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Leon says:
I'm not trying to support consumerism but there is a new way for KI to earn money when you purchase merchandise online. We have an account now set up with iGive.com, a portal for many of the merchants you might already buy from such as Barnes & Noble, Eddie Bauer, Lands' End and PETsMART. They even have travel sites you might use such as hotels, car rentals, Travelocity, etc. Your membership to this site is free. When you register, then purchase something from one of the merchants on the site, KI gets a percentage of your purchase (percentage amounts differ for each merchant). There is also a current deal that if you sign up and then purchase something within 45 days, KI will automatically receive $5 for your registration. That would be over $500 if only one member from each KI family registered, and multiple members from a family can register separately giving us even more funds.
Thus, this program is similar to our current link to Amazon.com, but involves many additional merchants (Amazon is not a merchant on iGive so please still use that link on our website for purchases from Amazon and Amazon Marketplace merchants). [Amazon's commissions appear to be higher than iGive's so try Amazon first—Webmaster.] Although I don't do much online purchasing, I did sign up and it does show that KI has earned money from my purchase (although not enough yet for them to cut us a check). Interestingly, the site says that the money that KI receives from your purchases are actually tax deductible for you because it is a donation (you could I guess elect to receive the rebate yourself).
To sign up, click the logo below. This registers you with KI as the donor when you enter your email address. You don't have to download the software they suggest in order to purchase things on the site. Just bookmark the iGive site on the KI page and enter there each time you want to go shopping at one of the merchants. The only drawback I experienced is that the site automatically sends you occasional emails highlighting their special deals. However, these emails come less than once a week and I just delete them.
So, although I still don't like gimmicks, it is foolish for us not to take advantage of what is out there since it can help us support important programs at KI by doing nothing more than we would regularly do. If you have any questions, or any problems signing up, let me know although I may not have any answers since this is all new to me.
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