Instead of gift cards, Groupon holds a fundraiser for a non-profit! They
feature the "deal" on the landing page for your area, and ask for people to
donate $10 towards a goal. Mine was "If 30 people donate $10, then Charm
City Animal Rescue can feed all the cats in their rescue for one month."
You have to have a set goal amount, or as they call it - a tipping point.
If you don't reach this point, you don't get the money and no cards are
charged. I set my amount low, and we went WAY over!
I can see the advantages to setting it higher, as you want to get all of
those donations. But the disadvantage is that you get none if you don't
reach that mark. You can also find a company to match what you raise,
thereby doubling what you raise!
Here's an example:
http://www.groupon.com/deals/dc-gt-sb1-college-bound?utm_medium=site&utm_source=banner&s=right-rail&d=gteam_college_bound_national&c=sponsorship_slot