What is AlbuquerqueDonations.com™?
Albuquerque Donations™ is a service and a system purposely designed to help businesses give donations of GIFT CERTIFICATES and distributes these donations to charitable organizations. It also promotes giving in a way that both nonprofit organizations benefit, businesses benefit, and the community wins, nurturing a spirit of abundance.
Businesses choose WHO they give to in advance from a master list that is continuously updated, paying as little as $0.81 for a gift certificate that includes the printing, management, delivery, promotion, and an integrated web support. It is free for nonprofit organizations to use this site and receive donations. Area nonproftits receive more donations than what was traditionally offered when they are selected and also receive display materials for each gift certificate donation. A letter accompanies each donation providing details of the gift and who they should send the charitable tax-deductible receipt and thank you to.
This is a new mindset that gives businesses more reasons to donate, as an inexpensive 
media and marketing concept, and as a way to build loyal, local traffic to their store through corporate citizenship - it's that's easy. All artwork is designed by professional in-house designers. Albuquerque Donations™ is owned by eMerging Marketing Concepts, a strategic marketing company in Santa Fe and Albuquerque with over 20 years experience in branding and marketing. Bringing this valuable marketing expertise to small business donors, they can now professional branding and promotional presence at silent auctions, where there's lot of visuals to compete with. Of course there's also the good corporate citizenship always present when you support your local charities, now an added web presence too.
New systems for advertising are being invented everyday. From taxi cabs to shopping carts, why not gala events? You can order movies online and choose from a complete listing of movies - something unheard of just a few years ago - so why not do the same with gala events? Choose who you'll give to from a list of all events. Rather than meeting one-to-one with all nonprofits in town, a business can now choose who they give to, and have the donations designed and delivered in advance. If you're a small business that gets asked for donations consistently, wouldn't this save valuable time? You also won't ever have to say "no" to another charity, donation seekers are directed to this website to view donations or request one in the future, and the more you give, the more return business you get.
For businesses, this is a charitable way to stretch your marketing dollars, advertise your strengths, and give prominence to your logo or brand. Nonprofits that are chosen are given custom designed donations (as instructed by the donor), ready for display.
How it's a Win-Win situation for the whole community.
- Businesses receive two tax write-offs, the business expense of this gift certificate service at greatly reduced costs, as well as the donation value to the nonprofit - not to mention the "feel good factor" of supporting the community.
- The nonprofit receives more in donation value, as well, they receive everything they need to advertise the donation - all ready to use, and
- The many who attend gala events will have a chance to get to know the business donor, bid on something useful, unique, and worthwhile.....
- The highest bidder inevitably gets a bargain, and likely becomes a loyal patron of the business donor or can transfer their gift certicates to anyone
Why only gift certificates?
There are many existing websites that facilitate personal monetary donations or donations of cars. There has never been a website to help small business professionally design, print, and distribute gift certificates without an advertising agency on 
retainer - until now. This service also showcases donations at events by providing the nonprofit organization with full color, printed posters for display at the auction and provides web support.
Why are "Silent Auctions not so silent"?
You donations are no longer silent - now you're giving "out loud", clearly showing your gift certificate donations and having a presence for your generosity in the greater community. Now when you give a donation, you will also have your logo and address and phone number on everything, as well as on a poster describing the value of the donation and what it is. The way a silent auction is run does not change, there is a bid sheet for people to write their bids on, but you now have a proud display of your contribution.
How can I view the list of events in Albuquerque?
AlbuquerqueDonations.com™ is the only source with a complete, current list of events, sorted by organization, who benefits, and date of the event. This list is kept up-to-date and is password protected for subscribers' exlusive use.
Who is AlbuquerqueDonations.com™?
AlbuquerqueDonations.com is founded by Tracy Hogg.
For 17 years Tracy was the creative director of an international advertising agency and therefore knows the importance of branding. Businesses depend on creative marketing and brand awareness. Logos need to be presented PROPERLY. She soon recognized that silent auctions can be overwhelming events and charitable organizations cannot spend their profits on administrative costs. Therefore, until now, it has been difficult for businesses offering gift certificate donations to promote their participation at events among so many visual donations like jewelry or artwork. Now the nonprofit receiving a gift certificate donation will also receive a poster to showcase what people will be bidding on and the business donor's logo is clearly visible. Tracy has also been fundraising for several nonprofit organizations since 1998.
Tracy's first donation company is SantaFeDonations.com (which started in December 2007) and was nominated for a Business Excellence Award by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce and won this prestigious award on May 29th, 2008. Next year the company will expand to Phoenix, Dallas, and North Carolina.
- Current Events/Benefits
- Nonprofits seeking gift certificate donations
- Businesses who are donating
- Feedback
- Contact us or
call (505) 670-8230 - include area code when calling
