By Ali Linz, Co-Founder of GroupTogether and Mum to 4 kids

What do you give Nic from work when he’s leaving? Does anyone know whether he wants a fancy pen? And “bags not” collect the money with everyone saying “oh sorry… no cash on me right now …”. Here’s the answer to both problems.
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Best gifts that teachers want and you can afford
By Ali Linz, Co-Founder of GroupTogether and Mum to 4 kids

Another mum and I helped 40,000 parents organise group gifts for teachers last year with our web app grouptogether.com so it’s no wonder that people always ask me about teacher gifts.

Here’s the 3 most often asked questions and

It’s lovely that Chloe and Josh are invited to every school party but have you ever stopped to add up the cost of all those gifts? And that’s just the start. It’s a really gift intensive time. Gifts for cousins, babies, weddings, christenings and Aunty Vera’s 70th . Before you know it you’ve spent over

Feel like you’re home has been overtaken by kids’ toys? With the average Aussie kid having more than 100 toys, but only playing with approximately 10 of the favourites, there seems to be unnecessary clutter and a lot of waste. And it keeps growing. With another birthday party coming up, which will end in another

We’ve all had that cringe-able moment when you actually put up your hand and volunteer to organise and collect money for something: the farewell gift for a colleague, fundraising for new instruments for the band , the parents dinner at school or the Class Reunion. You end up coordinating (endless!) discussions on what, where and

The most beautifully wrapped gift with 96% less waste.

It’s nice when a gift is wrapped but is it worth the 50,000 trees[1] that are killed for Christmas gift wrap in Australia each year? Is there a way we can have our gift wrap and our trees too? Group gifting website GroupTogether.com says yes. Give one

Christmas gifts for the teacher. Is that a thing?

It’s a thing!

Flying round Facebook Mums’ groups at the moment are lots of mums asking for ideas for teachers’ gifts. And there’s a deluge of ideas and tips, from the modern day equivalent of “soap on a rope” and to the ol’ favourite “Best Teacher” mugs; both

Planning an Office Party?

Whether its for the Melbourne Cup, Xmas Party or someones leaving party – collecting money from colleagues can be awkward. Someone always drags their heels, pays late or completely forgets to pay. Here are our top 4 tips to avoid the office awkward and still getting your co workers to cough up!

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Organising a hens or bucks? Here are must read tips on how to ‘avoid the awkward’

 Avoid the awkward: “Can you believe how much this hens night is costing?  Who does she think we are?”

Tip 1 – Research what people think is reasonable
 

Avoid the awkward: “Can you believe how much this hens night is costing?  Who does she think

Teacher survey reveals the gifts they want (& don’t want)

According to a survey conducted by Australian company GroupTogether.com, 74.4% of teachers prefer a group gift voucher with a lovely message and a group card.

Best Gifts
Worst gifts

Winner: Voucher from the class

Runner up: Other Group Gift from the class

Always cherished: Any card with words of gratitude