Holiday Shoppers Turn their Gifts into Gifts that Give with Goodshop.com
4,000 Major Retailers are Donating up to 20% of Purchases to more than 110,000 Causes Nationwide!
Holiday shoppers are flocking to Goodshop.com where a percentage of their purchases at more than 4,000 major retailers, is donated to their favorite charity or school.
Unlike other "one-off" or time limited “gifts that give” programs, Goodshop is unique in that it works with thousands of retailers every day – including Amazon, Macy’s, Petco, Target, Toys R Us and Staples – to give back up to 20% of virtually every purchase, not just select items. Plus, the shopper gets to choose the cause of their choice – ranging from large national organizations like the ASPCA to local schools and homeless shelters.
So, think about that list of yours – bracelet for mom, BBQ tools for dad, and blanket for your pooch. Everything you buy could be simultaneously helping a cause you care about by providing them with much needed funds. What’s more, the shopper can find over 100,000 deals and discount coupons on the site, so they can save money while giving back too.
More than 110,000 non-profits and schools nationwide have partnered with online shopping mall Goodshop and the program doesn’t cost the users or causes a thing. It’s a form of philanthropy that works for everyone in this economy.
Shopping for good in the holiday season can make people feel great. According to a proprietary, new survey conducted by Goodshop in partnership with Survey Monkey Audience, a whopping 85% of survey respondents said they’d feel better about all the money spent on holiday shopping if a percentage of their purchases went back to a cause they supported.
Maggie Stephano, a baker in Los Angeles echoed this sentiment. Maggie uses Goodshop in support of Best Friends Animal Society, which runs the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused animals. “This is awesome. I am doing so much online shopping this year and through Goodshop, I get great discounts while also supporting my favorite charity. There’s really no reason not to Goodshop!”
The Goodshop team is revolutionizing online philanthropy so that everyone can support a cause, even during tough times. “With cause donations expected to be flat this year given the current economy, Goodshop provides a simple and easy way for people to give back to their favorite cause and feel great when shopping for the Holidays,” said Scott Garell, CEO of Goodsearch. “By simply choosing from any of our 110,000 non-profit and school partners, cause supporters can earn much needed donations with all their Holiday purchases and get money saving coupons too—all at no extra cost to them.”
To date, Goodshop, together with its sister sites has raised more than $10 million for non-profits and schools nationwide. That money has been used to find homes for stray dogs, clean up our oceans, feed the homeless, buy books for school libraries, fund cancer research, and much more.
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Here are some charities you can help with your purchases:
ASPCA |
Project ALS |
Doctors Without Borders USA |
Childrens Tumor Foundation |
Joyful Heart Foundation |
The Hunger Project |
About Goodsearch (Goodshop’s parent company)
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Goodsearch empowers anyone to change the world through their simple, everyday actions. Launched in 2006, the service currently includes Goodsearch, a Yahoo!-powered search engine; Goodshop, an online shopping and coupon portal which works with more than 4,000 top merchants including Amazon, Staples, Macy’s, and Expedia; Gooddining, the first ever, national dine for charity program with over 10,000 participating restaurants; Goodsurveys, surveys from Fortune 500 companies that earn donations for simply sharing your opinion; Goodgames, great online games that raise money for game play; and more. The Goodsearch family of sites has powered over a billion actions for good that have donated more than $10 million to over 110,000 non-profits and schools designated by its users to date.