Tag: $1 billion

The eBay Community Raises More than $1 Billion for Charities Globally

Stuart Mitchell

eBay for Charity has announced that the program reached a major milestone ahead of its 2020 goal: $1 billion in total funds raised for charities around the world. Charitable giving on the platform is on the rise. To date, eBay for Charity has more than 83,500 global charities registered on platform – up 26% year-over-year – and is enabling $211 every minute in charity funding by eBay buyers and sellers, an increase of almost 10% compared to last year. Through eBay for Charity, 100 percent of funds raised go back…

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving Campaign Hits $1 Billion Raised Following 15th Anniversary Year

Stuart Mitchell

The annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign saw compassionate shoppers, corporate partners and celebrities come together to make the holiday season a time of giving thanks, donating more than $118 million and counting. Over the past 15 years, the campaign has raised more than $1 billion to support the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases. These contributions are critical given that it will cost approximately $1 billion to operate St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® this year alone and the majority of that must come…

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Seattle Children’s Launches $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign to Transform Children’s Health

Stuart Mitchell

Seattle Children’s has launched a $1 billion initiative, It Starts With Yes: The Campaign for Seattle Children’s, with a bold vision: to transform children’s health. It Starts With Yes is the largest campaign in Seattle Children’s 110-year history. When Seattle Children’s opened its doors in 1907, the founders had a clear mission for the hospital – to care for every child, regardless of their ability to pay. Seattle Children’s is calling on the community to help continue and build upon that same enduring goal, allowing the hospital to continue to…

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