GoodSearch
GoodSearch is a patent-pending, Yahoo-powered search engine that donates 50% of its revenue, AbOUT a penny per search, to the American charities and schools designated by its users. The money donated comes from the site's advertisers. As of January 2008 more than 51,000 non-profits were participating in GoodSearch.
By clicking on "enter your charity here" or the "clear selection" button, users are free to change their designated charity as frequently as they wish. By clicking on "Amount Raised," users can also see at any time how much money has been raised, and how many searches have been done on behalf of, each charity. This amount is updated every time someone performs a search. To see the updated amount, select a charity, click on "amount raised" and click on the page refresh button in your browser's toolbar.
Features of the page that change several times per week include the "Charity of the Day" and "Success Stories." The latter has included the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the ASPCA,The Elephant Sanctuary, Save Darfur Coalition, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In September 2007, GoodSearch launched an online shopping mall called GoodShop. Participating merchants include Target, Best Buy, Staples, Gap, Nike, Walmart, Nordstrom, PetSmart, Apple and several hundred more. A percentage of each sale is then donated to the user's designated charity or school.
The company was founded by Stanford graduates Ken and JJ Ramberg. Ken was the founder of JOBTRAK, the web's largest career site for college students (acquired by Monster.com), and JJ was one of the early employees at Cooking.com.
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