Use Goodsearch!

Imagine if every time you logged on and looked up the caloric content of the snack you just ate, you earned money for charity. With each search you launch on goodsearch.com, about 1 cent goes to the charity or school of your choice. You simply select an organization from a database of thousands or add your own, then tell all your friends, tell your friends to tell their friends and so on. If 1,000 people with the same charity search twice a day for a year, the charity earns $7,300. Wanting to harness for mankind some of the cash advertisers throw at search engines ($6 billion last year), founders Ken and JJ Ramberg partnered with Yahoo!

GIVE TO CHARITY JUST BY SEARCHING THE WEB

March 22, 2006

GoodSearch.com is powered by Yahoo! and raises money for charities using a model similar to paid searches on Yahoo or Google (Research): Advertisers pay a fee whenever Internet users click on a given link. Last year search engines generated almost $6 billion through such searches.

‘NET SEARCH MAKING CENTS FOR CHARITIES

December 26, 2006

Wish you could be Santa’s helper all year long and give to all your favorite causes? You can – and it won’t cost you a dime.

CONDUCT A SEARCH, MAKE A DONATION

Dec. 26, 2005

“‘This isn’t as crazy as it sounds,’ said Rich LeFurgy, a principal at Archer, a San Francisco consulting firm that specializes in marketing. ‘I think of it as the business model that’s waiting to happen.'”

FOR SOME ENTREPRENEURS, GIVING IS THE NEW TAKING

Nov. 20, 2006

My favorite example is the search engine GoodSearch.com. The idea behind this excellent search engine (powered by Yahoo) is simple and brilliant — 50% of all ad revenue generated from the site is donated to the charity of the user’s choice, and the money GoodSearch donates comes from its advertisers, so it doesn’t cost the users or the organizations a penny.

GIVING BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS

December 14, 2006

There is a search engine called Goodsearch.com that donates 50 percent of its revenue to charities and schools designated by its users.

GOODSEARCH.COM DONATES AD REVENUES TO CHARITY

December 25, 2006

It’s the time of year when you want to donate to needy charities. But if it were easy enough, you would support some causes all year, like your kid’sschool or the research institute working to cure a disease rampant in your family.

SEARCH ENGINES HELP NONPROFITS RAISE FUNDS, GET PUBLICITY

Aug. 11, 2006

What if you could use a search engine to spread the word about your nonprofit or rally your constituents to raise money for your cause — all without spending a cent?

SEARCH ENGINE PROVES THAT EVERY LITTLE CLICK HELPS

Oct. 6, 2006

It seems impossible, but hunting down the latest Paris Hilton photos on the Internet really can help make the world a better place.

SEARCHING FOR A CAUSE

November 2006

Imagine a company that uses technology to help power more than 20,000 nonprofits, charities, religious organizations and schools.

SAVING THE WORLD ONE PURCHASE (OR SEARCH) AT A TIME

Nov. 10, 2006

From Patagonia to Starbucks to a would-be Google-killer, forward-thinking companies are making philanthropy a part of their business models.

SAVING THE WORLD ONE PURCHASE (OR SEARCH) AT A TIME

June 8, 2007

Whether you’re interested in saving the environment or finding homes for abandoned pets, GoodSearch is on your side.

NET SEARCHES MAKE SENSE FOR NONPROFITS

Jan. 15, 2007

By searching the Internet, patrons of Scottdale Public Library are helping to raise money — a penny at a time — for a new, $1.3 million library