FAQ
Do I have to become a member of CommonKindness to clip coupons?
How do I become a member of CommonKindness?
What does it cost to become a member of CommonKindness?
How much money goes to my favorite charities and causes?
When will my favorite charity receive funds?
What percentage of revenue does my favorite charity receive?
Who sends funds to my favorite charity?
How do I generate funds for my favorite charity with CommonKindness?
Can I donate to more than one cause?
How often can I visit CommonKindness?
How do I choose my charities or nonprofit organizations?
Can I change which charity I want to support?
What if I don't see my favorite charity listed?
What if I do not select to support a specific charity?
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How do I update my personal information?
CommonKindness makes it easy and fun to save money and support your favorite charities and causes - at no cost to you!
When you visit CommonKindness you can get hundreds of valuable, free coupons, product samples and other money-saving discounts. You can also access free community services available to you in your local community, including public libraries, health care facilities, parent-teacher organizations, clubs, volunteer fire departments, scholarship opportunities, schools, animal shelters and much, much more.
But what makes CommonKindness truly unique is that each time you clip coupons or click discounts with CommonKindness you generate funds to support your favorite non-profit organizations - at no cost to you! Each time you clip a coupon, the brand that posted it pays CommonKindness an advertising fee. CommonKindness shares 60% of its profits or 20% of revenue with the non-profit organizations participating on the site.
CommonKindness also offers a "local economic stimulus package" whereby local businesses can place coupons for their products and services on CommonKindness for free to encourage local spending and support local charities. To learn more about this program, please see the Business FAQ.
Do I have to become a member of CommonKindness to clip coupons?
Nope. You can clip coupons and find discounts without ever registering with CommonKindness - and you still help generate funds for charity. However, if you would like to support specific charities or causes you care about, simply register and become a supporter of your favorite organizations so we know which organizations to donate to on your behalf. Once you become a member you can also "invite friends" to CommonKindness using the tools on the site.
How do I become a member of CommonKindness?
Simply sign in here. Once you sign in, you can choose which charities and causes you want CommonKindness to support on your behalf. You can also "invite friends" to CommonKindness using the tools on the site. Then, visit our coupon pages to save money on your everyday purchases while generating funds for your favorite charities and causes!
What does it cost to become a member of CommonKindness?
Not a cent! CommonKindness membership and access to the website's resources are completely free. In addition, you save money while your favorite charities earn money every time you clip coupons on CommonKindness.
How much money goes to my favorite charities and causes?
It is really up to you! Each time you print a coupon, the brand that posted it pays CommonKindness an advertising fee. CommonKindness shares 60% of its profits or 20% or revenue with charities. The charity you select earns an average of $12 per year per regular coupon clipper. So, if you ask 100 friends to save money by clipping coupons with CommonKindness, your favorite charity could receive about $1,200 average per year. If they each told 3 more friends, your favorite charity could earn about $3,600 average per year, and so forth. There is no limit to the amount of funds we will direct to charities.
In addition, each individual can save an average of $1,300 a year using the discounts offered on CommonKindness!
When will my favorite charity receive funds?
CommonKindness sends checks to your favorite charities on a quarterly basis. Here's the process:
- You select which charities you want to support and then clip coupons with CommonKindness
- Each time you clip coupons, funds accrue in your favorite charity's CommonKindness account
- CommonKindness shares funds quarterly with each organization that has accrued a minimum of $100
- Any organization with a balance below $100 will carry the balance forward quarterly until a minimum of $100 accrues
What percentage of revenue does my favorite charity receive?
CommonKindness shares 60% of its profits or 20% of revenue with the charities you select.
Who sends funds to my favorite charity?
All funds are sent from CommonKindness - at no cost to you!
How do I generate funds for my favorite charity with CommonKindness?
Each time you clip coupons at CommonKindness to save money on your groceries and other purchases, you get the full value of the coupon and CommonKindness receives advertising fees from the companies that posted the coupons and discounts.
CommonKindness shares 60% of its profits or 20% of revenue with your favorite charities. You save money and you help support your favorite charities and causes!
Can I donate to more than one cause?
Yes, you can support as many charities and causes as you like on CommonKindness. When you clip coupons you can choose up to three charities to support for each visit. Therefore, if you want to make a bigger difference, choose only one charity at a time to support when you clip coupons.
- Sign in
- Click on the Free Coupons & Discounts tab
- View the coupons and choose which ones to print
You may clip as many coupons with CommonKindness as you wish!
We recommend you sign in first so you can select which charities you would like to benefit by clipping coupons. Remember, when you clip coupons with CommonKindness you receive the full value of the coupon and generate funds for your favorite charities - at no cost to you!
How often can I visit CommonKindness?
As often as you wish! Use CommonKindness every day to benefit your life, your community and the world.
How do I choose my charities or nonprofit organizations?
It's simple! Just sign in at CommonKindness and search for the charities you care about. Click "become a supporter" to add charities to your list.
You may support as many charities as you wish. Then, each time you clip coupons with CommonKindness, you can choose up to three charities to support. We limit this number to three per coupon clipping session so that each charity you support will receive a meaningful amount of funds.
Can I change which charity I want to support?
Absolutely! Once you sign in, you can manage which charities you are supporting from your profile page.
Also, when you clip coupons with CommonKindness, you can choose which charities you would like to support for each visit directly from the coupon page. CommonKindness lets you save the world while you save money. Why not?
There is not an opportunity for an individual to receive a tax donation. CommonKindness makes all donations directly to the charity you have chosen.
What if I don't see my favorite charity listed?
Contact your favorite charity or nonprofit organization and ask them to become a member. We make it easy for you - simply sign in and send an email directly from CommonKindness.
What if I do not select to support a specific charity?
If you do not select to support any charities, the funds you generate while clipping coupons with CommonKindness will be distributed to charities that we select.
How can I spread the word about CommonKindness to my friends?
Of course you want to share CommonKindness with your friends and family! We make it fun and easy. Sign in to send an email now!
How do I update my personal information?
Simply sign in to manage your CommonKindness profile.
CommonKindness secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, and does not share your information. CommonKindness is a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
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