LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Evite, Inc.
(www.evite.com) and Pledgeling (www.pledgeling.com) celebrate their
one year anniversary as partners in Evite Donations, which
has raised over one million dollars
in donations for thousands of nonprofit organizations across the
US.
"We believe in bringing people together for a better world,"
said Victor Cho, Chief Executive
Officer of Evite. "Evite is proud to be the leading brand
empowering people to do good through the most meaningful events of
their lives by raising awareness and funds for causes they care
about. Pledgeling has been the perfect partner in making that
process seamless."
Evite Donations is a free tool that turns every Evite
event into an opportunity to give back. Hosts can select their
favorite nonprofit from 10,000+ members of the Pledgeling network,
or recommend a new nonprofit. Guests donate without leaving
Evite.com, and Evite never charges a fee to make donations. The
backend integration for donation processing is powered by
Pledgeling, which includes instant tax receipts to donors for their
donations.
"Our goal is to make it easy for Evite hosts and guests to give
back using Evite Donations," explained James Citron, Chief Executive Officer of
Pledgeling. "We believe Evite is leading the way for other brands
to integrate impact and charitable giving for customers. We are
thrilled to celebrate this one million
dollar milestone with Evite, and we look forward to raising
millions more together for causes around the world."
Evite powers more celebrations than any other online brand, with
over 2 billion invitations sent. Now, in partnership with
Pledgeling, Evite Donations has made more than 20,000 events
- birthdays, weddings, professional events and more - more
meaningful.
"To celebrate this milestone, we're launching a new challenge to
double the impact," said Cho and Citron in a joint statement.
"Let's raise another million this holiday season! Join us by using
Evite Donations for your upcoming events & holiday
celebrations, and together let's change the world."
To learn more, follow #1MillionTogether and visit:
https://goo.gl/8dS3fV
About Evite
Evite (www.evite.com) is the leading
digital service for bringing people together. 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. 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 (www.pledgeling.com) is
the leading social enterprise that empowers brands and
organizations by integrating impact. Pledgeling's mobile-first
technology platform and suite of software services seamlessly
incorporate impact opportunities for consumers, brands and
nonprofits. Pledgeling supports all registered nonprofits in the
US. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Pledgeling powers the revolution
for good from the heart of Silicon Beach.
Media Contact:
Cassie
Fowler, (949)
338-0958
cassie@pledgeling.com
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