United Way asks donors to raise money by doing what they already do
CHENANGO COUNTY – Even though the annual Chenango United Way campaign won’t officially kick off until early September, this year, donors can begin helping their community right away, and with some of the new programs the group is using, there are even more ways to donate to the community, and some won’t cost you a dime.
This year, the Chenango United Way hopes to utilize two Internet programs to help raise funds for their annual campaign. According to Campaign Director Victoria Mitchell, the Chenango United Way has signed up with two web sites which help raise funds for charities every time a donor uses them.
Goodsearch.com and goodshop.com are Internet sites that help raise funds for a specific registered non-profit organization. Goodsearch.com, a Yahoo powered search engine, allows users to specify a charity of their choice, and every time the user performs a search with the program, the company donates half its advertising revenue, approximately a penny per search, to that charity.
Currently, approximately 59,000 charities are registered with goodsearch.com, and about 100 more are joining on a daily basis. Although one penny per search may not seem like a lot of money, the revenue quickly adds up. According to the site, if 1,000 individuals supporting the same organization, utilized the site, averaging approximatly two searches a day, the organization could gain an extra $7,300 in revenue a year.
In addition, the creators of goodsearch.com are now also offering users the chance to give to charities by making online purchases. Goodshop.com offers access to many popular online shopping sites, such as Amazon, 1-800-Flowers, Ebay and many others, that donate a percentage of your purchase back to the non-profit organization of your choice. Percentages vary depending on the web site.
Goodsearch.com and goodshop.com were created by Ken and JJ Ramberg with the goal of helping as many non-profit organizations and schools as possible. According to the web site, “Ken and JJ wanted to create a means to support charities so that people would say, ‘Why wouldn’t you do it?’” They hope they have accomplished that with their sites. “Since it doesn’t cost anything and you get proven search results, there’s no reason not to use it,” they say on the web site.
This year, the Chenango United Way hopes to utilize two Internet programs to help raise funds for their annual campaign. According to Campaign Director Victoria Mitchell, the Chenango United Way has signed up with two web sites which help raise funds for charities every time a donor uses them.
Goodsearch.com and goodshop.com are Internet sites that help raise funds for a specific registered non-profit organization. Goodsearch.com, a Yahoo powered search engine, allows users to specify a charity of their choice, and every time the user performs a search with the program, the company donates half its advertising revenue, approximately a penny per search, to that charity.
Currently, approximately 59,000 charities are registered with goodsearch.com, and about 100 more are joining on a daily basis. Although one penny per search may not seem like a lot of money, the revenue quickly adds up. According to the site, if 1,000 individuals supporting the same organization, utilized the site, averaging approximatly two searches a day, the organization could gain an extra $7,300 in revenue a year.
In addition, the creators of goodsearch.com are now also offering users the chance to give to charities by making online purchases. Goodshop.com offers access to many popular online shopping sites, such as Amazon, 1-800-Flowers, Ebay and many others, that donate a percentage of your purchase back to the non-profit organization of your choice. Percentages vary depending on the web site.
Goodsearch.com and goodshop.com were created by Ken and JJ Ramberg with the goal of helping as many non-profit organizations and schools as possible. According to the web site, “Ken and JJ wanted to create a means to support charities so that people would say, ‘Why wouldn’t you do it?’” They hope they have accomplished that with their sites. “Since it doesn’t cost anything and you get proven search results, there’s no reason not to use it,” they say on the web site.
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