Comments on: The Business Of Giving http://thefuturebuzz.com/2011/12/05/the-business-of-giving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-business-of-giving Adam Singer on digital marketing and online PR Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Karenhttp://thefuturebuzz.com/2011/12/05/the-business-of-giving/#comment-36182 Karen Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:03:41 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=12036#comment-36182 I am a Development Associate for a non-profit. We get multiple monetary gifts a day from charitable gift cards. They are a great way to receive some funding for our cause but the system has a flaw.

Many of the charitable gift cards have a processing fee that may not be advertised to the donor. 10% of the gift is taken to the gift card company and does not benefit the non profit that you selected.

Makes one think if its best to give a charitable gift card or just make a monetary gift.

]]> By: San Diego Marketinghttp://thefuturebuzz.com/2011/12/05/the-business-of-giving/#comment-36171 San Diego Marketing Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:52:46 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=12036#comment-36171 I honestly think all of us, especially the ones who can give, should always put aside money specifically for charitable organizations. A part of me knows fully well that it stems from a selfish desire to feel better than I’m doing a good thing, but in whole, it really is a social responsibility, whether you’re an individual or a business.

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