Frequently Asked Questions

The GiftBerry Press Center will answer most questions about the GiftBerry.org and it's amazing tools for business and charity, eGala event software, and our Giving Network giveNET. For any questions not addressed by the Press Center or the following FAQ's, please feel free to contact us.

What is GiftBerry?

GiftBerry is a NEW technological breakthrough offering a secure way to transact, track, redeem, and plan all Philanthropy.

GiftBerry is Web 2 for Philanthropy, automating ALL giving in one place. GiftBerry reduces paperwork from 24+ pieces of paper per donation to 1 or 2. GiftBerry is the only free online platform for giving and receiving. ALL Gifberry services provided for Charities & Businesses will assist them in saving time, resources, and  money.

How can Giftberry.org help my Business?

No more gift requests, phone calls, or stacks of paper! GiftBerry organizes all types of giving and donations through online automation. Your gift is online, the Charity downloads, and all gifts can now be tracked from listing your gift online in seconds, to adding restrictions, to charities you wish to make eligible for your donation, to multiple gifts for different purposes, through tracking and secure redemption. Customize your gift, restrictions. We even do your due diligence online. The donation process is streamlined, and your company becomes more efficient, saving up to 95% of fulfillment costs your business currently spends.

How can Giftberry.org help my Charity?

All Charities share common problems. How to easily find donations and gifts for an event, and then, How to organize and offer these donations at fundraising events. GiftBerry solves these problems by allowing businesses to post their donations to charities online (products, services, cash pledges, volunteer time, etc.) GiftBerry even provides charities FREE EVENT SOFTWARE. Charities may also choose to use the GiftBerry Auto Check-in/Check-out computer system which will reduce your event attendees time to check in/out by 80%. Online services such as tuition, applications, automated giving, renewals, after-school care, hot lunches, pledge drives and more can be administered directly, using your Charity Merchant gateway to receive all payments.

Can GiftBerry protect &keep Donor information confidential?

ALWAYS! Each Charity has it's own secure data fields within the GiftBerry site that even GiftBerry cannot access without permission. GiftBerry does not 'share' or 'hold' information on Charity Donors, or lists of Fundraising Attendee information because information is always controlled by the Charity. If you wish to make certain information available, you may do so by editing your Charity Profile or Event Profile, but these customizable options are solely the responsibility of each Charity. GiftBerry provides a secure space on GiftBerry.com for the Charity and the donating Business or Individual to manage ALL of their Philanthropic activities. Please refer to our Commitment to Privacy and Terms and Conditions and Legal Notices available on our home page, or Contact GiftBerry for additional information.

How much does it cost to implement GiftBerry.org into my Business or Charity?

GiftBerry is FREE! There is no membership or registration fee to join GiftBerry. GiftBerry is free to all schools, churches and charitable organizations in good standing, as well as businesses who wish to automate their giving, listing gifts to the charities they choose.GiftBerry will soon also offer amazing new features like Grants and Scrip that are free to Charities when a business sponsors them on the GiftBerrysite (each business sponsor donates $14.99 month and receives special acknowledgement on all Charity Profile and Event Pages). Business services are free, but can be upgraded for a nominal fee, receiving unprecedented functions like Site Licensing, Marketing, Franchise and Merchant Gateway.

Will I get unwanted contact or ads on my GiftBerry Giving Network profile?

GiftBerry is designed to be absolutely secure. You control what others see, and you may edit your profile at any time, always having complete control over customizing your preferences with who, how, when or if you wish to be contacted. As a Charity, Business or Individual, you have a right to determine exactly who and how others see your information. But please remember, our system is designed to help users interact for the greater good of charities, so the more restrictions you activate, the less others will be able to see your goodwill, or your needs, or your common giving goals. But whatever your goals, your information is secure (see our privacy policy on GiftBerry.org) and can always be modified on a moments notice, 24/7 online at GiftBerry.org.

Is the GiftBerry system difficult to learn?

