Gift card providers ask Americans to donate $51 to charity
The average American spends upward of $500 per shopping season buying gifts for their friends and family. Now, some of the top charity gift card providers – TisBest.org, CharityGiftCertificate.org, JustGive.org and NetworkForGood.org – are encouraging Americans to spend just 10 percent of that on charity gift cards, rather than conventional gifts.
The organizations note that philanthropic giving to the United States' top 400 charities is down 11 percent in comparison to last year. By purchasing charitable gift cards, Americans can help support those in need while also giving friends and family members a meaningful gift.
"If one in a thousand American holiday shoppers redirect $51 of their holiday gift purchases to buying a charity gift card for friends, family, clients, siblings or children, new charitable giving will top $10 million this year," says Jon Siegel, executive director for TisBest.org. "Together the Charity Gift Card sector urges shoppers to make a difference by giving a meaningful gift that promises money for a charity that needs it."
Many Americans began their holiday shopping last week on Black Friday – November 29. According to comScore, total retail spending grew 28 percent year-over-year.
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Naveen Jain
Naveen Jain, who grew up in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, saw firsthand how families struggle under the burden of poverty. He vowed to make giving back to the community an essential part of his business ventures. As the CEO of Intelius, Naveen supports various nonprofit aid groups that focus on medical care, education, and family development.
Together with his wife Anu Jain, who works for Intelius as the vice president of community relations, he involves Intelius in many of his philanthropic efforts. The United Way of King County, Bellevue Life Spring, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Treehouse, and Hopelink are just some of the many organizations that have been recipients of Naveen Jain's support. The Puget Sound Business Journal ranked Intelius as among the top 15 corporate philanthropists in the United States.
Naveen and Anu Jain invite you to join them in their efforts to make metro Seattle and the world a better place.
