Digital gift cards
Good morning all,
It was great connecting with the Financial Aid community over the past two days through the conference. In one of the sessions I attended there were discussions about how we provide emergency support to students and some institutions mentioned that they issue digital gift cards. I would like to get more information about how that process works as I am interested in implementing that at York. If anyone is willing to meet with me to discuss in more detail, I would greatly appreciate that.
Karen
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Hi Karen - I'd be happy to chat about it! Send me a note at anikpowell@ocadu.ca and we can book a meeting? Or just send me your questions if you prefer.
The short version is that after we approve a student for a grocery card, we do an online order through giftofchoice.ca for a grocery card to the studnet's email account. I pay with my purchasing card, save the electronic receipt, and allocate the charge to our student experience fund when I reconcile my purchases.
One can also order physical cards through the website. I'm sure there are other vendors, but this works for us.
But happy to chat!
Anik