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RN-T.com - Georgia School for the Deaf using search engine to raise funds
The Georgia School for the Deaf has registered with www.goodsearch.com,a new, free search engine powered by Yahoo!
GoodSearch donates 50 percent of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, to the charities designated by its users, according to a press release.
Georgia School for the Deaf recently registered with the site, giving its supporters a chance to raise money for the cause every time they search the internet or shop online.
The goal is to earn extra money through the site this year which will be used to pay for extracurricular activities that state funds do not cover.
Participants use it exactly as any other search engine and the pennies add up quickly – just 500 people searching four times a day will earn around $7,300 in a year.
Similarly with GoodShop.com, consumers are helping their favorite causes by shopping at hundreds of well known retailers including Amazon, Target, Apple, Macy’s, Best Buy, Orbitz, Staples and others.
The shopping experience and the prices are exactly the same as visiting the retailer directly, but by going through GoodShop, up to 30 percent of the purchase price is donated the user’s favorite cause.
More than 88,000 nonprofits and schools are now registered with GoodSearch and GoodShop and more than 100 organizations are registering daily.
GoodSearch has quickly spread through word-of-mouth and the blogger community.
Examples of other organizations listed on the site include: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which has earned more than $13,000; the ASPCA which has raised more than $32,000; and The Bubel/Aiken Foundation which supports children with disabilities and has earned more than $14,000.
“Every penny counts”, says Angela Pluto, fundraising coordinator for the Georgia School for the Deaf “While doing a search or shopping online why not raise money for our cause? There is absolutely no reason not to use GoodSearch and GoodShop - it's so easy”
“We know there are a lot of people who want to do good but may not have the time or the money to help out.” said Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder of GoodSearch and former President of MonsterTRAK, the largest online career site for college students (now a division of Monster.com). “GoodSearch and GoodShop make it as easy as possible. We’ve taken something people do every day -- searching the Internet and shopping online -- and have turned it into doing good."
The Georgia School for the Deaf has registered with www.goodsearch.com,a new, free search engine powered by Yahoo!
GoodSearch donates 50 percent of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, to the charities designated by its users, according to a press release.
Georgia School for the Deaf recently registered with the site, giving its supporters a chance to raise money for the cause every time they search the internet or shop online.
The goal is to earn extra money through the site this year which will be used to pay for extracurricular activities that state funds do not cover.
Participants use it exactly as any other search engine and the pennies add up quickly – just 500 people searching four times a day will earn around $7,300 in a year.
Similarly with GoodShop.com, consumers are helping their favorite causes by shopping at hundreds of well known retailers including Amazon, Target, Apple, Macy’s, Best Buy, Orbitz, Staples and others.
The shopping experience and the prices are exactly the same as visiting the retailer directly, but by going through GoodShop, up to 30 percent of the purchase price is donated the user’s favorite cause.
More than 88,000 nonprofits and schools are now registered with GoodSearch and GoodShop and more than 100 organizations are registering daily.
GoodSearch has quickly spread through word-of-mouth and the blogger community.
Examples of other organizations listed on the site include: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which has earned more than $13,000; the ASPCA which has raised more than $32,000; and The Bubel/Aiken Foundation which supports children with disabilities and has earned more than $14,000.
“Every penny counts”, says Angela Pluto, fundraising coordinator for the Georgia School for the Deaf “While doing a search or shopping online why not raise money for our cause? There is absolutely no reason not to use GoodSearch and GoodShop - it's so easy”
“We know there are a lot of people who want to do good but may not have the time or the money to help out.” said Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder of GoodSearch and former President of MonsterTRAK, the largest online career site for college students (now a division of Monster.com). “GoodSearch and GoodShop make it as easy as possible. We’ve taken something people do every day -- searching the Internet and shopping online -- and have turned it into doing good."