| If you are involved in fund raising of any type be it for | | | | where eBay operates the Giving Works model. So |
| your local church, playgroup, or charity you are part of, | | | | what is Giving Works. |
| I would guess that you have done the sponsored | | | | To start with you need to be a registered charity with |
| things, the car boots, jumble sales and garage sales. | | | | a charity number or what ever proper charities have in |
| And I would guess many were successful and you | | | | your country. You will then need to go to the site map |
| raised funds for your chosen charity. | | | | and look for giving works or charity giving. There you |
| But a few things limited you to the amount you could | | | | can sign up and you will need to email or fax the |
| raise. | | | | paper work that is required for your country. Yes it is |
| @ You were only able to sell to the people who were | | | | work and may take you some time, but I guess most |
| local and who could attend the event. | | | | charities will have all that is needed to hand within a |
| @ Only people local to the event could donate items. | | | | few minutes. |
| Now what would happen if you were able to show | | | | Once you have signed up and been approved by |
| your items to a wider audience? More sales and | | | | eBay Giving Works your charity will be added to the |
| higher prices would be on the cards, and if were to | | | | data base. But what does this mean to you. A lot. |
| add into the equation the fact that people from further | | | | @ You can use the Giving Works Logo on all items |
| away could donate items then you would be | | | | for sale that are for your charity - It has been proven |
| guaranteed almost higher sales and profits. And if you | | | | that this small logo drives more traffic and higher |
| were told that this wider audience could be anyone, | | | | prices. |
| any where in the world, what would you say? | | | | @ It allows people anywhere in the world to donate |
| Well it is true, if you go to eBay, you will be able to | | | | an item for sale for your charity. For example say you |
| listen on there to your hearts content and raise money | | | | wanted to give some money to a relief fund by selling |
| for your favourite charity. Now there are two ways in | | | | an item. You do a quick search on Giving works for |
| which this can be done. | | | | the charity find it and add it to your eBay account. |
| Sell on a "normal account. | | | | Next you list your item as normal. As you get towards |
| The first and easy way is to set up an account for | | | | the end of the listing you will see all your giving works |
| your event. Get someone who will list and take | | | | "partners" you have signed up for. You find the relief |
| pictures and list as normal and in each auction or buy it | | | | fund one and tick the box. Next you say how much |
| now put that the profits from all these sales will be | | | | you want to donate (between 10% - 100%) of the |
| going to the chosen charity. Now while this works and | | | | sales price. And then list as normal. |
| can make you money by the fact that you will be | | | | Once the item has sold you post off as normal, and |
| selling to a world wide audience, you are still vey limited | | | | then eBay will send your profit or share of the amount |
| to the fact you are only selling items found and | | | | to your chosen charity. All very simple, and with very |
| donated in your local area. That takes us to the next | | | | little work on the charities behalf. |
| selling model.eBay Giving Works. | | | | Hope this article has helped you understand a bit more |
| Before I start I am writing this from the UK, but I | | | | about Giving Works. |
| believe the same model works around the world | | | | |