Gift 2 Degree helps students raise support for college costs by letting family, friends, and community members contribute directly to their education goals.
Education goal
$8,420
raised of $12,000 goal
70%
Aunt Denise
For your books
$100
Coach Williams
Proud of you
$75
The Johnsons
Keep going
$250
How it works
Make it easy for supporters to contribute to the expenses that help students enroll, persist, and graduate.
Step 1
Students or families set up a profile, add school details, and share a clear education funding goal.
Step 2
Friends, relatives, mentors, and supporters can give toward tuition, books, fees, or college essentials.
Step 3
Gift 2 Degree keeps giving transparent with progress updates, thank-you prompts, and milestone celebrations.
Why Gift 2 Degree
Traditional gifts are thoughtful, but education support can change the trajectory of a student's life.
Turn one-time gifts into lasting educational impact.
Give supporters a simple, meaningful alternative to cash or gift cards.
Help students stay motivated by seeing their community invest in them.
Make it easy to share progress before, during, and after school milestones.
Branded 529 gifting MVP
This flow creates a Gift 2 Degree gift page and QR code for each student. The official 529 link stays private and is only used during the secure handoff.
The contributor never sees the private provider URL.
This is the only link contributors need.
https://giftodegree.com/give/maya-rogers
Redirect first, then track manually.
Contributing to
Illinois Bright Start 529
Code: ABC-123
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