PRESENTED BY MARCY PAULSON
Teachers go above and beyond in the line of duty. According to a
survey by My eLearning World, they spent an average of $820.14 of their own money on classroom supplies
during the 2022-2023 school year. They spend their free time thinking about
ways to motivate struggling students and provide extra challenges for
overachievers. They build up the students who need more confidence, and step
in when students don’t see eye to eye. After school hours, they grade
assignments, coach sports, supervise clubs, attend professional development,
and chair committees.
Teachers take on a job that few are up for, and they deserve to be
recognized for it. While gifting teachers for the holidays and the end of
the school year is well deserved, even the most dedicated room parents find
it a logistical nightmare. Fortunately, just in time for the holidays,
GiftCrowd
is an innovative digital platform ready to step in and put joy back into the
gift-giving process.
GiftCrowd allows parents to show teacher
appreciation and skip the hassle of coordinating the class gift
Courtesy/GiftCrowdWhen it comes to holidays, birthdays, and teacher appreciation week, group
gifting allows parents to pool their resources and give their children’s
teachers a special present. While it’s better in many ways to give as a
group, everyone runs for cover at the call to organize efforts, collect
money, and decide what to give.
“Coordinating a gift gets challenging when families of a whole classroom are
involved,” says Eshed Doni, Founder and CEO of GiftCrowd. “The unlucky
parent in charge inevitably spends hours contacting other families to get
them involved, recording contributions, tracking down procrastinators, and
orchestrating a group consensus on just the right present.”
Doni is an entrepreneur who has made it his mission to solve more than a few
real-world problems with innovative tech solutions. Most recently, he
decided to tackle the challenge of group gifting and designed a cutting-edge
web platform that streamlines the process of coordinating group purchases.
GiftCrowd’s fully online group gifting platform drastically simplifies the
process of group gifting and makes it quick and easy for parents to show
teachers how much they appreciate them. GiftCrowd supports Parent
Organizations who are looking for an easy way to collect gifts for all their
teachers and school staff, making sure no one is left behind. GiftCrowd can
also be used by classroom parents to collect holiday gifts for their
respective class teachers.
GiftCrowd offers a way for all families to show
their teachers appreciation without financial pressure
Coordinating group gifts is stressful for a number of reasons. First, every
family wants to give their child’s teacher a thoughtful present that
demonstrates their gratitude, but some have fewer resources than others.
Because the holidays take a toll on everyone’s budget, and not all families
can afford the same amount, Doni cautions against the traditional approach
to group gifting. “People may be put in an awkward financial spot when they
have to go over their budget to participate in many group gifts during the
holiday season,” he observes. “GiftCrowd lets families give as much or as
little as they want, and pool their resources to buy a present that no one
could afford alone.”
Best of all, the digital nature of the GiftCrowd group gifting platform
allows individual contribution amounts to be confidential. GiftCrowd ensures
that no one feels singled out or marginalized during the gifting process.
GiftCrowd helps families show teacher
appreciation with just the right gift
When group-gifting the traditional way, after contributions are sorted out,
the stress of trying to choose the perfect present kicks in.
According to a recent survey, seven out of ten people experience gifting stress.
“It’s not a simple thing to find a gift for someone you may not know
extremely well,” Doni says. “You can spend hours gathering and researching
ideas, allowing the group to discuss and vote on the gift suggestions, and
shopping before the final purchase. Even after all that, it’s normal to
second-guess the gift you chose.”
GiftCrowd removes all this stress, along with the potential for
disappointment, by leaving the gift selection decision up to the teacher
letting each of them choose from over 450 popular brands, offering teachers
endless exciting options.
What makes GiftCrowd the best option for group
gifting
The GiftCrowd platform streamlines the process of organizing a group gift.
Once a Parent Organization or parent initiates a group gift for either
classroom teachers or school-wide staff by creating a free GiftCrowd
account, GiftCrowd takes care of everything else with no hidden costs.
Invitations, contribution collection, and gift delivery are all handled by
GiftCrowd, which even coordinates a group card, providing a way for all
gift-givers to write a personal (and confidential) greeting with words of
appreciation and thanks.
Along with paperwork, the platform eliminates the uncomfortable task of
approaching contributors in person. Families receive a weblink to join the
gift, allowing them to contribute via their preferred online payment method,
including PayPal, Venmo, debit, and credit card.
GiftCrowd is the easiest way to demonstrate teacher appreciation. The
gifting process is fun for teachers, simple for families, hassle-free for
Parent Organizations, and completely free of charge for everyone.
“Our kids’ teachers are overworked and underpaid,” Doni concludes. “Still,
they give of themselves every day to help our children. Thanks to GiftCrowd,
we can show them how grateful we are without the stress of organizing a
group gift.”
This content was published as part of a marketing partnership between PhillyVoice Media and Marcy Paulson. PhillyVoice.com’s newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content.