Financia as tuas férias de verão

Está aí o verão e queres ir de férias para te divertir com os amigos ou visitar familiares distantes mas não tens dinheiro suficiente para o fazer? Agora, podes usar o crowd funding para financiar as férias de verão com a ajuda dos teus amigos e família.

Podes planear ir onde sonhas, fazer umas belas férias de verão em Barcelona ou mesmo na Republica Dominicana, viajar até ao México para visitar as ruinas de Machu Picchu, participar numa experiencia de grupo em visita ao Nepal ou Butão. Escolhe o teu destino de férias e os teus amigos ajudam-te a chegar lá com uma campanha de angariação de fundos na Shareagift.

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Group Funding ou financiar em grupo

O group funding ou mesmo social funding e um conceito semelhante ao crowd funding mas que é acessível a todos. Não é necessário esperar que desconhecido financiem aquilo que precisas, conta antes com a ajuda dos teus amigos e familiares para contribuírem e darem uma ajuda preciosa na angariação de fundos.

Cada um transfere algum dinheiro e todos juntos conseguem fazer o que seria impossível. O melhor de tudo e que mais tarde podes retribuir o favor, num verdadeiro espirito de social gifting, onde todos se entreajudam quando e preciso ou demonstrando apreciação e agradecimento aos que tanto nos deram.

Cria o teu fundo de férias

O Grup Funding da Shareagift permite-te criar um fundo de férias. Seja para uma viagem de descanso, visitar familiares que não vês há muito, organizar uma experiencia em grupo ou férias escolares, enviar um colega que se reformou numas bem merecidas fundo, este e o meio moderno e eficiente para conseguires recolher dinheiro com a ajuda de familiares e amigos.

Visita o site e cria uma campanha, descreve o que vais financiar com os fundos recolhidos, escolhe o valor alvo e a data limite das contribuições, personaliza com fotos bem atractivas e convida os amigos e família usando o sistema de convites email ou partilhando nas redes sociais.

Todos os convidados podem ver o progresso da campanha e deixar comentários. No final da campanha podes requisitar a transferência dos fundos par a tua conta PayPal.


Juntos conseguimos fazer mais

O serviço de group funding, Shareagift, está agora disponível em português. O Group Funding é uma variante do crowfunding mas que é acessível a todos e que permite ajudar a recolher fundos para financiar tudo aquilo que quiseres.

O crowfunding é destinado essencialmente a empresas e startups para ajudar a financiar projectos, já o group funding é acessível a todos e sem regras rígidas, o que permite financiar qualquer coisa.

Com a Shareagift milhares de pessoas têm angariado dinheiro online com amigos, colegas e familiares para partilhar o custo de prendas assim como ajudar causas solidárias, pagar as propinas da universidade, custear viagens para visitar familiares distantes, oferecer prendas de despedida, patrocinar eventos e férias de grupo.

A plataforma já podia ser usada em Portugal para recolher fundos em Euros, tal como ao contrário de outros serviços, pode ser usada praticamente em qualquer parte do mundo e receber doações em Euros, Dólar americano e Libra inglesa, mas agora com a vantagem de estar traduzida para a lingua portuguesa.

As associações e instituições de beneficência podem usar o serviço para recolher donativos e no final gerar um mapa que ajuda a preencher o anexo modelo 25 do IRS – IRC.

Como criar uma campanha de angariação de fundos

O processo é simples e rápido. Basta criar uma página de campanha, dar-lhe um bom título e descrever o motivo da angariação de fundos, personalizar com a fotografia do presente e do seu destinatário. É necessário indicar uma conta PayPal para onde irão ser transferidos os fundos recolhidos uma vez que a campanha termine.

As ferramentas disponíveis na plataforma permitem enviar convites email com os detalhes essenciais da campanha ou ainda partilhar nas redes sociais.

Os convidados podem contribuir com Cartão de Credito ou usando o saldo do PayPal.
O processo é transparente para todos uma vez que e possível acompanhar o progresso dos valores recolhidos e o criador da página pode saber quem já contribuiu.

Inicia a tua campanha de angariação de fundos hoje mesmo e faz alguém feliz!

Crowdfunding Vs. Group-Funding

Crowdfunding Vs. Group-Funding

One of the questions that always crops up when we are talking to people about Shareagift is what is the difference between group-funding (what we do) and crowdfunding? In some ways they are quite similar and in others they are very different. In order to answer this question we need to look at the key features of both, let’s start with crowdfunding.

Crowdfunding… where a number of unrelated people back or invest in a project.

