Site Offers 20% Cut of Revenue to Nonprofit Causes on upscale products.
Consumers choose from 1.1MM nonprofits every time they shop.
A web-based retailer, Gifts that Give, launches a new website to make it easy for consumers to donate to their favorite nonprofit causes just by shopping. Combining online shopping with social good, Gifts that Give lets shoppers purchase upscale products at regular retail prices and give $1 out of every $5 they spend to any cause of their choice. All donations over $10 are tax-deductible.
Gifts that Give was started by retail veteran Nancy Taylor, a former VP at Neiman Marcus, who brings deep retail expertise and relationships with highly desired, upscale name brands such as Jay Strongwater, Anna Weatherley, Kim Seybert, Vietri, Agraria, Lafco NY, Toss Designs, Jonathan Adler, Lilly Pulitzer, Jellycat, Trumpette, to name a few. "By making charitable giving part of something people do every day – like shopping – we can help causes bolster their fundraising and provide a new channel for fund-raising," says Nancy Taylor, CEO of Gifts that Give. "People want to give back. We put it in the hands of the shopper – shop for the products you love, choose the cause you love, and we'll send the donation as a cut of our revenue."
The website features a charity locator that lets the user search among the 1.1MM GuideStar-approved nonprofits within seconds. "Gifts that Give takes a unique and focused approach to cause-based commerce unlike any other business in the market today," says Jon Provisor, Founder and CTO of Guidance, the developer for the website and an investor in the company. Donations are disbursed through Network for Good, a 501c3 that helps for profit business give to nonprofit organizations.
To check out shopping opportunities or for more information about Gifts that Give, go to: giftsthatgive.com. (Pictured is NewCourse, one of the Gifts that Give charities.)
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