LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Evite, (www.evite.com), the leading digital
service for bringing people together, and Pledgeling,
(www.pledgeling.com), the Santa
Monica-based charitable donations company, today
announced a new partnership integration on Evite.com that will
enable event planners and party hosts to offer their guests
donation-giving as part of their event options. The new partnership
was announced earlier today by both companies at the Internet
Marketing Association's IMPACT15 conference in Las Vegas, where their CEOs shared the stage
to discuss the power of connecting people in meaningful ways.
Evite is providing this service free to planners, hosts and
guests that use Evite.com, and unlike many online
donation-processing services, Pledgeling does not take a portion of
charitable donations as a fee.
"The team at Evite is extremely customer-focused, and the
ability to accept charitable donations as part of throwing an event
is a capability that many of our customers have been asking for,"
said Victor Cho, Chief Executive
Officer of Evite, which recently sent its 2 billionth event
invitation. "Evite invitations kick off millions of parties every
year. In offering the option to easily make a charitable donation,
either in lieu of or in addition to traditional party gifts, we
have an opportunity to help our users make a huge positive impact
on the world."
The integration between Evite and Pledgeling is seamless.
As part of creating a free Evite invitation, planners and hosts
can now add charitable donation functionality for their guests by
simply selecting from a list of top non-profit charities in the
U.S., or by recommending a new one. For event guests, the
collaboration provides a simple method to show their support by
sending their tax-deductible donations online in a few simple
clicks. Guests then receive an email receipt for their transaction
and the option to create a free Pledgeling account to keep track of
year-long charitable giving.
"We believe people have an inherent desire to give back, and we
are excited to help Evite and its millions of users quickly and
easily make charitable donations as an integral part of their
celebrations," said James Citron,
Chief Executive Officer of Pledgeling. "Making a charitable
contribution of any amount is a wonderful way to honor the special
people in our lives, while supporting causes that matter to
us."
In announcing their partnership, Evite and Pledgeling are
working together to solve a challenge that many charitable groups
face: having simple, flexible tools to reach potential donors,
collect donations of any size, and keep track of those donations
all in one simple-to-use account.
"We've always been a service at the heart of bringing people
together face-to-face, and now we can help people 'do good' at the
same time," added Cho. "It's a perfect combination."
About Evite
Evite (www.evite.com) is the leading digital service for
bringing people together. With a wide array of free, easy-to-use
invitation designs and inspirational party-planning tools, the
company has sent over 2 billion event invitations in its history,
enabling approximately 3 billion unique face-to-face connections.
Evite makes getting together effortless and more memorable for its
100+ million annual users, sending 20,000 invitations every hour
and handling hundreds of millions of RSVPs every year. 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 is a non-profit organization revolutionizing how
consumers pledge, or donate, to charities. Through its network of
thousands of charities live on the platform, Pledgeling provides
the fastest and most secure way for anyone to give as little as
$5 to the charities of their choice
from their smartphone or any web-enabled device. The company has
501c3 status, and earlier this year announced seed funding of
$4.1 million from investors,
including Double M Partners and angel investors Vanna White and Chris
Harrison. To learn more about Pledgeling, please
visit www.pledgeling.com or download the company's
app here.
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