..has a limited deadline, which is usually thirty days.

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..cannot be used by private individuals or charities.

..usually has a rule where if the goal is not reached the raised cash is refunded.

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..can be difficult, as when you create a campaign you usually need to provide detailed and accurate information about what you are raising money for.

..can take a long time to set up.


Group-Funding (Social Gifting)… where groups can fundraise for anything and everything. specifically designed for private groups, clubs, communities, families, and charities.


..can have no deadline.

..can be made public or can be kept private as an invite only campaign. ideal for group gifts, personal projects, community projects, emergency funds, medical treatments and charitable causes.


..can be used to raise funds for any type of campaign but is not suited for financing products or start-ups. quick and easy to set up, customise and activate.

For more information on how group-funding works visit the how it works section of our website or get in touch with a member of our team at

Kasondra Gets A Birthday Weekend To Remember!

Save With Shareagift Towards … A Relaxing Getaway

This week we spoke to Shadia about her Shareagift campaign to send her friend Kasondra on a birthday getaway! Kasondra works a very busy job and only gets one day off a week so for her birthday, Shadia thought it would be a great idea to get all Kasondra’s friends to chip in towards a long weekend away in the coastal town of Monterey, so she could relax and have a few days to herself. Here’s what Shadia had to say about her campaign and Shareagift experience.


What gave you the idea to create a Shareagift page and start collecting money for Kasondra?

I used Shareagift a few years ago to help raise funds to bring my mother to Lebanon for the first time. She’s first generation Lebanese but had never been! So when I was thinking of Kasondra’s birthday coming up, and I knew I wasn’t going to be in town to help her celebrate, I thought the best thing would be to crowdfund a mini-vacation, as she works far too much and could do with a break. The Shareagift platform worked great before and so I decided to use it again.  

How helpful has this page been in collecting money together?

The page was really instrumental because I could load pictures and links. Being able to share the link via Facebook, Twitter and email was awesome, all the info was right there.

How much of an impact will this money have on your friend?

The gift came at a great time, this is what Kasondra emailed me the other day; 


This is one of the sweetest things anyone has every done. And it makes me feel so loved and supported to see this list of people who helped in this wonderful gift. Just as I was starting to feel a little alone in the world, getting this e-mail and seeing a nice list of people who really are there for me was the perfect reminder that I needed, that I am surrounded by an amazing group of wonderful friends.”

She hasn’t gone on the vacation yet but she will in the fall, I’m going to help her plan it and I’m sure some rest and relaxation outside of our busy lives will be just what she needs.

If like Shadia you think that one of your friends could do with a relaxing getaway, a great birthday or thank you gift or simply a surprise to cheer them up, then head over to Shareagift, create a page, invite friends and start raising money!


Stories From Other Shareagifters:

Honeymooning In Orlando

Sand, Sea, Surf, Sun, and Shareagift!

Saving Igor’s Fantasy Football League

Raising Money For The Victims Of The Nepal Earthquake

Dave’s Friends Send Him To Frankfurt In Style!

Helping Shaun After His Business Burnt Down

Technology: The Explosion of Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is considered to be “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large group of people, typically via the Internet”. Here, we will explore the explosion of crowdfunding and how it is changing the way that we do business in the technology age.

The explosion of crowdfunding is staggering. It has become a global phenomenon that raised $6.1 billion in contributions in 2013, expanded by 165 percent in 2014 to $16.2 billion and 2015 is forecast to be another bumper year with anticpiated volumes of $34.4 billion.

The strong growth in 2014 was due in part to the rise of Asia as a major crowdfunding region. Asian crowdfunding volumes grew by 320 percent, to $3.4 billion raised. That puts the region slightly ahead of Europe ($3.26 billion) as the second-biggest region by crowdfunding volume. North America continued to lead the world in crowdfunding volumes, growing by 145 percent and raising a total of $9.46 billion.Word Cloud

Yet, crowdfunding isn’t solely a product of the Internet age. It stems from microfinance, which is a process that involves lending funds to low-income individuals who are often unable to take advantage of the financial mechanisms of the wealthy. Delving into the misty depths of history brings up many examples of microfinance. For example, in the eighteenth century, Jonathon Swift created the Irish Loan Fund and lent money to considerable numbers of poor families in rural Ireland.

Back to the future…the four main forms of crowdfunding that are and will revolutionise investing are:

Donation-based crowdfunding – For example…Shareagift! This strand involves contributing to something you desire or a cause you believe in, be that a wedding gift for a friend, a charity fundraising project or a group vacation.

