May 25th, 2010
This week marks the official launch of Who’s Your Favorite?, a new initiative allowing eBay shoppers to indicate one or more favorite nonprofits that will be served up to them every time they checkout on eBay.com and want to donate a little something to their favorite causes. Lonnie Shekhtman, of WorldofGood.com by eBay, guest posts about this new program and about the many celebrity charity auctions coming to eBay this summer.
Everyone knows that eBay is the world’s number one destination for buying and selling practically anything. But not everyone realizes that the marketplace is also an ideal platform for raising money for charity. Well, Oprah knows this (she sold pieces from her personal wardrobe and raised more than $150K to benefit her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa), as does Cher and Ellen DeGeneres and Leo DiCaprio. The list of celebrities goes on. Collectively, our favorite stars have raised millions for a plethora of worthy causes by sponsoring high-profile auctions and events through eBay Giving Works, a six-year-old program that offers eBay community members a convenient way to support their favorite nonprofits.
Celebrities are great, but the success of the eBay Giving Works program hinges on eBay’s uber generous sellers and buyers—all 90 million of them globally—who have raised about $191M total funds to date for charity. This week marks the official launch of Who’s Your Favorite?, a new initiative allowing eBay shoppers to indicate one or more favorite nonprofits that will be served up to them every time they checkout on eBay.com and want to donate a little something to their favorite causes.
Robert Duvall, Warren Buffett and Carlos Santana are just three of the notable figures auctioning off their time and goods on eBay in coming weeks, to benefit their favorite charities.
As far as celebrity auctions are concerned, June is a busy month on eBay. Robert Duvall, Warren Buffett, Carlos Santana, Pawn Stars and ESPN are hosting major auctions to raise money for their favorite causes. Check eBay Givings Works’ site often for details, posted shortly before each auction opens. And stay tuned for upcoming stories on The Inside Source profiling our celebrity friends and the social and environmental programs they care about and support.
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