single recipient to ensure the best user experience. If multiple individuals receive a single gift, especially if they were told they have a certain time period to redeem, before the gift expires, they may be disappointed if they attempt to redeem after someone else uses their gift.

As a reminder, if a gift expires without being fully redeemed, any remaining funds on the card will be donated to the GlobalGiving Flex Fund and used to provide matching funds and other grant incentives to benefit all of the charitable projects on our site.

eCards (gifts delivered by email) have the highest redemption rates.

• Make sure to have a good subject line. Our standard email subject line is “You’ve received a GlobalGiving Gift Card from Company Name.”
• The email message should be short and contain links only to the GlobalGiving website where the gift can be redeemed. It should not invite recipients to take any other action.
• The eCard can include a unique URL so that recipients need only click that to have their gift card value automatically added to their Giving Cart at checkout. It can also be helpful to display their unique code as well, to help make it clear that this email contains the gift.
• Resends to those who have not opened / clicked the email, or who have not redeemed their gifts (based on reporting provided by GlobalGiving) can boost redemption rates.
• Programs with effective communications sent over a shorter period of time, such as three months, can have a higher redemption rate.

This information can be included with the redemption report and/or in a final report.

GlobalGiving charges a 15% nonprofit support fee on gift cards. Our nonprofit support fee covers GlobalGiving operations and provides support to our nonprofit partners through resources like training and funding. This fee is subtracted from the total donation value of the card or can be underwritten by the corporate partner.

Yes, companies can opt to underwrite our 15% nonprofit support fee. In this case, the full value of the gift card donation will be disbursed to the chosen nonprofits.

How To Redeem Your Gift Card:
1. Go to globalgiving.org/redeem
2. Give to a project that is meaningful to you
3. Receive updates about your gift’s impact