Survey Says...

An Ernst & Young survey found that the most popular products bought online are:
  • Computer related products (40%)
  • Books (20%)
  • Travel (16%)
  • Clothing (10%)
  • Recorded Music and Subscriptions (6%)
  • Gifts (4%)

Studies Show...

According to the ACNielsen Global Online Consumer Confidence Study, more than 212 million online shoppers cited books as one of the last three items they purchased over the Internet.

Other recent purchases included more than:

  • 135 million DVDs and video games
  • 134 million airplane reservations
  • 128 million articles of clothing, accessories and footware
  • 112 million music downloads and CDs
  • 106 million cameras and other electronic devices
  • 98 million computers, and
  • 86 millions hotel and tour reservations.

Online shopping is not the way of the future, it's the way of today!

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How It Works for Supporters of Non-Profit Groups

You're probably asking yourself, "How can I donate more money to the non-profit organization I support without spending one extra cent?" It's a logical question, and we believe we have a very logical, four-step answer:


1. Visit the GiveByShopping.com Online Fundraising Portal

Before you buy anything online, visit the GiveByShopping.com Online Shopping Portal for the organization you support to see if the Merchant you intend to shop with is listed.


2. Click the Merchants' Links to Visit Their Websites

Make sure that you click the links for the Merchants you want to shop with on the GiveByShopping.com Online Shopping Portal of the organization you want to support rather than logging on to their websites directly. Clicking the link on the Portal allows the Merchants to track the fact that they owe GiveByShopping.com a commission on your purchases.

Please note: GiveByShopping.com receives no information about what pages you visit on Merchants' sites or what goods or services you purchase from them, and we never have access to your credit card number or other personally identifying information.


3. Merchants Pay a Commission to GiveByShopping.com

Approximately 45 days after you make your purchases, Merchants will pay GiveByShopping.com a commission on any purchase you've made that has not been returned. GiveByShopping.com will contribute at least 51% (fifty-one percent) of that commission to the non-profit organization whose Portal you shopped through to make your purchases. Depending on the percentage level of the commission paid by the Merchant, we may donate as much as 90% (ninety percent) of the commission paid by the Merchant.


4. Enjoy Your Purchases, and the Knowledge That You've Helped

Enjoy your purchases knowing that - simply by adding the step of clicking on the Merchant links on the GiveByShopping.com Online Shopping Portal of the organization you support - you have given them more money without spending one extra cent!