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Community Cards

an eGift Card redeemable at all your local stores

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In a Nutshell

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Pricing: no cost to community
organizers or merchants

Free to set up and operate. Card buyers or sponsors pay a small eDelivery fee per gift purchased

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Set up easily in under an hour

Design your Community Card webpage with ease and invite the merchants you want to participate in your program

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No accounting or financial management necessary

Card redemption is powered by Mastercard® to securely pay participating merchants

The Lowdown

How it Works

Yiftee's Community Cards link your local small businesses to a single eGift Card to make it easier than ever to ensure people spend their money at local shops
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Running a Buy-One-Get-One Campaign

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What's a BOGO?

Buy One Get One Programs are limited time deals that give buyers an additional eGift Card with their purchase. Bonus cards are usually paid for by a sponsor (e.g. city, corporation, tourist bureau) in exchange for being promoted as a supporter of your community

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Why a BOGO?

BOGOs multiply the funds contributed by the sponsor and engage the whole community in supporting local businesses. You can set expiration dates on the bonus cards to make sure those funds are in circulation quickly and recoup unspent funds

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Typical results

You determine the values of the "Buy Ones" and the "Get Ones." It is not uncommon to see 2X return on the sponsor funds in the first month, 4X within 3 months and 8X in a year or so. Cardholders typically spend 30% more than the card value

The Impact of BOGOs

Bonuses drive revenue to local business
Why buy a national brand gift card when you get a bonus with your Community Card? Consumers flock to purchase cards when there are bonuses attached. Some programs sell out in a week or less! All this money stays in your community
Bonus cards encourage people to try new places
Yiftee sees 51% of Community Card holders try new spots with their cards. Expiration dates on bonus cards ensure they are spent swiftly and unspent funds are returned to recycle in the community

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BOGOs create long term growth
People who may have initially purchased for the bonus, now purchase to support their community through ongoing gifts. Within a year or so, Yiftee sees up to 8X the value of the initial sponsorship delivered to the merchants through additional card purchases and "overspend" on the gift card
Getting Started

Creating Your Community Card

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Come to a demo to see Community Cards in action
Enter you information in the form and schedule a time that's convenient for your demo
Brand your custom webpage for your community to sell cards online
On the Yiftee Portal, you can upload your card image and its marketing webpage with images, slogans, colors, and more!
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Invite local businesses to participate for free
Merchants run an Activation Card to opt-in to the program. No POS integration or special equipment required!
Market and sell your card to individual & group buyers
Let consumers, corporations, employers, schools, tourists, local government, etc. know about this new way to support local businesses in your community
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Testimonial Video

Learn More

Hear what people have to say about Yiftee Community Cards

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Don't Just Take Our Word For It!

“The digital gift card program was part of the most impactful project we have ever implemented."
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– Sean Kammer, Royal Oak Downtown Manager
"Our neighborhood gift card [community card] provided immediate cash infusion into our business community..."

- Shannon Laing, Main Street LNPK Director
"The program was a tremendous success, and will continue on post Covid because of that success and popularity!"

- Greg Semel, Zelienople Community Organizer

Let's Get Started

Schedule a demo or email us your questions below!

Community Card Pricing

Card buyers pay a $1 + 5%
card value eDelivery fee