eBay Enables a Record Amount of Socially Conscious Commerce in 2011

eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace and leader in cause-related commerce, said that the company’s users generated a record $63 million, or $120 a minute, for charitable causes — a 15 percent increase over the prior year. In addition, the company’s PayPal division processed $3 billion in transactions for more than 200,000 nonprofit organizations — a 31 percent year-over-year increase.