# CharityGreetings.com to enable charities to fundraise from cards all year round

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/26/charitygreetingscom-enable-charities-fundraise-cards-all-year-round/
- Published: 2011-01-26T09:30:15+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A new charity greeting cards online platform aims to help charities generate income
from greetings cards throughout the year, and not just focus on Christmas cards 
as many charities do.**

Charity Greetings is already enabling charities such as the Alzheimer’s Society 
and Diabetes UK to sell good quality greeting cards to their supporters online, 
raising funds from each card sold. The company handles all the stock, printing, 
purchasing and fulfilment on behalf of the charity.

The UK public spends £1.48 billion on greetings cards throughout the year. An [October 2010 Mintel report](http://oxygen.mintel.com/sinatra/oxygen/display/id=537947)
revealed that 21% of people would choose to support their favourite charity through
everyday greeting cards, and a quarter of those would spend more on a charity card.
The average consumer sends 31 cards a year.

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CharityGreetings.com calculate that their cards can generate an average of £155 
revenue for every 100 supporters. The average amount raised by each card they sell
is 25p. Supporters can also make a voluntary donation as a gift to their recipient
when they buy a card.

The company provides each charity with a personalised online cards store that integrates
with their website. Charities that are already working with Charity Greetings include
Bullying UK, Diabetes UK, Cats Protection and local Wildlife Trust charities.

Peter Clements, Commercial Manager, Diabetes UK, said: “We want to sell greeting
cards. However with building the technology, buying the cards in bulk and of course
fulfilling the orders, it is not really viable and certainly a big financial outlay
for Diabetes UK. We are delighted to partner with Charity Greetings who have taken
all the financial risks from us.”

CEO Craig Hartzel, who has 11 years experience of selling cards online, said: “Getting
your own cards printed is too risky. Charity Greetings stock the same quality of
cards you would find in the high street. And it’s an easy way for charities to add
a valuable new revenue stream.”

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