…perfect world, we’d all have wrapped, hand-picked hostess gifts at the ready for this week’s holiday soiree. But in the event you find yourself dashing out the door tonight with a re-gifted candle in hand, we’ve found a genius alternative that your host will love and appreciate way more than an item they may never use.
InLieu is a new app that makes it easy to donate to any nonprofit in honor of a loved one or friend “in lieu” of a physical gift. Simply download the app, select a recipient from your contact list, and make a gift to their favorite charity. Your friend receives a message that you donated on their behalf via text, email or Tweet. In the meantime, the charity gets funding for its mission and you get to be the most popular person at the party -- not to mention, the most thoughtful and creative.
In addition to donating on someone’s behalf, inLieu also enables users to create their own fundraisers and invite their friends to support. We love that inLieu is linked to GuideStar, so that every U.S. registered nonprofit is already listed in the app -- giving all charities an opportunity to be on the receiving end of a gift.
So the next time you need a gift fast -- save the wine for yourself (cheers!) and give a gift that lasts, and matters, with inLieu.