[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] If you could help send sick children to Camp Simcha with just one extra click every time you shopped online, you�d do it, right? That�s the theory behind www.Shop4Chai.com , the new website introduced by Chai Lifeline, the international children�s health support network.
www.Shop4Chai.com� is a portal to some of the Internet�s most frequented merchants, including Amazon.com, Zappos, and retailers like Nordstrom and Macys.
�Chai Lifeline will receive significant revenue from its online partners,� explained Rabbi Simcha Scholar, the organization�s executive vice president. In some cases, we receive up to 10% of sales made through Shop4Chai.com. It�s a win-win-win. It costs shoppers nothing: all the revenue comes from the retailers. Anyone who shops online has the ability to direct a portion of their purchase to us, and the money directly benefits thousands of children and family living with pediatric illnesses.�
The site launched with an initial list of 24 major online sites representing a wide range of retailers. New sites will be added frequently, and visitors can sign up for an e-newsletter that alerts them to sales and offers from site partners.
Using Shop4Chai.com is easy, emphasized Rabbi Scholar. �Instead of going directly to a site like Amazon, you open www.Shop4Chai.com and click on the site you want. It is literally one extra click, and the benefit to Chai Lifeline is significant.�
The idea came from a successful online marketing entrepreneur who had seen the impact that Chai Lifeline can make on the life of a sick child. �She has a nephew who goes to Camp Simcha and marveled at both the impact of camp on the child and how Chai Lifeline�s services changed the lives of everyone in the family,� continued Rabbi Scholar. �On the business side, Chai Lifeline�s positive name recognition and national programs gave it a natural affinity for this type of program.�
The ultimate success of Shop4Chai.com will come from people who return each time they shop online. �I�ve already bookmarked it and shared it with everyone on my social networks and email lists. It�s really a no-brainer,� said one of the first people to use the portal. �It�s the easiest way to give to Chai Lifeline, since it�s just one extra click. All you have to do is remember to use it.�
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A few weeks ago I got a message on amazon about the donation program. I checked to see if Chai Lifeline was on, and it was. I was able to set it as my charity. When I go to Amazon, it uses the smile.chailifeline link automatically. If you regularly shop on amazon check to see if you can set it up as well. It’s a no brainer. Never have to remember. When I go to links that don’t have the charity part, Amazon gives me a pop up asking if I want to use the charity link.
You can also donate sales on ebay directly to chai lifeline as well.
Smile might be easier but they get a much higher commission if you use the link on shop4chai rather than the smile link.