TIGHAR Niku VIII Team Supporters
For those of you who have (or know people who have) American Express (AMEX) rewards points and wish to support TIGHAR by donating up to 500,000 points this year, you can convert those points to cash in TIGHAR's pocket through the following process.
Info on the Members Give program can be found here:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/content/members-give.html Log on to your Amex Account online
Look for the Rewards section
Select "MORE WAYS TO USE POINTS"
Select "Members Give"
Select the link under REDEEM NOW
https://amex.justgive.org/basket?acton=logoutTo avoid duplicate steps later in the process, the best thing to do is create an AMEX Members Give user name and password in advance of trying to donate points. If you don't do this step first, they will make you do it in the middle of the process, and then you have to start all over again.
Once you have an account with JustGive.org, you should be able to donate AMEX Rewards points to TIGHAR
Select "GIVING BASKET" at the top right
Under "Create your Giving Basket" select "Add Charities"
In the "Search for a Charity Here" box, type in International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery and press GO
On the right, select "Donate Now"
You will be given a choice of donating cash via your AMEX card, or points up to 500,000 points in a calendar year at $10 for every 1000 points, i.e. 500,000 points = $5,000. If you donate more than 500,000 points, the formula is $5 per 1000 points, so I'd recommend not giving more than 500,000 points this year, and if inclined donate again after Jan 1, 2015.
You will go through a check out process and receive an email confirmation.
TIGHAR should receive the cash equivalent for your points in something like 6 weeks - right about when the next payment is due.
Using AMEX points is a relatively painless way for folks to donate, and a lot of businessmen have a stash of points built up due to business purchases.
Other frequent flyer programs may have a way to donate the points or cash value to TIGHAR.
Just an alternative way to ask for support.
Thanks in advance to anyone who donates through this channel.
Andrew