New E-Card Section

In response to many requests, next month we’ll add an e-card section to CardsThatGive. Do you send e-cards? Do you appreciate receiving them? Here are my thoughts:

Pro:
- inexpensive and easy to send
- environmentally friendly
- can inform recipients about an organization or issue
- can be beautiful, entertaining, ingenious

Con:
- some recipients don’t open them (too busy, wary of viruses)
- can be less personal, with more fleeting impact than a card
- usually no financial benefit to the charity involved (some require a donation, but most are free)

Please watch for our new section, coming soon.
Anne

It's July, but 2009 Cards are Coming

A steamy July weekend in Houston is a perfect time to start thinking about holiday cards. Over the next few weeks CardsThatGive will start adding 2009 cards to our gallery.

A few organizations -- National Arbor Day Foundation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chicago Lights, Marwen -- have already posted some images of their new offerings, and more charities will follow soon. This makes sense, actually, as many businesses begin preparing for their large holiday mailings in the summer. I think that non-profits whose cards aren't available till late in the fall could be missing some important customers.

Anne