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About Goodsearch

THINGS YOU CAN DO

SEND AN EMAIL TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

The more people use GoodSearch on behalf of your cause, the more money it will raise! A simple email to spread the word can go a long way! Please feel free to customize the following message:

Subject: [charity or school name] Needs Your Help!

As you know, I'm a supporter of [charity or school name] and I want to share with you a simple way for you to help support this organization or any other cause that you care about.

Just download the GoodSearch – [charity or school name] toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/

Each time you search the web with GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny will go your charity or school.

Also, every time you shop online at 1,000 participating stores including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., a percentage of your purchase will be donated for free! The site also has thousands of money-saving coupons!

To give you a sense of how the money can add up, the ASPCA has already earned more than $30,000!

Please tell 10 friends about the GoodSearch toolbar today. They've been featured in the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America and more.

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EMAIL YOUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTERS

Tell fellow supporters how they can raise additional money just by GoodSearching.

What if [charity or school name] earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause.

And if you download the GoodSearch – [charity or school name] toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the [charity or school name] toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/

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ADD A GOODSEARCH AND GOODSHOP LOGO TO YOUR WEBSITE, BLOG OR PROFILE

Help good causes earn money by linking to GoodSearch and GoodShop on your website, blog or profile! If you'd like to pre-populate the "Who do you GoodSearch for?" box with your favorite organization, please follow these instructions:

Here's the format for a link that will pre-select your nonprofit on our homepage:

GoodSearch: http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=xxx

GoodShop: http://www.goodshop.com/?charityid=xxx

For example: http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=12345. To find your organization's Charity ID, select it from the homepage and click on the Amount Raised page (please note, the Charity ID will only appear after at least one search has been completed).

Use the following instructions to select a banner:

  1. Choose a graphic below.
  2. Highlight the code under the graphic.
  3. Copy the code (usually Ctrl+C).
  4. Open your page with any text editor.
  5. Paste the code into your page (usually Ctrl+V).
  6. Add your charity ID to your link as described above (optional)
  7. Save your page.

BUTTONS


120x60 button — cut and paste code below


120x60 logo — cut and paste code below


120x60 animated button for cause — cut and paste code below


120x60 animated button for church — cut and paste code below


120x60 animated button for school — cut and paste code below


120x60 animated button for animal rescue — cut and paste code below


120x60 animated button for synagogue — cut and paste code below

BANNERS


468x60 banner — cut and paste code below

LOGOS

GoodSearch logo
313x63 logo — cut and paste code below

GoodSearch smaller logo
200x40 logo — cut and paste code below

Here is some text explaining GoodSearch and GoodShop which you can include with the links:

  • Search the web with GoodSearch.com and each time you do a search, GoodSearch will donate about a penny to our cause!
  • Shop online at GoodShop.com and a percentage of each purchase will be donated to our cause! More than 600 top stores are participating including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy and more!

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BADGES

Directions for Adding A GoodSearch Badge to Your Site:

  • Make sure that you have designated your charity or school on the GoodSearch or GoodShop homepage.
  • If the name of the charity is too long to fit into the badge, you can abbreviate the name using the box next to the badge below (note that the charity designated on our homepage is still the one that will receive credit).
  • Copy and paste the HTML below the badge onto your site.
  • This code validates under XHTML 1.0 Transitional, but only if you copy the style sheet portion (the contents of the "style" tag) into the header section.
  • Some CMS and blogging tools may not allow internal style sheets unless they are in the header section or on a separate style sheet.
YOU SEARCH OR SHOP
WE GIVE!
Search the Web now Money-saving coupons
Raise money for your favorite charity just by searching the web and shopping online!
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YOU SEARCH OR SHOP...
WE GIVE!
Search the Web now Money-saving coupons
Raise money for your favorite charity just by searching the web and shopping online!
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YOU SEARCH OR SHOP... WE GIVE!
Search the Web Money-saving coupons
Raise money for your favorite charity just by searching the web and shopping online!
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Raise money for your favorite charity just by searching the web and shopping online!
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Please click on the image of the social networking site you would like the badge to be placed on.

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DOWNLOAD THE GOODSEARCH TOOLBAR

It's easy to earn money for your top school or charity when you have our toolbar installed in your browser.

GoodSearch has toolbars for IE 6 and 7 and search box plugins for Firefox, IE7 and Safari. Click here for download instructions.

APPLY FOR A FREE CUSTOM TOOLBAR

Our free, custom toolbar, with your logo built in is the No. 1 way for your organization to earn and ingrain your brand with your supporters! Click here to apply.

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ADD A FOOTER TO YOUR EMAILS

One of the best ways to promote GoodSearch (and your cause) is to add a message to the bottom of your outgoing e-mails. Here are directions on how to set this up so that it happens automatically.

