Cause-Focused Social Network, YourCause.com, Announces Partnership With Zazzle for On-Demand, Custom Merchandise and Cause-Focused Online Store
Companies Join Forces to Make a Difference DALLAS, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Charity fundraising has evolved over the years beyond the traditional bake sale. Today, YourCause.com announced the launch of its e-commerce initiative, powered by a partnership with Zazzle, the only on-demand retail platform to offer billions of products that ship in 24 hours. Through the relationship, YourCause.com members can create custom merchandise on-demand to promote and raise funds for their personal causes. A portion of the proceeds will go to the YourCause.com Daily Donation program.
In addition, YourCause.com members can create and sell original, personally designed treasures through their own cause-related, online stores. Exclusive, one-of-a-kind retail products offered will include apparel, mugs, posters, cards, magnets, official U.S. postage and more. Members can also set price points for all items, with a portion of the proceeds from each sale going directly to their chosen causes. "The YourCause.com capabilities and tools for cause awareness and fundraising continue to grow," says co-founder Matthew Combs. "Zazzle has an excellent reputation as a unique, on-demand retail platform, and we are thrilled to now offer billions of one-of-a-kind products to our members."
News of the Zazzle, YourCause.com relationship comes hot on the heels of the recent launch of the YourCause.com celebrity portal featuring the causes of Morgan Freeman, Carmen Electra, Christina Milian, NFL great Leonard Marshall and more.
ABOUT YOURCAUSE.COM Launched in April 2008, YourCause.com is a cause-focused social networking site that connects a member's cause with donors and an appropriate charity. User benefits include customized web presence, marketing and PR tools, blogging capabilities, objective tracking, eligibility for daily donations, promotion and exposure to the YourCause.com community, reliable fundraising capabilities, photo uploads, full eCommerce functionality, and event calendars. YourCause.com is powered by partnerships with Network for Good, Glam Media, Zazzle, and Arial Software. Created by Blastoff Ventures, the goal of the site is to "Empower Millions to Raise Billions." ABOUT ZAZZLE Infinite and Instant, Zazzle is the only on-demand retail platform for consumers and major brands, offering billions of retail quality, one-of-a-kind products shipped within 24 hours. Offering the largest library of customizable digital images from world-class brands, Zazzle enables content owners to unlock their entire libraries of content, making it available for purchase and customization by consumers. Through Zazzle's innovative on-demand retail and technology platform, users can instantly create, customize to fit their personal style, purchase and sell a near infinite array of products online. The company launched in 2005 and is based in Redwood City, California. For more information, http://www.zazzle.com/. (C)2008 Zazzle.com Inc. All rights reserved. Zazzle is a registered trademark and trademark of Zazzle.com, Inc. in the United States and other countries. CONTACT: Pilaar Terry First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Pilaar Terry of Davie Brown Entertainment, +1-310-979-1927, Web site: http://www.zazzle.com/
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