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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shareagift?

A fundraise service that helps you to Raise Cash, for causes, events or buy great gifts with friends! Invite your friends to a Shareagift Page for your occasion, share your comments, photos and stories, buy a group gift or collect money to crowd fund the event.


How it works

What can I use Shareagift for?

You can create a fundraise campaign Page for anything you like and invite your friends to chip in online. Once the funds are raised you just transfer the money to your paypal account.

What are the common Shareagift fundraisers?

You can use Shareagift to buy gifts with friends or collect funds for any occasion or cause including: birthdays, baby showers, office gifts, medical funds, college funds, projects, charities, weddings, even just helping out a friend in need.

Can I create a group Greeting card with page messages?

Yes! We're delighted to introduce this new service to create a 5x7 folded greeting card where you can select up to 24 messages of your page contributors. This can be sent by post either to you or directly to the recipient.

How do I promote my campaign page?

You can promote your campaign page using the following tools:
- Invite: use this feature to send invitation emails and keep track
- Share: post on social networks using the sharing buttons
- Email: send the link by email to your contacts
- Plugin: get the code and embed it on your website or blog


Is Shareagift free to use?

It's free to set up a Shareagift Page

You can create an account and start a Shareagift campaign for free.

There is a Shareagift admin fee when invitees contribute

There is a small contribution fee, which is 4.5% of the contribution amount.


PayPal and Admin Fees

PayPal charges to collect funds

If you're using Shareagift to collect funds into your PayPal account, PayPal charges a transaction fee of 2.9% + $0.35 / £0.20 / €0.20 per contribution. (So if you've raised $100 from 4 friends, you will receive $95.90)

Admin Fees

If you are contributing to a Shareagift campaign, then there is an admin fee, which is 4.5% of the value of the contribution made. This is added on top of your contribution.
For example if you make a £10 contribution to a page you will be charged 10.54p (inc VAT).

VAT

VAT is only applied to admin fees for contributions made in £ / €. VAT is currently 20%.

How do I verify my PayPal Account

Your Paypal account needs to be a verified account in order for you to collect funds. Essentially you need to add a credit/ debit card or a bank account to your Paypal account to verify your identity with them.
Please click here for further information on the matter.


Targets & Deadlines

Can I change my deadline or target amount?

Yes. We allow you to set any deadline or target amount you choose, and you can login and change these at any time.

How long can I raise monies for?

You can go on collecting contributions for your friends as long as you like, however if you're collecting the funds into your PayPal account you must do this at least once every 90 days.

How long does it take to receive funds?

If you're collecting cash into your PayPal account, you should allow up to 48 hours to receive funds after you click the Collect Funds button on your Shareagift Page.

Are contributions automatically sent to my PayPal account?

No. When collecting funds, monies are sent only after verification so that we can keep everyone's contributions safe.


Countries & Currencies

Can I use Shareagift anywhere in the world?

Yes. You can use Shareagift to collect funds anywhere in the world. To date Shareagift has received contributions from friends in over 90 different countries across the globe!

What currencies can I use?

You can contribute towards a Shareagift Page in any currency. If you're collecting funds into your PayPal account you can choose to do this in either USD, GBP or EUR. Foreign currency contributions are changed to your chosen currency using PayPal's daily exchange rate.

Privacy & Security

Do you need a Facebook account to use Shareagift?

No you don't! You can invite your friends to chip in towards your group gift by email, Facebook or just by sharing the link to your Shareagift Page anywhere you like.

Do you need a PayPal account to use Shareagift?

You only need a PayPal account if you're collecting money as cash using Shareagift. You don't need a PayPal account to buy a group gift, or to make a contribution.

Are payments to Shareagift secure?

Absolutely. We use PayPal as our secure payment provider to ensure your transactions are always made safely and securely. We don't store any of your bank details

Are Shareagift Pages private?

You can choose in your Page settings whether to make your Shareagift Page private or public.

Are contribution amounts displayed on the page?

Contributions made to a Shareagift Page show the name of the contributor and their personal message, but not the amount paid. Only the organiser of the gift sees a list of how much their friends have contributed.


Embedable website plugin

What is the website plugin?

It's a piece of code that you can easily generate from you campaign page and embed on your website or blog to help you driving more users to your campaign page.

How does it look like?

You can choose from 3 types of plugins that suit your needs or site style:
a) Mini-page: a pinned style card with a picture, campaign title, target amount and a 'Contribute' button
b) Badge: similar to a mini-page excluding the picture
c) Button: just a 'Contribute' button that leads to your campaign page, similar to a Donate button.

How do I generate the code?

Navigate to your campaign page and locate the 'Share this page icons'. Click the first icon with the code symbol '</>', select the plugin type, copy the code and embed it on your website

How to use the plugin code?

First get the code as explained above and copy it. On your website or blog edit the page or section where you want to display it, switch to 'HTML mode' and paste the code. If the website section or page is not editable from the Content Management System, you'll have to manually edit the page and add the code if you don't have the skills please contact your IT person.


Gift Aid donations

What is Gift Aid?

A scheme enabling charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) to claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated by a UK tax payer.

How do I enable gift aid?

When creating a new fundraiser you can set the page options to accept Gift Aid donations or changing the options for an existing campaign.

Can I claim Gift Aid from all campaign donations?

No. The donor has the options to Gift Aid it or not. Some donors may not qualify for Gift Aid.

How can I claim Gift Aid?

You can claim it using Gift Aid online.
Visit the HMRC portal to learn more about Gift Aid and how to Claim it.




FAQ's


Joanna Kyte
"We raised 4 times more than we anticipated with Shareagift! My thought process went something like this: “I wish there was a way to create a donations page, like how you would give to a sponsored run, but for a group present” and then I found Shareagift."
Sammi Bond
"The page has been amazing, I can share it around on my Facebook and I can email the link for others to share, its really good! It’s amazing how much people are pulling together, I’m so thankful for them all!"
Kasondra
"Just as I was starting to feel a little alone in the world, getting this e-mail and seeing a nice list of people who really are there for me was the perfect reminder that I needed."
Gaurav & Svetlana
"We think Shareagift is a great platform to raise money for charitable causes and will definitely look to leverage it again more frequently for them. Generally I think the world could do with a lot more karmic thought and action."
Kiran
"Shareagift's simple interface allows all of our friends and family members, young and old, easy access and the ability to navigate without any stress."
Rebecca Valero
"I like that you can customize your page and add pictures, but most importantly, I love that everyone can see the running total, that way the collection process is transparent."
Gaurav & Svetlana
"We really felt comfortable in Shareagift's ability to make our friends and family feel secure about their donations as well as the ease of making transactions."
Joanna Kyte
"The page has been crucial in collecting the money. It has made such a difference for people to see what they are giving to and the progress of our target – I am sure that we wouldn’t have raised half as much without this page."
Shadia
"My friends birthday was coming up and I knew I wasn't going to be in town, so I decided the best thing to do would be to crowdfund a mini-vacation. The Shareagift platform worked great before and so I decided to use it again."