A graduation gift from everyone who cheered them on
Grandma wants to give, the aunts in Texas want to give, and the old coach asked how. One link for all of them: each person chips in what they want, and the graduate chooses, with a KadoBook of everyone's advice.
How it works for the parent or sibling who organizes it
Start the pool in the free KadoPool app
Add the graduate and set the closing date for the day before the ceremony.
Invite everyone
By e-mail from the app, and in the family chat.
Let the reminders do the chasing
With automatic reminders on, KadoPool nudges the people you invited by e-mail who haven't chipped in yet, about 3 days and 12 hours before the closing date. You see who has chipped in, never who gave what.
Send the gift on graduation day
They get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app, with the KadoBook.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.
Free to organize, in about two minutes. Family and friends chip in from the link, with no app.
A KadoBook full of advice
Ask everyone for one piece of advice with their message. The graduate keeps every line in one place; the KadoBook stays available for two years.
For the first apartment, or the first job
Prepaid cards they spend wherever the card is accepted, or gift cards they choose: they decide what they need.
Family abroad
Relatives outside the US chip in from the same link with their own card.
What they receive
Prepaid cards or gift cards: they choose
Prepaid cards they spend wherever the card is accepted (up to $999 each; the rest as gift cards), gift cards they pick, or a mix. See the gift cards
Everyone can add a photo
On US pools, each person can add one with their message, in the app or on the website after paying. You choose which ones to keep.
A KadoClip: the messages as a short video
Set to music, from $2.49 per recipient, or with the photos, from $3.99. You see the price before you choose.
Play the sample KadoClip from the messages
Play the sample KadoClip with photosThe KadoBook, free with every gift
Every message on its own page, with the names of the people who chipped in, kept in the app for two years.
A KadoPrint: the KadoClip, printed
The messages and photos you keep, printed and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
A KadoFrame: the poster
The photos everyone added, as one 18 × 24 in poster in the gift's style, with every name. Printed, rolled in a tube and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
Why KadoPool for a graduation
- They choose. Gift cards, prepaid cards they spend wherever the card is accepted, or a mix. You can also put part of the gift on gift cards you pick.
- The card is built in. Every message goes in a KadoBook, free with every gift, and a KadoClip can turn the messages and photos into a short video.
- Private by design. Nobody sees who gave what, not even the organizer. The total stays hidden until enough people have chipped in that no amount can be guessed.
What it costs
Organizing is free. Each payment carries the card processing and KadoPool's 2% fee: about $1.53 on a $25 gift. You choose whether it comes out of the gift or is added on top. See pricing
Questions
Who starts a graduation pool?
Usually a parent, a brother or sister, or a close friend, not the graduate. You start it in the app, add the graduate with their e-mail, and invite the family. When you send the gift, the graduate gets one e-mail, opens it in the free KadoPool app and chooses how to take it.
Can I keep it a surprise?
Yes, always: the graduate hears nothing from KadoPool until you send the gift. Just share the link where the graduate won't see it.
Can people outside the US chip in?
Yes, from the link with their own card. It is charged in dollars and their bank converts it. Stripe charges 1.5% more for a card from outside the US, shown before they pay.
Start the graduation gift
Family and friends chip in from wherever they live, and the graduate chooses, with a KadoBook of advice.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.