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eBay for Charity hits $1 billion milestone with chance for one charity to win £5k
Melanie May | 19 November 2019 | News
eBay has announced that eBay for Charity has now raised $1 billion for charity, with £160 million raised in the UK.
Formally eBay Giving Works, eBay’s charitable arm launched in the US in 1999, before launching in the UK in 2005 with a partnership with BBC Children in Need.
Since then eBay for Charity has raised £2 million for BBC Children in Need, with other large totals for UK charities including:
- £81,100 for Princess Beatrice’s hat in 2011
- £27m for British Heart Foundation since 2011
- £125,000 through Lynne Beckett for Air Ambulance since 2012
- £1m for Comic Relief & Red Nose Day since 2013
- £105,000 for Prince’s Trust in 2018
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In celebration of the $1 billion milestone, eBay for Charity UK is currently offering UK charities the chance to win £5,000. To enter, charities must sign into their Facebook or Twitter account, and comment (on Facebook) or retweet the competition tweet or post with a description of the favourite item they have sold on eBay along with the hashtag #ThanksABillion.
In order to be eligible, charities must also be an eBay registered Charity and have already sold with them.
The eBay 1 Billion competition is open until 9 December.
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About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.