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Charities that promote this type of donating will normally provide a card or certificate describing the donation, often with an example of how the donation will be used (such as one day’s worth of food for a hungry person) or a symbolic denomination, called "ownership" or "adoption" (of an animal or a tree for example). Some charities promote alternative giving at weddings in place of Wedding Favors normally providing several cards to be left on tables at the reception letting guests know a donation has been made rather than individual cards for each guest.1

Sometimes several charitable organizations gather in a Fair or "holiday fair" to attract donors by providing them a wider selection of choices.


POP CULTURE

The concept was Spoofed in the Seinfeld episode "The Strike" . George Costanza , angry to have received a donation to charity instead of an actual gift, made up his own non-existent charity and handed out fake donations to save money on gifts.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Alternative Giving - US based website comparing alternative giving organizations and listing gift fairs