What is a Gift Market? - Alternative Gifts International

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What is an Alternative Gift Market?

A different kind of shopping experience...

Gifts are purchased in honor of family, friends, business associates and others in a market setting. Instead of buying a box of candy for Aunt Mary, a shopper at this market might decide to provide therapeutic feeding for Indonesian children or purchase a solar-powered computer for a rural school in Honduras. Then Aunt Mary receives an attractive gift card telling her about this unique present given in her honor.

The typical Market takes place in a special location, like a church patio or a neighborhood community center. Colorful booths are set up to represent the various Alternative Gift projects. Gifts are "purchased" by people attending the Markets, much as they would shop for traditional gifts in a store...except these gifts are for national and international humanitarian projects focused on saving lives and preserving our planet.

photo: Idaho Falls Holy Rosary Church

Why Alternative Giving?

Because so many of the world's critical needs today are going unmet.
Because of our need and capacity to give.
Because Uncle Harry doesn't need yet another silk necktie.

Why Alternative Gift Markets?

Because they are a celebration of abundant life for all the world's people.

Because they are an appropriate nonprofit response to consumerism.

Because they have raised millions of dollars for the world's needs, nourishing peace in our global neighborhood.

Why AGI?

Because AGI has given 20 years' service to people in crisis and a planet in peril.
Because AGI is accountable and thoroughly validates all of its recommended projects.
Because AGI provides everything you need for a successful Gift Market.

Click here to download a PDF file of AGI's introductory Market Brochure

Click here to learn about hosting an Alternative Gift Market

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