Ebay, the online marketplace, makes it possible for sellers to give proceeds from items they sell on eBay to charities through MissionFish, the nonprofit, licensed fundraising partner of eBay. Together, they offer charities like the Save U.S. Pets Foundation a unique way to raise funds. Since it’s program launch in November 2003, nonprofits have raised more than $41 million through the eBay Giving Works program!

Here is how you can help:

1. You will need to have both an eBay and MissionFish account – both easy and free to obtain.

2. While listing an item for sale on eBay, as the seller, you choose to donate a percentage of your sale to a certified nonprofit, like the Save U.S.Pets Foundation, using the MissionFish popup window. After this designation, the seller completes the item listing on eBay.

The item appears with the eBay Giving Works icon and the benefiting nonprofit and the donation percentage designated listed in the item description. The nonprofit is notified about the listing.

3. After the eBay listing ends and if the item sells, the buyer pays the seller and the seller ships the item to the buyer, as usual.

4. The seller pays his donation to MissionFish who distributes the funds to the nonprofit and provides a receipt to the seller for the gift. You will receive a receipt for tax deduction purposes from the SaveU.S.Pets Foundation.

To start selling for the Save U.S.Pets Foundation or to learn more about this innovative program, visit www.missionfish.org