eBay was recently featured in The San Jose Mercury News in a story about Milpitas-based nonprofit The Family Giving Tree. The article highlights eBay’s participation in their annual Back to School Drive. The overall campaign aims to provide 15,000 low-income Bay Area children with backpacks and school supplies. eBay plans to contribute 5,000 backpacks toward…

On Saturday, July 28, hundreds of  GLIDE supporters threw on their finest party clothes and packed into the San Francisco’s Regency Center for the Third Annual GLIDE Legacy Gala, benefiting GLIDE’s Wellness, Growth, Spirit and Leadership programs. Guests were treated to inspirational music by the GLIDE Ensemble and Change Band, the Terrence Brewer Band and DJ…

eBay has acquired MissionFish – the innovative technology and team that powers the eBay Giving Works program – from the Points of Light Institute.

Earlier today, eBay announced the launch of The Opportunity Project – a global social innovation initiative aimed at encouraging and helping provide economic opportunity in vulnerable, impoverished communities.

These are just two ways in which people are coming together around the world in a consolidated effort to provide quick response and aid to those in need. I join every employee and colleague in thought and prayer for the families and people involved in this tragedy.

A record $54.8 million was donated to U.S. and U.K. nonprofit organizations by eBay buyers and sellers in 2010. A donation was made every 24 seconds through eBay Giving Works, raising more than $91 every minute for nonprofits.

Stand Up To Cancer and eBay Giving Works are working together again to offer charity auction experience packages in Film, Television, Music, Broadway and Sports that will raise funds for innovative cancer research. The Stand Up To Cancer eBay Charity Auction opened yesterday afternoon and will run until Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7pm EST….

I’ll update this post with any new information and links as they become available. On Tuesday, Jan. 12 shortly before 5 p.m., a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. According to The Red Cross, about 3 million people were affected by the quake — one-third of Haiti’s population. In the wake of the…

People never cease to amaze me. At a time that sees everyone tightening their budgets and thinner in the wallet, eBay buyers and sellers raised a record $50 million for U.S. and U.K. non-profit organizations in 2009 – a 17% jump since last year. Users have contributed an amazing $162 million to their favorite causes…

First of all, thanks very much for the kind words while I was away. It was a personally rewarding trip and one that needed to be made. I’m back at the office today for the first time in over a week, so I’m easing back into things here on Ink with an eBay Giving Works…