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Email template: Promote Community Selling
- Your supporters can raise funds for you by selling their previously loved items on eBay and donating part or all of the final sale price to your organization with eBay Giving Works. Encourage them to become Community Sellers by customizing this email and sending it out to your constituents.
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Your email should include:
- How their contribution will help your work
- Clear instructions for listing their item with eBay Giving Works
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When
- Send your email any time when you are looking to boost your fundraising
Who
- All of your supporters
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Sample email signature for item solicitation:
- Subject: Help Us Fundraise When You’re on eBay!
- eBay Giving Works is an easy, effective way to show your support for [Your Nonprofit Name]! The next time you’re buying or selling on eBay, please give it a try.
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How it Works
- Use eBay Giving Works to list items on eBay and donate 10% to 100% of your listing’s final sale price to us. It’s an easy way to sell your unwanted items while helping us raise funds for our mission.
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Enjoy the Benefits!
- Your listing will benefit from several unique program features that have been proven to attract more buyers and raise awareness of our cause such as the eBay Giving Works ribbon and enhanced searchability.
- Plus your listings will automatically qualify for the eBay Giving Works Fee Credit Benefit
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Get Started
- 1. Click “Customize your listing”
- 2. Look for the “eBay Giving Works” field (Click “Add or Remove Options” if you don’t see it) in the Sell Your Item form in the "Choose how you’d like to sell your item" area
- 3. Choose “Select a new nonprofit”
- 4. In the pop-up window that appears, type “[Your Nonprofit Name]” in the “Nonprofit Name or Keyword” field
- 5. Select [Your Nonprofit Name] and a percentage (10-100%) you wish to donate to us (please note: there is a $5 minimum donation if your item sells)
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Shop to Show Your Support!
- You can also support us by shopping for items that are being sold in aid of us on eBay! Be sure to visit our MissionFish page [Enter your About My Nonprofit Page URL here] on a regular basis to see all the great listings benefiting us.
