Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Why the SendOutCards connection?

Well, it's simple really.

I developed DonateWise.com to be a resource for businesses, nonprofits and individuals to help manage their giving. As my mom always said, "A big part art of giving or receiving is being grateful".

So early on I thought I should add a feature to DonateWise to allow Nonprofit members to be able to easily send thank-you cards to their donors and maintain relationships; to allow business to send postcards about new products, events and special offerings. When I heard about SendOutCards I thought, "Why reinvent the wheel?" SendOutCards prints and mails for its members (even gifts and gift cards), so it just made sense. I signed up as an "Entrepreneur" (my account can be found at http://www.sendoutcards.com/donatewise) to allow DonateWise members to have a free Gift Account. Members can always upgrade their own accounts if they want to, but if simply sending cards and gifts is what they need, it just makes sense to make that option available.

Personally, I've found that my SendOutCards account is a pretty handy business tool, as well as keeping me on my toes for important family happenings. I'm notoriously bad about remembering birthdays - I'll admit it and my siblings would agree. But with the SendOutCards reminder feature, I find that I'm much better about remembering special days throughout the year. Check it out at www.sendoutcards.com/donatewise. Or send me an email at kate@donatewise.com to learn more!

Here's how DonateWise.com works for you!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Introducing a new way to manage your donations

Getting lots of requests for donations? Manage them easily with a FREE account at DonateWise.com!

Basically, it works like this:
Step 1. A guy walks into a bar.
Step 2. Guy asks the bartender for a donation
Step 3. Bartender simply says, "We manage our giving through DonateWise.com"
Step 4. Guy goes to DonateWise.com, looks up the bar's account and views their giving profile, which is based on a patented 8-step process.
Step 5: Guy makes a request online; Bartender receives request notification via email
Step 6: Bartender logs into DonateWise.com, views all requests, makes his donations and easily tracks his giving for tax season.

No joke. It's that simple. Sign up today at DonateWise.com!