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Sign Roberto Carlos and Eni Aluko to your Sunday League team for a fiver on eBay

Stuart Mitchell

This Transfer Window Season, eBay UK is giving football fans across the country the chance of a lifetime to sign football legends Roberto Carlos and Eni Aluko to their Sunday League teams for one unforgettable match.  The Dream Transfer means that anyone from a humble Sunday League teamcan throw their hat in the ring to sign a legend off eBay for only £5 – the price of a pint – all to support Football Beyond Borders, a charity that helps disadvantaged young people in the community. Carlos and Aluko will…

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eBay Launches Merchandising Masterclass As Part Of Its Charity Connect Programme

Stuart Mitchell

eBay for Charity has announced its adding a new webinar, ‘Merchandising Masterclass: Curating Your Online Shop’, as a bonus feature to its Charity Connect training programme, starting in September. The webinar, hosted by proeBay seller Jade Oliver from Heavenly Homes and Gardens, will reveal her ultimate tips and tricks for curating an on trend shop front online. The webinar follows a study by Loughborough University researchers Dr Michelle Richey, Dr Jade Brooks and Prof M.N. Ravishankar, which looked into the impact Charity Connect had on participating charities, and it revealed…

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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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eBay Teams Up with Apple, Samsung Austin Semiconductor and Sprint on a Renewable Energy Project

Stuart Mitchell

eBay has announced a joint agreement to purchase renewable energy with three other tech companies—Apple, Samsung and Sprint. The new project, called a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA), will support Apex Clean Energy’s White Mesa Wind Project in Crockett County, Texas, and will generate 75 megawatts of clean energy, which is the equivalent energy needed to power 20,000 homes.  Collaborative renewable energy purchase agreements like this allow companies to pool their energy needs and collectively support large-scale renewable energy programs. The wind project is expected to come online in 2021 and will be…

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eBay and The NASCAR Foundation Team Up for Second Annual Charity Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

eBay and The NASCAR Foundation have launched their second joint charity auction to give fans the opportunity to “start their engines” and bid on autographed memorabilia and once-in-a-lifetime racing experiences. Through November 8, fans can visit eBay.com/NASCAR to bid on unique items including a chance to be a VIP at the 2020 Daytona 500. As part of this special auction, fans can additionally win meet and greets with Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. & Richard Petty as well as signed memorabilia from Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Sam Bass and Richard…

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