A going-away gift from everyone who'll miss them
Her last day is Friday, and the card is still in someone's drawer with six signatures. One link instead: everyone, in the office or remote, chips in and writes a goodbye in the KadoBook.
How it works for the colleague who organizes it
Start the pool in the free KadoPool app
Add the person leaving and close the pool before their last day.
Invite everyone
By e-mail from the app, so the reminders reach them, and in the team channel or the group 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 their last day
They get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app, with the KadoBook, and the KadoClip if you add one.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.
Free to organize, in about two minutes. Colleagues and friends chip in from the link, with no app.
Remote or not, everyone's in
Colleagues in other offices and other time zones chip in from the same link.
A KadoClip for the last day
Everyone's goodbyes as a short video, with the photos people add, to play at the send-off.
Moving abroad?
KadoPool's gift cards and prepaid cards are for use in the US. If they're moving abroad, send the gift early enough for them to use it before they go.
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 farewell
- 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.
- 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.
- Everyone can join. People chip in from the link with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay: no app, no account. Family and friends abroad can chip in with their own card.
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
When do they get the gift?
When you send it from the app, once the pool has closed. Set the closing date for the day before you want them to have it, and send it on the day. They don't need an account first: they get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app.
Can I keep it a surprise?
Yes, always: they hear nothing from KadoPool until you send the gift. Just share the link where they won't see it.
Can colleagues in other offices take part?
Yes, from the link, with no app or account.
Do I hold the money?
No. Payments go through Stripe, never to you. The gift is exactly what was collected.
Start the farewell gift
Everyone chips in from the link, in the office or remote, and every goodbye goes in the KadoBook.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.