Web Thrift Store
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Lynn Zises[1]
Type of site | Online thrift store |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | New York City, |
| Founder(s) | Douglas Krugman[1] Lynn Zises[1] |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Closed |
Web Thrift Store was an organization based in New York City that facilitates non-profit organizations raise money through it. It was founded in 2011 by Doug Krugman and Lynn Zises. According to their website, the Web Thrift Store is now closed.
Partnerships
Web Thrift Store was founded in 2011 by Doug Krugman and Lynn Zises in New York City. The stated goal of the company is to allow non-profit organizations to run online thrift stores without having to maintain inventory.[2] Part of the reason the two founded the organization was to get people to donate things that they do not use in order to raise cash for non-profits.[3] Items donated to the website earn money for charities.[2] People who donate items through WebThriftStore receive tax deductions and can choose which charities they want to donate the money to.[4]
Web Thrift Store is partnered with multiple organizations. While the website began with a total of three partners, it grew to more than 30 (as of September 2014).[1] It later had a total of 60 charities as of February 4, 2015.[5] These organizations include (but are not limited to):
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)[6]
- Maccabi USA[6]
- Connections to Success
- The North Shore Animal League
- New York Cares
- Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area[7]
- MAG America[citation needed]
- Generation Rescue[citation needed]
- Children's Brain Tumor Foundation[citation needed]
- Biblical Life Ministries[citation needed]
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)[8]
- Colonel Potter Cairn Rescue Network[citation needed]
- Bark & Meow Foundation[citation needed]
- 7th District Foundation[citation needed]
- American Red Cross[citation needed]
- Orphans Africa[9]
- National Geographic Society[9]
- Wild Animal Sanctuary
- Alliance for Lupus Research
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
In 2013, WebThriftStore (in conjunction with select charity partners) announced a donation competition called #OneGoodThing to raise new item donations.[6] It also created a donation drive called #SpringCleanForACause for similar purposes to take place on March 20, 2015.[citation needed] Web Thrift Store released a mobile app called ThriftSNAP, which allows people to donate items quickly.[10] The website runs an annual Valentine's Day event called "Donate Your Heartbreak", where people are encouraged to donate gifts from ex-lovers to charity. People who donate items such as these for this event are also invited to share stories related to the items through Web Thrift Store.[11] WebThriftStore collaborated with animal-related charities including ASPCA, PETA, the Bark & Meow Foundation, Colonel Potter Cairn Rescue Network, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Internet Miniature Pinscher Service, RedRover, and the Spay-Neuter Assistance Program in a "Coats for Canines" drive to encourage people to donate coats and sweaters to these charities for dogs in order to help them combat the cold.[8] New York Cares held a donation drive from June 20 to June 22, 2014, in conjunction with WebThriftStore and the taxi service Uber and its "UberRUSH" service. The collaboration was for the purpose of encouraging people to donate their possessions by having Uber drivers pick the things up.[12] In November 2014, Web Thrift Store joined the Blackbaud Partner Network.[13]