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Founded in 1999, MissionFish is the partner charity of eBay, which runs auction and shopping websites in 30 countries. Through MissionFish, eBay users are able to donate to registered nonprofit organisations when they buy and sell through the eBay.com and eBay.co.uk sites. The programmes are called eBay Giving Works and eBay for Charity, respectively. In June 2008, eBay announced that its global user base, through eBay Giving Works and eBay for Charity, had raised over $150M for good causes from listings created around the world.〔(eBay Giving Works Celebrates Milestone of $150 Million Raised and Unveils New Program Enhancements - Technology - redOrbit )〕 MissionFish’s role in the partnership is to provide the technology that enables eBay users to make donations when they buy and sell through the sites; to vet, register and advise nonprofits that wish to participate in the programme; and to collect and process donations made by eBay users. == History and milestones == MissionFish was launched in the US in 2000 as an online exchange, where nonprofits could accept in-kind gifts, keep anything useful, and sell the rest. MissionFish was supported by Points of Light (formerly the Points of Light Foundation), The Case Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 2003, eBay and MissionFish collaborated to build the eBay Giving Works programme, which enables eBay sellers to donate a percentage of their proceeds to the registered nonprofit of their choice.〔(Do Well by Doing Good - Entrepreneur.com )〕 Later that year, the nonprofit Communities in Schools auctioned lunches with leaders through eBay Giving Works, raising $157,000. By May 2004, over 2000 nonprofits had signed up for eBay Giving Works, and had raised about $30m.〔(E-Commerce News: News: Online Auctions Bid for the Greater Good )〕 In 2004 MissionFish was awarded First Place for growth stage ventures in the Social Enterprise Alliance’s 2004 Earned Income Showcase.〔(MissionFish Wins Top Award From Social Enterprise Alliance )〕 In 2005, MissionFish was a Grand-Prize winner of the Yale School of Management – The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures.〔(Third National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations Announces Winners - The Pew Charitable Trusts )〕 MissionFish (UK) was set up in 2005, and began working on eBay for Charity that year. The first eBay for Charity auction took place in November 2005 for the charity BBC Children in Need. In 2006, the NSPCC ran part of its Dream Auction through eBay for Charity, raising over £500,000.〔http://www.nspcc.org.uk/whatwedo/celebritysupporters/celebritynews/celebritynewsarchive/dreamauctionfullstop_wda40503.html.〕 eBay for Charity opened to all registered charities in 2006. Since then, over 5,500 charities have joined the programme, raising over £27m. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MissionFish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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