GiftfromGeorge

We at Gift from George believe that our organizition is the next evolution for charitable and philanthropic impact.

GFG Charities can:

• Participate in our games
• Raise impactful Money
• Use our Services for FREE
• Increase their exposure
• Advocate their cause
• Build a following
• Attract a new market space
• Make an Impact!

In order to participate in the GFG community, your charity or organization must be a registered 501(c)(3) and you must be on Guide Star (guidestar.com)

Aside from registering with GFG and GuideStar, becoming eligible for a game takes nothing more than using GFG to raise your funds! Once you raise $1,000 through our online platform, then you are automatically entered into a $10,000 game. The initial $1,000 that you fundraise is your money and we guarantee you at least a 10% return ($1,100) once the game has finished. The more support your charity receives, the larger the return on your investment! As you continue to grow with GFG and raise more funds, you will be entered into bigger and better games.

As an organization based on image, a charity can never be too catious about how they market themselves and who they associate with. Protecting your brand should be your top priority.

Depending on your size, some charities may prefer to use every service that we provide, while others will use as few as possible. Please feel free to ask us more detailed questions. Our goal is to add value to every charity regardless of size.

Yes, but this risk is mitigated in several ways. People searching your donors may have more exposure to other charitable causes that they may be interested in but this also applies to the flip side where other charity’s existing donors will be introduced to your mission and cause as well. We also offer your organization the tools and the platform to not only keep your existing donors more engaged but to reach a newer donor population as well. Perhaps most importantly, each charity is a small piece as the GFG platform is designed to be beneficial for any size organization. There are many GFG members who have no exposure to charities and this is your chance to get them involved on your team!

There is not and never will be any entry FEE to enter a game. However, we do require the charity to come up with 10% of the game size or tier size in order to participate in one of ours games. For example, a charity must have $1,000 of support on our website in order to join a $10K game. Keep in mind, this $1,000 is not to fund the pot and will be returned, in full, plus game winnings when the game has finished. The 10% entry requirement is simply a means of measuring the amount of support a charity is currently receiving in the GFG community and this is why we highly encourage you to ask your donors to use GFG to show their support! When GFG begins games such as a $25K, $50K or $100K game, charities will need to be popular enough to participate in larger fundraising opportunities. Essentially we want our family of charities and the GFG community to grow at a similar pace. Some charities may grow a little faster than others, but we give everyone equal opportunity.

For the charities, money is divided up proportionately based on the number of votes your charity receives. If there is $2,000 to be awarded to the charities, and your charity receives 50% of the votes, then your charity will be rewarded $1,000.

In addition to that, GFG awards an additional bonus for 1st and 2nd place. The charity receiving the most votes wins a bonus of $XXX and the 2nd place charity is awarded $XXX. We do this as a way to add an element of competition to make games more exciting and rewarding! No matter what though, each charity will get their initial seed money which allowed them to enter the game in the first place along with X% increase.

In the future, GFG games are divided into different tier sizes ($10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, etc.). Your charity will be allowed to participate in one game in each tier. However, every charity starts at the $10K tier. Your charity will not be allowed to participate in higher tiers until you have proven that you have enough support to compete in bigger games. This does not, however, limit the size that the pot in each game can grow to. See ‘Can a pot become larger than its tier size?

Once you have successfully qualified for a game, then you continue to market your cause and compete for votes. We make it easy for you to upload videos or photos, recount a touching story and explain to the GFG community why you need their support. As people contribute to a game, they will have 3 charities to choose from. It is your job to convince them why they should choose you!

When a donation is made to you through GFG, a 3% Transaction Fee is deducted from it. So on a $100 donation, $97 goes to the Charity less any other fees charged by the merchant processor based on your method of payment. This 3% is a standard fee charged by all merchant processors plus a very small amount to cover our expenses.

Once a game is completed, the total pot is divided between the charities, the individual winners, and GFG. The Game Management Fee helps cover the costs associated with (i) managing all of the games; (ii) ensuring everything is conducted fairly and equitably; (iii) vetting nonprofits through Guidestar's third party web service; (iv) providing the technology and customer service to make it all possible; and (v) all other business expenses including, but not limited to, legal fees, insurance and third parties.

Processing Fees charged through Network for Good are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law and will show up on donors' credit card under the name Network for Good. GFG also shares part of the Processing Fee with Network for Good. The Processing Fee charged through WePay is not tax deductible and will show up on the donors' credit card statement under the name GFG.

You can choose to receive your donations through Network for Good or WePay. Both payment processors are PCI Level 1 Compliant and both offer best in class security and service. If you choose to use Network for Good, they send payments to charities on the 15th of each month that include all donations made in the previous month. Charities will receive their payments less all applicable Transaction Fees. If you use Network for Good, the check is sent to the address that the charity has on file with GuideStar. If you choose to use WePay, you'll receive your donations in real-time, less all applicable Transaction Fees directly into your WePay account. You can choose to have the money automatically transferred to your bank account on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Neither WePay nor Network for Good is affiliated with GFG. And regardless of which payment processor is used, charities will be responsible for taxes based on their net income or gross receipts. These payment schedules are subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of GFG.

GFG processes donations through Network for Good and WePay. Both payment processors are PCI Level 1 Compliant and both offer industry-leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Network for Good is a donor advised fund, and a Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited charity that meets all of the BBB standards for charity accountability. They have processed more than $400 million in donations for 50,000 charities through their giving system. WePay is based in Palo Alto, CA and processes transactions for over 250,000 merchants. When donors checkout through GFG, they agree to the GFG Terms of Use, GFG Privacy Policy, the Network for Good Privacy Notice and Network for Good User Agreement, and the WePay Privacy Policy and WePay Terms of Use.

To set up your charity account, simply click the Create Account button in the upper right of the home page and select Charity. You can search for your charity by name, cause or Tax ID. Once you find your charity, you'll fill out your contact information and all other required fields. In order to protect your charity's privacy and security, we'll contact you via email that we get from your charity's website to provide you a Pin Number which you'll use to complete the Charity Sign Up process. All of this can be done in about 2 minutes and then your charity can start becoming eligible for games! Please Contact us with all questions.

GFG is not a lottery, it is a contest/sweepstakes. There are many ways to enter into a GFG game without paying and we encourage you to explore these options!