GiftBerry is designed to be EASY. All you do is logon and click. Nothing to learn, and amazingly intuitive, GiftBerry solves all of your giving needs and finally delivers the first free Philanthropy system for Charities and Businesses and Individuals. Best of all, a full record of all of your giving transactions can be accessed in a variety of ways, 24/7 online.

How long does it take to start using GiftBerry?

About 30 seconds! Give a product, service, tickets, volunteer time, merchandise or cash to your favorite Charity in a few clicks online without giving any information other than your name (which can even be masked as "anonymous") and your email. Buy tickets for an upcoming Charity Event. Find Charities that YOU want to give to. Opening an account is not required but it only takes a few minutes to start enjoying all the benefits of FREE services at GiftBerry.org.

How is GiftBerry better than our current system?

Most Businesses and Charities are currently still processing all gifts and donations by hand. GiftBerry let's Businesses and Charities process ALL types of donations (Merchandise, Products, Services, Cash, Pledges, Volunteer Time, Scrip, Grants, etc.) in one place, with full reporting capabilities. GiftBerry was created by fundraisers and business people to make giving and receiving donations in the Philanthropy world easier and less costly for everyone. GiftBerry is FREE, GiftBerry is easy to use, GiftBerry helps Charities and Businesses, but most importantly, GiftBerry is Web 2 and the only next generation online patenteddonation hub that exists.

How doesGiftBerry and Egala help me run my Event?

GiftBerry offers all kinds of events through the Egala Event Software such as Sport Benefits, Yearly Gala Events, Auctions, Pledge Drives, etc.) GiftBerry helps businesses and individuals give and manage donations online, and also helps Charities locate those donations and organize them. Egala is the FREE event software that takes the donations for your Charity, and lets you manage your donations for your Charity Event. Online Features Include: Selling tickets for your event, Managing Ticket Sales, Manage Tables, Manage Food, Manage Flow, Manage different types of Auctions (online & Live), Automated email notifications, Automated Check-In/Out.

What else can I do with GiftBerry?

Businesses can fully automate all types of donations, as well as manage, track, redeem, forecast, and run reports for complete visibility of ALL giving ALL the time! This simple idea will save your business 95% + on your fulfillment costs, with tools you've only dreamed about (with customizable applications available).

Schools can save 10-30% of their yearly management and procurement costs, and fully automate enrollment applications, tuition (school tuition, camps, enrichment classes, field trips), lunch programs, pledge drives, yearly auctions, events, special ongoing online auctions (drawing bids from a much larger community), and much, much, more!

Churches can fully automate ongoing tithing, special events, pledge drives, galas, fundraising drives, fairs, special trips, and much, much, more.

Charities can fully automate special events, sports benefits, per diem pledge drives (10K's, bike rides, etc.), utilizing our auto check-in/out features, and streamlining your events.

Individuals can quickly see what charities they give to, research charities and schools, make inquiries to charities prior to giving, make gifts to individuals at charities, give gifts to friends and relatives, and always enjoy the community feel through monitoring their charitable contributions at GiftBerry.

What is Auto Check-in/out?

GiftBerry has introduced QuikGive, the first phase of its' auto check-in/out system for running Charity events of all kinds. With the GiftBerry Terminals helping your event you will reduce the average check-in time from 5 minutes down to 30 seconds or less. Check-out can be realize a 300% time savings. Your attendees to simply type their name, and receive a bidding number at your event. Your attendees are happier, your volunteers are less stressed, and best of all mistakes evaporate. No hassles, no fussing, no problems.

Imagine checking 200 people in at your event in 15 minutes. With theGiftBerry FREE QuikGive* system you can! This risk-free way to run your fundraising event or auction guarantees a No Problem solution. Completely self-contained and automated. GiftBerry computers are available on a rental basis and allow you to run your check-in and check-out with Wi-Fi, with direct DSL, or with cell connection, as you choose (great for those remote events). Paper use can be reduced to a paperless check-out (if you choose). Every business that signs up with GiftBerry for a minimum time period earns you one free computer terminal.

*requires Charity sponsorship by your business friends.