About

Global Club Card Services International (GCC) is a new public benefit corporation that offers members preferred pricing and VIP offerings at participating merchants and donates a large portion of membership dues to chosen nonprofit organizations.

GCC members save money while supporting their favorite nonprofit organizations. GCC Merchant Partners increase their business through free promotion and repeat customers. Nonprofit partners receive unrestricted donations to help fulfill their important missions. And our communities benefit from increased purchasing power, support for local businesses, donations to local nonprofits, and job creation.

Public benefit corporations represent a new wave of social entrepreneurship.   As a public benefit corporation, GCC is required to have a "positive effect" on "one or more categories of persons, entities, communities or interests." Traditionally, corporate law has required for-profit entities to maintain a singular focus on short-term financial returns. While this approach drives an emphasis on quick results, long-term costs to society and the environment can be profound. In fact, corporate leaders risk exposure to shareholder lawsuits if they pursue a social or environmental agenda.

Public benefit corporations remove legal impediments that prevent businesses and investors from using sustainability and social innovation to achieve a competitive advantage. As a result, public benefit corporations build public trust in business by creating value for both shareholders and society.

GCC Merchant Partner categories include restaurants, retail, travel, entertainment, fitness, doctors and lawyers and are listed on GCC’s website. Many Merchant Partners’ offers are non-expiring so GCC members may take advantage of the same savings opportunities more than once, thereby generating repeat business for GCC’s Merchant Partners.  

At time of purchase, GCC members select nonprofit organizations from a list of ten local and national Nonprofit Partners or write-in their favorite nonprofits. Depending on the membership level, GCC will contribute 33% to over 40% of the members’ enrollment dues to their designated nonprofit organizations. Each quarter, GCC will make distributions of unrestricted funds to GCC members’ designated nonprofits.

For more information, please visit GCC's website: http://www.globalclubcard.org.