(November 15, 2016<\/span><\/span>\u00a0San Francisco, CA) \u2013 Just in time for Black\u00a0Friday<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0Goodshop<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the company known for its \u201ccoupons for good\u201d shopping website \u2013 has launched the world\u2019s first \u201cshopfunding\u201d site. Called\u00a0Goodshop Give<\/a>, the website allows consumers to leverage their online holiday purchases as a way to raise money for a cause they care about \u2013 whether charitable or personal. People can even enlist supporters to help their cause. Users simply create a campaign as they might with other crowdfunding sites; but instead of soliciting donations, money is earned as purchases are made.<\/p>\n This game-changing platform was co-founded by JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s \u201cYour Business\u201d show, after she noticed a void in the online shopping model \u2013 one that could help nonprofits, small business owners and everyday people achieve their financial goals. She saw that shopfunding could really benefit people on many levels, from helping rebuild lives after a personal disaster like a house fire to finding a way to buy Little League baseball uniforms.<\/p>\n \u201cShopfunding is the newest way to raise money for things people care about, whether it\u2019s a charity, a family vacation, a new piece of office equipment, a PTA initiative, or something else. What makes it so unique is that you (and your friends, family, and co-workers) can contribute without spending an extra dime \u2013 and without thinking about it,\u201d says John Park, CEO, Goodshop. \u201cIt\u2019s AmazonSmile meets GoFundMe for thousands of stores \u2013 with coupons and deals!\u201d<\/p>\n Shopfunding through Goodshop Give is effortless giving. Step One: Choose an existing cause to support or create your own. Step Two: Shop!\u00a0 With the Goodshop browser add on, each time consumers visit an online store\u00a0such as\u00a0Kohls<\/a>,\u00a01800 Flowers<\/a>,\u00a0Best Buy<\/a>,\u00a0Toys R Us<\/a>\u00a0and thousands of others, two things happen. 1) The add on searches its database of more than 500,000 coupons and deals to automatically offer up the best ones, and 2) a percentage of what the shopper spends is automatically donated to their designated cause (at no cost to them!). The shopfunding opportunity is virtually limitless.<\/p>\n Park adds, \u201cGoodshop Give lets people help themselves and each other in a completely new way. Never before have people been able to shopfund for their child\u2019s education, a pet\u2019s medical expenses, or another cause close to their heart \u2013 without having to ask for money. Instead, Goodshop Give raises money effortlessly as supporters shop. We are so pleased to be able to launch this in time for the holidays, so people can shopfund and fulfill their own goals as they buy gifts for others.\u201d<\/p>\n Goodshop has raised more than $12 million for causes ranging from local animal shelters to international refugee aid. With Goodshop Give, the company creates a new shopfunding model from which consumers can personally benefit. Learn more about Goodshop Give at\u00a0www.goodshopgive.com.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n About Goodshop<\/p>\n Founded in 2005 as the charity search engine Goodsearch, the company has adapted and evolved within the growing e-commerce ecosystem. With over $12 million raised for nonprofits and schools, the company has been featured on\u00a0Good Morning America, The New York Times, Oprah Magazine\u00a0and more. A loyalty site through and through, Goodshop\u2019s tens of thousands of loyal shoppers have not only saved millions, but donated millions to over 116,000 charities worldwide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact: Joelle Speranza<\/p>\n