The Giving Tree GiveCard(TM) Provides Employers Meaningful End of Year Employee Bonuses That Support Corporate Social Responsibility

The Giving Tree GiveCard(TM) is a prepaid MasterCard® gift card that provides employers a meaningful and exciting way to give year end employee bonuses that lets employees buy what they want, support causes important to them, and engage in Corporate Social Responsibility efforts.

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- No longer do year-end and holiday bonuses for employees need to be greeted with feigned excitement. With The Giving Tree GiveCard Prepaid MasterCard® (http://www.givingtreelife.com), employers can spice up tired holiday bonus programs, receive a tax deduction, and generate genuine excitement and holiday spirit--- all at the same time.

What is the GiveCard?

The Giving Tree GiveCard is "the gift card that gives back"™. It is a prepaid MasterCard gift card that allows the recipient to donate 10% of the value of the card to charity and the remainder can be used like cash anywhere MasterCard debit cards are accepted. "We think the GiveCard is a great employee reward for companies that want to enhance or build philanthropic giving as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives," said Jeff Jacobs, co-founder and EVP of Giving Tree (http://www.GivingTreeLife.com).

Why is the GiveCard Perfect for Your Holiday/Year-End Bonus Program?

• Meaningful - a memorable gift that lets your employees buy what they want and support causes important to them and their local communities.

• Cost effective - costs less than other prepaid corporate gift cards, and the 10% donation from each card is a tax-deductible contribution from your company. Basically 'earmarking' a percentage of current corporate giving funds to let employees designate donation recipients.

• Flexible- when cards are activated, employers can funnel donations to a corporate foundation, define a set of targeted nonprofits, or let employees choose from over 1.5 million nonprofits on the Giving Tree website (http://www.givingtreelife.com/givecard/card_overview.aspx).

• Innovative- enhance or build a corporate philanthropy program or Corporate Social Responsibility strategies with employees as active participants.

So this holiday season, add more thoughtfulness to your employee reward programs and help your employees participate in corporate philanthropy efforts.

The high-points:

GiveCards do a lot for a little piece of plastic…

• All donations are tax-deductible by the employer!

• Support a corporate foundation, or employees choose donation recipient.

• Your choice of card values from $25 to $500

• Personalized or Nonpersonalized

• Bulk activation or individual employee activation.

Giving Tree, LLC is a privately held for-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN.

About MetaBank

MetaBank is a federally-chartered savings bank headquartered in Storm Lake, Iowa. Meta Financial Group, Inc.® is the bank holding company for MetaBank, MetaBank West Central, Meta Payment Systems®, and Meta Trust Company®. The Meta Payment Systems division of MetaBank based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serves banks, processors, and third party marketers by providing prepaid cards, credit cards, ACH origination, merchant acquiring, ATM sponsorship, and money transfer. Meta Financial Group is traded on the NASDAQ - Global Market: CASH. For more information call 605.275.8052 or visit http://www.metacash.com.

The Giving Tree GiveCard is issued by MetaBank pursuant to license by MasterCard International Incorporated.

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