Shop local and support local with Community Cash. Community Cash gift certificates are redeemable at participating Alliance member businesses and are purchased exclusively online.
Community Cash is a local gift certificate that you can use at any participating business.
Don’t know what to get for your friends, family, or co-worker? Purchase Community Cash and let them decide!
We also offer a Corporate Buying Program for large quantity purchases. This program is used by many large local companies as part of their employee recognition programs or holiday gifts. It’s an investment that both celebrates the hard work of their teams and also injects much needed resources into our local economy. Corporate buyers must purchase in bulk of $1,000 or more. To purchase with the Corporate Buying Program, contact us at 515-232-2310 or email us at cash@amesalliance.com.
When you purchase Community Cash, you will be emailed purchase receipt.
If you selected the option “Send to Yourself”, you will receive an email containing the Community Cash certificates. You can print off the certificates and hand-deliver, or forward the email to your gift recipient.
If you selected the option “Email to Another Person”, the Community Cash certificates will be sent to the recipient email you provided. We encourage you to notify the gift recipient that they should be expecting Community Cash in their email.
Each certificate will come with a complete list of participating merchants. You can also click the “View Merchants” towards the top of this page.
Each merchant will have their own process on how to handle left over dollars on your gift certificate. Some may offer a cash back or store credit, while others may require the gift certificate be used in total upon use. Contact individual merchants to learn their policy.
Sign up to accept Community Cash at your business! This is a community currency gift certificate program that sends customers exclusively to the doors of our Alliance Merchants. Anyone can buy it online and it’s very easy to use and redeem. Community Cash is another way to get extra publicity and bring new customers to your business. Give us a call at 515-232-2310 or email steven@amesalliance.com to get signed up!
There is no cost associated with being a Community Cash merchant! When Community Cash is redeemed at your business, we will reimburse you 93% of the original certificate. Your business must be a member of the Ames Regional Economic Alliance to participate.
When you redeem Community Cash at your business, you can expect reimbursement from the Ames Alliance within 10 business days. If you have yet to receive your redemption from the Ames Alliance after that period, please call us at 515-232-2310.
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