LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Evite, the
leading digital service for bringing people together, today
announced its Evite Donations feature has enabled over $5 million in charitable contributions since its
launch in September 2015.
Evite Donations, powered by Pledgeling, allows event planners
and party hosts to offer guests charitable donations as part of
their event options. This service is free, and unlike many online
donation-processing services, Evite does not take a fee.
The $5 million milestone was met
in part through Evite's successful "Make More Merry" campaign
launched on #GivingTuesday, November 28, 2017. During the six-week
campaign, Evite inspired people to make charitable giving part of
their holiday party plans by highlighting six nonprofits. The
donations raised for these nonprofits to date through Evite
Donations represent the following impacts, based on symbolic
donation values:
- 236,747 disaster victims can be provided with emergency medical
supplies for an entire month, through Doctors Without Borders.
- 175,250 meals can be provided through a network of food banks
across the U.S., through Feeding America.
- 3,160 dogs and cats can be vaccinated and spayed/neutered,
through the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (ASPCA).
- 2,187 children can be provided with a new toy, book, and sports
ball during the holiday season, through Marine Toys for Tots.
- 166 children in an urban area can be educated for a year,
through Pratham USA.
- 81 families in the developing world can be provided with access
to safe water and sanitation in their homes, through
Water.org.
"The success of Evite Donations shows just how much people want
to give back, and Evite makes it easier than ever to do so," said
Victor Cho, Chief Executive Officer
of Evite. "With Evite's new features, hosts can text invitations
and guests can donate right from their phones."
About Evite
Evite is the world's leading digital
platform for bringing people together. With free, easy-to-use
invitation designs, inspirational video content, and a private
sharing feed for photos and conversations, Evite makes coming
together face-to-face effortless and more memorable for its 100+
million annual users. The company currently handles hundreds of
millions of RSVPs every year. The company has sent over 2 billion
event invitations in its history. Launched in 1998, Evite is
headquartered in Los Angeles and
is a subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation, attributed to
the Liberty Ventures Group (NASDAQ: LVNTA, LVNTB).
About Pledgeling
Pledgeling (www.pledgeling.com) is
the world's first platform to power social impact for businesses of
all sizes. Pledgeling partners with hundreds of brands like Evite,
Discovery and Tinder to grow their businesses through giving. To
date, Pledgeling has powered over $8MM in donations for thousands
of nonprofits around the world. Pledgeling's mobile-first,
end-to-end platform allows a business to easily align with a cause,
engage their audiences, and make a meaningful impact. Pledgeling is
headquartered in Venice, CA.
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