Having worked in Relief Aid in Africa and Asia, and being engaged as a volunteer most of my life I know first hand how important extra funds are for a not-for-profit organization. So after considering ideas for supporting this kind of organizations Gifts with Meaning was born as an online store to support charities with a portion of the sale price being donated to charities.
When doing research for the Gifts with Meaning Christmas Cards, I figured out that there were similar products out there. But what encouraged me to continue were the low portions that were left for the charities. I felt it was just not good enough when for example only 8% of the wholesale price or 30c per package of 10 cards were donated to the charity.
Based upon this I decided to continue my venture, and at the same time be supplier with the most generous cut towards the charities. My first product, and still the main product, the Christmas Cards give a generous 50% of the sale price directly to the charity that you as a customer choose.
Another aspect that was important to me when starting Gifts with Meaning was that I wanted to be a environmentally responsible as a possible. So the Christmas Cards are printed in certified sustainable paper, and the www.giftswithmeaning.com.au website is hosted on a green server.
Frank
