If you're not sure how you'd like to partner with AGI to impact the world, read through the different options below.
Pick how to give your time, abilities, and passions, get connected in a meaningful way, and learn how to make a difference!
There are a variety of ways to volunteer your talents with AGI...
• CONTENT WRITER - Tag us in your social media posts. Write stories about how you helped AGI or how AGI helped you. Share stories related to causes in our catalog.
• AGI AMBASSADOR - Speak to different organizations, faith communities, and groups about the work of AGI. Share and like us on your social media platforms.
• OFFICE ASSISTANT - Help to fulfill orders, organize files, input data, and other administrative tasks. Wichita KS area only, peak season November-January.
• GIFT MARKET HOST - Coordinate with friends, family, co-workers to host one of our many types of markets. You can earn a grant for a local food bank or shelter in your community when you host a market.
Inspire your community to support humanitarian and environmental causes by...
• Volunteering to coordinate one of our alternative gift markets with your community. Contact us or see market resource page of website.
• Growing faith through scripture lessons designed around AGI's cause areas (hunger relief, environment, education, etc.) Have Sunday school classes or Bilble study groups pick a cause and raise money while educating on the cause throughout the calendar year. July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.
• Hosting a Champions for Change gift market for the kids in your faith community. We will send little collection boxes and a kids packet for the youth to use to raise money for a cause they choose.
If your community is looking for an International outreach mission we can help you select one that fits your community. Most of our causes carry over so once you choose a cause you may stick with it or pick a fresh one yearly.
Contact maria@alternativegifts.org for more details.
Encourage your students to make a difference and educate them about global issues by...
• Incorporating a cause from our catalog and use lessons about global issues like poverty, hunger, health, and the environment into your curriculum
• Providing a fundraising challenge to your students to raise money for a cause, from our catalog, from your lesson plans or contact us for lesson plan ideas.
• Set up an online market to help students earn community service for hosting a market for AGI.
Please feel free to contact: maria@alternativegifts.org, to learn more about the opportunities AGI offers to enrich the educational experiences of your students.
Engage your employees and customers while impacting communities around the globe! You can...
• Give a designated amount annually to a Cause that aligns best with your company’s mission and values
• Contribute a percentage of profits, or donate a portion of proceeds from the sales of a particular product
• Host a fundraiser or Alternative Gift Market where staff and customers can donate to our causes directly
• Use gifts from our catalog for employee and corporate gifting
• Add "Alternative Gift Markets Inc." as your AmazonSmile charity
• Incorporate AGI into your planned giving
• Ask your employer to match your giving
