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Old 02-12-2004, 09:54 AM
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Thumbs up Economic Empowerment: BlackGiving.com

Company Uses Technology To Launch Black Economic Empowerment Movement

Atlanta, GA - African-Americans wield tremendous economic power, spending $640 billion every year. However, despite earnest attempts, the community has not been able to tap into this power for its own benefit. BlackGiving.com has just changed that forever.

Armed with its powerful technology platform, BlackGiving.com enables nonprofits (charities, churches, schools, etc.) that are working in the Black community to receive a portion of online African-American spending every single day, creating a much-needed source of recurring revenue for them. Best of all, it's free for shoppers and nonprofits. While this sounds too good to be true, it is not a dream. Several organizations are already benefiting and BlackGiving.com's goal is to put $40 million dollars back into the community in 2004 alone.

How BlackGiving.com Works:

1. BlackGiving.com has agreements with 120 popular retailers and growing.

2. Shoppers visit BlackGiving.com, select a cause to support, and click on links to visit the featured retailers.

3. A portion of what shoppers spend is donated to their selected nonprofit.

BlackGiving.com Key Points:

1. Always free for nonprofits and shoppers. Donations result from marketing commissions paid to BlackGiving.com by featured retailers.

2. Shoppers give just by shopping as they normally would. Same products. Same experience. Same prices (or lower).

3. Great selection: BlackGiving.com features most popular retail websites.

BlackGiving.com was founded to leverage the enormous buying power of African-Americans to uplift the Black community. The company began operations in 2002 and has established agreements with over 120 of the nation's major retailers. BlackGiving.com donates at least 50% of the gross proceeds that it receives to nonprofit organizations that place a special emphasis on serving the African-American community.

You can visit BlackGiving.com online at www.blackgiving.com

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Vince Martin, Founder
Telephone: 678.309.1171
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Old 02-15-2004, 02:06 PM
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Excellent post!

I will be spreading the word.

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Old 02-15-2004, 02:11 PM
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I went to the site on Friday and they have TONS of places to shop that we probably already shop at. They also have several charitalbe orgs including Tavis'.
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Old 02-16-2004, 01:20 AM
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Cool. They even offer Ebay!
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Old 02-16-2004, 04:29 PM
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Sororities and Fraternities Can Benefit Too!

Greetings to all,

I am the founder of BlackGiving.com and I was advised of this thread on GreekChat.com. First, I want to thank you all for your kind words! We are working tirelessly to grow this unique opportunity for economic-empowerment, but we realize that it needs you to succeed. That's why we're delighted that you've seen the potential and chosen to participate.

I can't put it any better than CrimsonTide did, but I also want to let you know that our sororities and fraternities are eligible to register as BlackGiving.com beneficiaries. In fact, we'd LOVE to have you on board! You represent active and vital organizations that are working hard to make a difference in our community. Through your memberships' buying power, you can easily raise tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to support your programs on an ongoing basis.

It takes only 5 minutes to register online and your organization can join at the chapter AND national levels, so please let your leadership know!

Thank you again, and we warmly welcome you to the BlackGiving.com family.

Yours truly in giving,

Vince Martin, Founder
BlackGiving.com
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Old 02-16-2004, 05:43 PM
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Vince,

Thanks for coming to GC. Please come back to give us updates. My original post was actually a cut and paste from an article thanks to Black news.

There are tons of us on GC and we all shop at least once a week. Some more than others.

We wish BlackGiving.com ALL of the best.
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Old 04-22-2004, 09:03 AM
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BlackGiving.com Launches Contest To Build Movement
Atlanta, GA - BlackGiving.com has just announced its Net Effect Million Member Contest. The purpose of this contest is to build BlackGiving.com membership to one million strong, and the winner will receive a grand prize package worth over $3000, just for referring friends.


http://www.blacknews.com/enews/?http...=2500000392449
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Old 04-22-2004, 10:13 AM
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thanks for the info. This is an excellent opportunity to help out charities/non profits that we normally can not do. I will be spreading the word.
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