Yahoo Mail:

  1. Login to your Yahoo! Mail account.
  2. Select Mail Options from navigation bar
  3. Follow the Signature link (under Personalization).
  4. Enter the desired message in the text field. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  5. Check the box Add Signature to All Outgoing Messages
  6. Click Save.
  7. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

HotMail:

  1. Login to your HotMail account.
  2. Go to the Mail category.
  3. Click on Options).
  4. Follow the Personal Signature link.
  5. Type the desired message in the text field. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  6. Click OK.
  7. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

Outlook Express:

  1. Launch Outlook Express.
  2. Select Tools, then select Options.
  3. Click the Signatures tab.
  4. Click the New button to add a new message.
  5. Click in the Edit Signature text field and type the desired signature text. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  6. If you would like to automatically add the new signature to all outgoing messages, check the option for Add Signatures to All outgoing messages.
  7. Click OK to return to the message list.
  8. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

Outlook:

  1. Launch Outlook.
  2. Select Tools, then select Options.
  3. Click the Mail Format tab.
  4. Click the Signatures.
  5. Click the New button to add a new message.
  6. Click in the Edit Signature text field and type the desired signature text. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click on the name of your new message to Signature for New Messages and Signatures for Replies and Forwards boxes.
  9. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

America Online 9.0:

  1. From the AOL menu select Mail, then click Set Mail Signatures.
  2. In the Set up Signatures window, click Create.
  3. In the Signature Name box, type a name for this signature.
  4. Type your message. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click the X to close the Set up Signatures window.
  7. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

America Online AIM Web Mail:

  1. Log into your AOL AIM account.
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Enter you message. We recommend:
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    I GoodSearch & GoodShop for [your cause].

    Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com
  4. Check the box: Add this signature to messages sent using AIM Mail on the Web.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Send an e-mail to yourself to test it out.

That's it! Now GoodSearch will be on your e-mail signature.

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MAKE GOODSEARCH YOUR HOMEPAGE AS WELL AS THE HOMEPAGE ON ALL OF THE COMPUTERS IN YOUR COMPANY OR SCHOOL

This way every time you start your web browser GoodSearch will automatically load and be the first site you see. Plus, no matter where you are on the web, you can always click your browser's home button and return to GoodSearch instantly.

Microsoft Internet Explorer users:

  1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
  2. Select the General tab.
  3. In the Address textbox, type http://www.goodsearch.com.
  4. Click OK.

Netscape Navigator users:

  1. Select Edit |Preferences.
  2. Select the Navigator category on the left side.
  3. In the Location textbox, type http://www.goodsearch.com.
  4. Click OK.

Firefox users:

  1. Open the Firefox options panel.
    (Windows) At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options....
    (Mac) On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....
    (Linux) At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu, and select Preferences....
  2. If it isn't already selected, click the Main icon. The Main options panel is displayed.
  3. In the Startup box, highlight the text in the Home Page
  4. Replace the text with the GoodSearch URL - http://www.GoodSearch.com/
  5. Click OK

Safari users:

  1. Open a Safari browser window.
  2. In the toolbar at the top of the window, click Safari > Preferences.
  3. In the Preferences window, click the General tab.
  4. In the "Home page" field, type http://www.goodSearch.com
  5. Click the red Close button.

Google Chrome users:

  1. Go to the upper right hand corner of the screen and click on the Tools Icon.
  2. Select Options.
  3. Under the basics tab and under the Home Page section, choose "Open this page"
  4. Add http://www.GoodSearch.com to the URL box and click close.

That's it! Now GoodSearch will be your browser's homepage.

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WRITE ABOUT GOODSEARCH ON BLOGS AND MESSAGE BOARDS

This is one of the best ways to get the word out to all of your friends and supporters. Here's an example of what other bloggers have written that you can feel free to customize and share with others:

Here's a new easy way to raise money for your favorite cause. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search!

In addition, do all of your shopping through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 900 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to the charity or school of your choice. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to your cause!

Here's the web site — http://www.goodsearch.com. You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal.

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TELL THE MEDIA ABOUT GOODSEARCH

Write to your local newspaper or TV station about GoodSearch.

Feel free to customize this press release to your organization.

Click here for press release.

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CUSTOMIZE A FLYER WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION'S NAME AND POST IT AROUND YOUR SCHOOL, WORKPLACE OR NEIGHBORHOOD

Click here for flyer template.

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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Follow us on:

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Update your status on your Facebook/MySpace/Twitter accounts letting fans and followers know they can help support your cause! Here is some sample text:

(OUR CAUSE) earns money when you use GoodSearch to search the web and GoodShop to shop online. Support us now at GoodSearch.com

Support our cause when you search or shop online! Download the new GoodSearch/GoodShop toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/

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BECOME A GOODSEARCH AMBASSADOR

Love GoodSearch and want to help get the word out? We're looking for motivated school ambassadors who want to help spread the word about GoodSearch/GoodShop on their college campus or within their K-12 school!

Please email Kari at Kari.McMinn [at] GoodSearch.com so we can work with you in getting the movement started at your school!

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