First of all it is not a gift program. That is bounties and a alt job for us, as bounty hunters. Bounty ICO end depends of what happened to tha project, sometimes they a lot 1-2months, because they have pre sale of tokens, and sale of tokens.
Some may count it as gift, simply if they do not know their worth. This is more of a business or real work kind of thing. I have something to offer that can work for your project, how much are you willing to offer ?
If it is cool, then you take it. It is crazy seeing people devalue themselves, thinking it is a gift, when it is obviously what they worked for. If it was not helping the companies in their ICOs, do we think they will care less about giving out coins for free ?
Even airdrops will still have little task to give.