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This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.

 

2020 will be remembered as a year of transition and awakening – from the social movements that have emerged at the forefront of today’s purpose-driven culture, to the virtual world that we all have been forced to adapt to during COVID-19. At Pledgeling, our mission to make charitable giving easier for anyone, anywhere has empowered us to evolve during this unprecedented time to design & embrace new ways of giving. Our most recent partnership launch with Zoom as their official charitable giving partner exemplifies how the world is reimagining opportunities to give back and demonstrating that the future of philanthropy is now. 

 

In October 2020 at Zoom’s virtual Zoomtopia conference, Zoom founder & CEO Eric Yuan introduced the ability to donate through Zoom for the first time, powered by Pledgeling. Our partnership ushers in a new era of philanthropy by making it easy for Zoom users to fundraise seamlessly within their Zoom events and choose from over two million organizations to support, including every 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the US and hundreds of thousands of verified international charities.

 

Pledgeling-x-Zoom-donation-overlay-600x428There are two ways that Zoom users can turn their virtual events into fundraisers for causes they care about.

 

First, our free app Donations by Pledgeling in the Zoom App Marketplace transforms any Zoom meeting or webinar into a real-time fundraiser, featuring dynamic overlays that include live calls to action, a donation tracker, and donations as they are made.

 

Second, Pledgeling teamed up with Zoom to launch charitable donations on OnZoom, Zoom’s one-of-a-kind, new, online event platform. Currently in beta and offered only in the US, hosts of OnZoom events can give back through charitable donations seamlessly embedded into their online events.

 

For both integrations, Pledgeling makes donations easy for everyone by handling everything on the backend, from processing and disbursing donations to the beneficiary organizations, to issuing immediate donation receipts for tax purposes.

 

Pledgeling-x-Zoom-x-Worthy-of-Love-event-on-Giving-Tuesday-600x390“The opportunity to engage our global community by making a real difference is squarely aligned with our mission here at Zoom to deliver happiness. Through this collaboration with Pledgeling, Zoom delivers happiness in one of the most personal ways – supporting the causes and organizations worldwide that people truly care about, both locally and globally,” said Zoom Chief Marketing Officer Janine Pelosi. “As charities search for new avenues for fundraising, Pledgeling opens up new pathways toward world-changing impact, delivering a virtual solution that is both free and scalable.”

 

Today on Giving Tuesday, you’re invited to see our partnership in action by joining us for a special OnZoom superhero #Zoomsgiving party hosted by Pledgeling & Worthy of Love from 3:00-4:00pm PST. It’s free to register and donations will benefit Worthy of Love’s mission to bring hope to homeless children by throwing incredible birthday celebrations for them every month since January 2013.

 

Today’s event will be no exception, with special guests Wonder Woman and Captain America making an appearance! As more families are experiencing homelessness than ever before, Worthy of Love is expanding its mission and reach to every major city in the US to impact as many families as possible in 2021. Today’s inaugural virtual family FUNdraiser will build the foundation for their biggest party year ever. Come learn the superhero power of giving back!