Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Gift Card Project

An idea, movement and national effort to help the homeless

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gift Card Project launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Homeless Partners▲8

   Crowdsourced gift platform for homeless people

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   New Story▲271

   Fund life-changing houses for homeless families

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HandUp▲102

   Direct giving to SF's homeless for the things they need.

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4AA
   AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people▲151

   2016 · askizzy.org.au · its alternatives →

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   GiftStarter▲122

   Crowdfunded gift-giving and gift concierge

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UNICEF Tap Project▲62

   The Mobile Flow, for charity

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Good Cards▲99

   A real life, pay it forward app where people do good deeds

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Raise▲92

   The gift card marketplace

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startup Santa▲77

   Startups donating books to children in need

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CRACK + CIDER▲99

    Buy useful items for homeless people

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Kindrid▲77

    Accept credit/debit card donations via text

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gift Roulette▲113

    An anonymous gift curation service

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wonder▲63

    Give gift cards your friends really want

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HandUp Gift Cards▲293

    Give directly to a homeless neighbor on the street

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Project 501▲152

    A gig platform for skill-based volunteering.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Watsi Gift Cards▲101

    Give the gift of health to those in need

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Empathy Cards▲103

    Support cards for people with serious illnesses

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Tenderloin Project▲75

    Contribute to the homeless using bitcoin

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Smart Contact Lens▲81

    Google's project to help fight diabetes

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Google One Today▲91

    Create a culture of giving every day.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22AW
    A website aiming to fix homelessness in SF▲45

    Hi everyone, I am organizing a crowdfunding campaign to give blankets/food/books/glasses and new year's postcards to 1000 homeless people in San Francisco. Since we as the residents already spend a lot of money on the homelessness issue in SF via government(200MM+/year), I thought some of us would be willing to take a more active role in fixing this issue by donating to campaigns like this one(and to more sustainable ones). So, I am thinking of turning this campaign into a crowdfunding platform for activists and organizations that want to work on homelessness related…

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Text to Santa▲93

    Christmas wishlist creator for kids

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    WeShelter▲73

    Unlock a donation when you pass a homeless person in NYC

    2015 · its alternatives →

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