How To Help
Mission Fish
MissionFish and eBay have teamed up to bring you eBay Giving Works, a dynamic fundraising platform for nonprofits that offers buyers and sellers the opportunity to support their favorite causes through trading on eBay. MissionFish is the provider of the online listing tool for eBay Giving Works.
MissionFish also provides other service and support activities including nonprofit verification, donation collection and disbursement, tax receipting, and online contribution tracking. By combining the power and reach of the eBay marketplace with the functional and industry expertise of MissionFish, eBay Giving Works makes it easy for buyers, sellers, nonprofits, and cause-marketers to come together, Building a Marketplace for Change.
How it benefits InsideOut Detroit
The seller signs in at
http://www.missionfish.org and selects InsideOut Literary Arts Project of Detroit from the list of registered nonprofits. The seller selects a percentage of the final value to donate for the listing.
Once InsideOut accepts the listing, it goes up for sale on eBay (based on the seller's schedule if specified.) The item appears with the eBay Giving Works icon. InsideOut and the donation percentage designated will also appear in the item description.
When the listing ends, the buyer pays the seller, and the seller ships the item to the buyer as usual. The seller pays their donation to MissionFish, and MissionFish distributes the funds to InsideOut and provides a receipt to the seller for the gift.
Learn more about eBay Giving Works at
http://www.ebay.com/givingworks
eBay and the eBay logo are registered trademarks of eBay Inc.
The Donation Amount
Every eBay Giving Works item that sells raises money for the benefiting nonprofit.
When an item is sold by an eBay community seller, their donation is either the percent of the final value promised or a $10 donation minimum, whichever is greater. A MissionFish fee ($3.00 + 2.9% of the donation amount) is deducted from the donation. The seller is responsible for eBay fees. There is no donation (or MissionFish fee) if the Giving Works item doesn't sell.
If a nonprofit is selling their own item directly, they'll receive 100% of the final sale price from the buyer. MissionFish doesn't charge nonprofits anything to sell through Giving Works. Normal eBay fees do apply, however.
MissionFish is a nonprofit, and our fees help defray the costs of offering our service. eBay fees go directly to eBay.
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Created Dec. 10, 2009 Article #1654
