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Thank You Letters
- Nonprofits large and small are having great success with eBay Giving Works. Below are thank you messages from nonprofits that have benefitted from the program.
- The Robert Duvall Children's Fund
- "We are excited to have the opportunity to use eBay’s new celebrity Giving Works platform in 2012 to reach out to our eBay friends and continue supporting children near and far. We sincerely appreciate your kindness and generosity and look forward to another great year."
— Robert Duvall
Founder, The Robert Duvall Children’s Fund
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- Avon Foundation
- "We wish you a very happy spring and thank you for your generosity in supporting the Avon Foundation for Women Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program in March. We are thrilled to announce that through the GivingWorks campaign that highlighted the Avon Foundation as one of the featured nonprofits in March, the Foundation raised more than
$47,000!"
— Carol Kurzig
President of the Avon Foundation for Women
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- Bright Pink
- "On behalf of the women we serve, I would like to thank you for your generous contributions to
Bright Pink. Your donations allow us to continue educating young women at high risk for
breast and ovarian cancer, empowering them take a proactive approach to their health."
— Lindsay Avner
Executive Director, Bright Pink
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- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- "Thank you for your generous contributions to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The eBay community was able to raise over $500 in a single month to help change the lives of children in America."
— Karen J. Mathis
President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
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- California Dictionary Project
- "Thank you for your very generous combined donation of $2,761.65 to the California Dictionary Project. This donation will help enable us to continue our mission of donating and distributing dictionaries to third-grade public school students in California."
— Barry Graynor
President, California Dictionary Project
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- Education Through Music
- "On behalf of 13,000 children, thank you for your generous contributions to Education Through Music (ETM®). With your help, ETM is able to provide a well-rounded education to disadvantaged children, by giving them the opportunity to learn music and gain social and academic skills that help them succeed in life."
— Katherine Damkohler
Executive Director, Education Through Music
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- Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue
- "We are extremely grateful to the eBay Community for their generosity! As a direct result of the eBay Giving Works Program, we were able to save several horses who would have otherwise met a very different ending,… assist horse owners in desperate need (due to economic crisis), and save their horses from being sent to auction/slaughter, through Mattie's Legacy Fund."
— Jo Deibel
President/Director, Angel Acres Horses Haven Rescue
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- The American Red Cross
- "We are grateful for each and every one of your donations. Together, we have provided food, water and medical care to so many whose homes and livelihoods crumbled around them. In just two days, the American Red Cross and our partners on the ground gave nearly 10,000 people basic supplies like tarps, hygiene kits, water purification tablets and blankets. The Red Cross will continue providing such help — help that translates into the hope of recovery."
— Jeffrey T. Towers
Chief Development Officer, The American Red Cross
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- The Milagro Foundation
- "Your generous consideration for including the children of the Milagro Foundation through eBay Giving Works program is so appreciated. eBay has supported many wonderful nonprofits over the years and we are grateful to be a recipient of your funds."
— Carlos Santana and Shelley Brown,
Executive Director, The Milagro Foundation
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- Global Green USA
- "I wanted to personally thank you for choosing to support Global Green USA through
the eBay Giving Works program. Thanks to supporters like you, our efforts to create
greener cities for a cooler planet are becoming a reality."
— Matt Petersen
President, Global Green USA
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- Special Olympics, Inc.
- "I wanted to personally thank you for generously supporting Special Olympics through eBay Giving Works program. Your support helps us continue to spread our message of inclusion, acceptance, and respect for people with intellectual disabilities to the places around the world where it is needed most."
— Brady Lum
President and Chief Operating Officer, Special Olympics
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- Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
- "Thank you for your contributions to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The eBay community has a strong history of helping others, and we appreciate your commitment to the Haitian people as they recover from this disaster and rebuild their future."
— President William J. Clinton
President George W. Bush
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- GlobalGiving
- "Thank you for your generosity in supporting GlobalGiving through eBay's Giving Works program. As one of the featured nonprofits in their recent holiday campaign, we were able to raise more than $83,000!
These funds will support the students and families of the Shikamana School, which is located on the south coast of Kenya in a town called Ukunda. The school has been operating since 2002 as a community-based school, addressing the needs of orphans and vulnerable children."
— Mari Kuraishi, Co-Founder & President
Dennis Whittle, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Giving
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- YouthAIDS
- "Thank you so much for supporting YouthAIDS through eBay Giving Works. We were recently featured in their holiday campaign and through your generous support raised more than $45,000. Your gift will help us reach vulnerable youth around the world with life-saving education, products, services and care."
— Kate Roberts
Founder / Director of YouthAIDS
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- Starlight
- "You, through your donation, have helped to brighten the lives of these terribly sick youngsters and their over-stretched families. Without your kind-heartedness they wouldn't know there are people who care what happens to them. But through programs you help to fund, these children-and their parents - know they're not alone, and that's the greatest gift you can give."
— Paula Van Ness
President & CEO, Starlight
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- Toys for Tots
- "The combination of your generosity and the hard work of eBay raised nearly $80,000 for the purchase of toys, books and other gifts. On behalf of the Toys for Tots Foundation, the U.S. Marine Corps, and thousands of our nation's neediest children, who experience the simple joy of the Christmas holiday season because of our generosity, I extend these humble words of thanks."
— William J. Grein
Vice President, Toys for Tots
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- Oxfam America
- "We want to thank you for supporting Oxfam America through eBay Giving Works. We were recently featured in their holiday campaign and, thanks to your generosity, raised $30,000! Your gift will support Oxfam America as we help people around the world gain the hope, skills, and direction they need to create a new future."
— Raymond C. Offenheiser,
President, Oxfam America
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