Reward-based crowdfunding – An example of this would be Kickstarter who fund creative projects. Here, contributors are rewarded for funding business projects with diverse gifts, such as tickets to a party or having their name included on an album sleeve.

Equity-based crowdfunding – Investors in a start-up receive shares in the business in return for their funds.

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Lending-based crowdfunding – Also known as peer-to-peer lending, this process enables investors to receive interest at a later date from the business they invest in. Investors spread their risk by investing small amounts in a range of companies.

But why has crowdfunding grown monumentally? Well, the principal cause is technology. The Internet has made it possible to transfer funds to disparate individuals easily and social networking has granted crowdfunding a powerful virality. Nonetheless, the explosion of crowdfunding has also come at a time when there is widespread hostility towards the traditional financial mechanisms because the 2008 Financial Crash condemned corporate banks in the eyes of a significant proportion of the world’s population. Crowdfunding has, thus, materialised as a true alternative because it offers personable interactions, grassroots support and an incomparable network of willing investors who can enable businesses and campaigners to access funds that they may have been denied by traditional financial institutions. Now crowdfunding is here to stay and investors can ill-afford to ignore it!

Try it for yourself. Group fund any gift, cause or experience with Shareagift at

Kaye’s Friends Raise Cash to Send Her to Bali and Sydney

At Shareagift we have a wonderful time discovering all the causes and experiences that our users raise cash for. One brilliant example is Kaye. In celebration of Kaye’s 50th birthday this year (happy birthday!), her sister-in-law, Jacky, created a Shareagift page in order to collect funds to enable Kaye to fulfill her dream of visiting a spa retreat in Bali and travelling to beautiful Sydney. What a birthday gift!

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Jacky and Kaye’s friends originally intended to raise sufficient cash to fund her hotel and spa in Bali. However, in less than two weeks, Kaye’s friends raised over £1,200, which was more than double the original target!

Not only that, but Jacky also referred to Shareagift as a “virtual piggybank” – and we think that this term is a pretty cool way of describing what the website does.

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All that is left is for Kaye to revel in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, relax in an idyllic spa and take in the breathtaking scenery of Bali before jetting off to Sydney to immerse herself in the bright lights of the city. Sounds all right to me.

We, at Shareagift, hope that you have an incredible time Kaye!

If you dream of far-off shores, don’t leave it at just that – dreams. Collect funds with Shareagift and you too can breathe in the sites and sounds of the tropics!

Fundraising Gone Mad: Innovative and Unique Charity Campaigns

Personal fundraising has traditionally been centred on going out of your comfort zone in the name of charity. However, some individuals have taken fundraising into the Twilight Zone. Below are some wacky and innovative fundraising campaigns:

1. Justin Bieber – The Ultimate Fundraising Mechanism

The Evanston Township High School in suburban Chicago fundraised to save a popular arts centre by blasting out the song ‘Baby’ by the sworn enemy of melodies, Justin Bieber. Passing students were only able to stop the onslaught by donating. Amnesty International was quick to condemn the fundraiser.

2. The World’s Largest Water Slide

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Two fun-loving Kiwis, Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupsteen, devised a fundraising campaign that consisted of constructing the world’s biggest water slide in Auckland. The fundraiser and its 650 metre slippery shoot raised funds and awareness for those battling depression, during a two-day festival in February 2013.

3. Wearing the Same Dress for a Year

In 2009, upon launching the Uniform project, Sheena Matheiken pledged to wear the same black dress every day for an entire year. She raised over $100,000 in donations for the Akanksha Foundation. Several men around the world have repeated such a fundraising campaign, focusing on wearing the same clothes for a year, albeit without raising funds for charity.

4. Spider Lock-in

Australian Nick Le Soeuf spent three weeks locked behind a shop facade with three hundred poisonous spiders to raise funds for Variety, a children’s charity. His previous fundraising campaigns have included stints in a snake pit and a shark tank. He is no long particularly fussy about where he goes on holiday.

5. ‘Friends’ Marathon

Steve Misiura watched watched 238 episodes (over 84 hours) of Friends to raise funds, through donations, for a course at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Sources suggest that he snapped after the 77th declaration of “We were on a break!”

6. Stormtrooper Walks Across Austrailia

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Star Wars enthusiast, Jacob French, walked 5,000km across Australia dressed as a Stormtrooper in aid of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which fundraises for entertainment, education and family outings for sick children. Fellow travellers in the bush were relieved to find out that they hadn’t hallucinated a stormtrooper as a result of weariness.

Now such lengths are not required because Shareagift makes fundraising easy and seamless!