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New Milford, NJ - The Darren Drake Foundation (Darren Drake Foundation, Inc., an IRS registered 501(C)(3) non-profit charity) announced today acceptance into the ebay for Charity program. The Foundation has been provided a unique ebay for Charity page, viewable here: https://www.charity.ebay.com/charity/Darren-Drake-Foundation%2C-Inc./3288141. Jonathan Balkin, Chief Information Officer for the Darren Drake Foundation, comments, "ebay for Charity gives us a unique opportunity to gain exposure to and collect donations from both buyers and sellers on ebay. We see a lot of potential for both spreading awareness of and collecting donations for the Darren Drake Foundation, and we thank ebay for Charity for the opportunity to be a part of this great program."
Integrated into eBay's regular buying and selling platform, eBay for Charity makes it easy for people to support important causes, both in the U.S. and U.K. It enables sellers to donate a portion of their sales and buyers to shop while supporting their favorite charities — all the while giving nonprofits an opportunity to engage new supporters.
Launched immediately after 9/11 as "Auction for America", eBay's giving program originally raised over $10 million through online charity auctions for organizations supporting the victims of the tragedy and their families. At the time, New York Governor George Pataki and NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani made a personal appeal to eBay to help local nonprofits handle the flood of donations coming in from across the country.
eBay's team got to work building a fundraising program that could unleash the widespread generosity of its broad online community. The company soon partnered with MissionFish, which later became the PayPal Giving Fund. To this day, the organization provides vital services and support that make it easy for members of the eBay community to give to their favorite nonprofit through the eBay for Charity program.
In 2005, eBay for Charity introduced its free donation policy as part of its efforts to raise money for the South Asian Tsunami relief. This was later replaced by its free credit policy in 2006, the same year that PayPal was introduced as an option to make donation payments.
The eBay for Charity program is part of a portfolio of programs, resources, and tools across eBay Inc that are intended to enable and inspire charitable giving at a scale never seen before. We believe that across eBay Inc, we have the potential to be the leading platform for charitable giving around the world. For more information on our broader efforts across eBay Inc, please visit ebayinc.com/global-impact.
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