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eCharityBox, an Atlanta based start-up, recently launched a Tzedakah application called eCharityBox. This innovative desktop and mobile application enables charities to collect micro-donations online from supporters.

Coinstipated? Tzedakah Pushka Goes Digital!

eCharityBox, an Atlanta based start-up, recently launched a Tzedakah application called eCharityBox. This innovative desktop and mobile application enables charities to collect micro-donations online from supporters.

Modeled after a traditional Tzedakah charity can, eCharityBox is a virtual “box” that supporters fill with virtual coins at the click of a button. Once the pushka is “full” a credit card which is saved on file is charged, the box empties, and the funds are distributed to the organization.

The application is available on Windows and Mac operating systems.

In addition, supporters can access their eCharityBox via cell phone, iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm and Google Android handsets. Streamlining the giving process enables one to give in a fun, easy and accessible manner; eCharityBox will revolutionize the way in which people give.

“I set my eCharityBox to auto-give $5 every Friday right before Shabbat,” says Abie Deitsch, a supporter of the Friendship Circle of South Dade. “I like closing and starting my week by giving a little something to set the tone. eCharityBox makes it simple to give what I can when I can.”

eCharityBox customizes the application for each individual charity, gaining a strong visual presence for their organization, and triggering donations more often.

In response to the hesitation many supporters have in giving out their personal and financial information, eCharityBox uses industry-leading procedures to protect both the supporter and the charity. Furthermore, neither the organization nor eCharityBox has access to any of the financial data, nor do they share personal information with any third party.

Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski, Director of Chabad’s outreach activities in South Tampa says, “eCharityBox has been a revolutionary method of fundraising, especially given the challenges of the current economic reality. I have found that people are more comfortable giving smaller amounts consistently, which really adds up.” There are currently 130 synagogues and Jewish related charities across the U.S. using this system today.

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