givingabit & ‘forgetmenot’ for businesses who support charity

Overview of givingabit.com

• www.givingabit.com is a free service that enables online shoppers to create donations for their chosen UK good cause.

• The donations are paid for by the 2,000+ retailers who we partner with. It does not cost the shopper anything extra.

• givingabit shoppers can even save money by using our voucher codes.

• Shoppers just need to visit the shops from the retailer links on givingabit, make a purchase as they would normally, and the retailer will pay for a donation.

• We have now made the givingabit service even easier by introducing the ‘forgetmenot’

www.givingabit.com/forgetmenot

www.givingabit.com Home Page

Overview of ‘forgetmenot’

• The ‘forgetmenot’ is a browser extension which enables online shoppers to create donations without having to visit the shops from givingabit.com.

• Search on google, or visit an online shop, and the ‘forgetmenot’ highlights retailers who are givingabit partners, and prompts you to click to create a donation.

• Once clicked, the shopper is taken directly to where they want to go, and because they have clicked on the highlighted link, the retailer knows they are givingabit shoppers.

• We can provide you with your very own, free, company ‘forgetmenot’, which is in your own brand, and supports your company chosen charity.

• Your colleagues do not even need to sign up to givingabit. Once installed, on Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome or Firefox on your server – it is fully active for all users.

• You will be able to see how much you have raised on your profile page on givingabit.com.

• There is no cost to your company, or your colleagues – the retailers we partner with pay for this service.

Google search results showing

which shops are on givingabit

Your own ‘forgetmenot’ will show Your Company Logo & Colours

The forgetmenot tells you if the shop you have visited is on givingabit & asks you to activate to

create a donation

The forgetmenot lets you know when the retailer is activated and the donation amount you could create

The ‘forgetmenot’ Technical Facts

• This is an easy-to-install browser extension

• Works on Windows XP, Vista, 7 & 8, Linux and Mac

• Firefox version 4.0-29.x, Chrome version 10.0-33.x, Safari version 4.0-6.x, Internet Explorer 8-11

• No popups, toolbars, ads, or unwanted emails, no special search engines

• No sharing of your personal information

• The extension only downloads the list of supporting stores

• The extension doesn't collect any user data, browsing habits, or screen movements

• When visiting a givingabit partner retailer you get a notification – just click to create a donation

• Google search results highlight the givingabit partner retailers – just click to create a donation

• The ‘forgetmenot’ can be re-branded to your company's logo / colours, and hard coded to support your chosen good cause

• All communication is done inside the browser, so it doesn't pose any security threat, no malware, adware, or spyware is injected

• We will happily build you your very own ‘forgetmenot’ for you to test

All you need to provide is:

• Your company logo• The charity you wish to support• The default web browser your company uses

and we will build you your very own ‘forgetmenot’

Nick Humphreys nick@givingabit.com