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eBay Charity Prince's Trust

Support a Young Person Today

Invest in the talent of tomorrow and help us raise vital funds for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Enabling opportunity

At eBay, our mission is to enable opportunity for all. Supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in communities all over the world is central to our mission. Every day eBay helps independent sellers, entrepreneurs and small businesses learn new skills, gain confidence and access a market where they can turn their dreams into business success.

That’s why we’ve chosen to partner with The Prince’s Trust. They, like us, believe that every young person should have the chance to fulfil their potential. Through their Enterprise Programme, The Prince’s Trust works with 18-30-year-olds to turn big ideas into a business reality by providing training, mentoring, funding and a variety of other resources to budding entrepreneurs.

So far, the Prince’s Trust has helped over 86,000 young people to start their own business through its transformative Enterprise Programme. Help us raise vital funds to support their work so more young people can work towards a brighter future.

Give Day: You Shop, We Donate!

Through eBay for Charity sellers, shoppers and supporters you can give to charity every day but on Give Day we throw open the doors for a 24 hour Prince’s Trust eBay take over, with 5p of every purchase made on the site donated to the charity’s Enterprise Programme. Last year over £100,000 was raised, which equates to 2,000 hours of expert mentoring for entrepreneurs that helps struggling enterprises become successful businesses.

Exclusive Collaboration with Trunki

eBay has collaborated with Trunki, an alumni of the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme and beloved kids luggage maker, to develop a limited edition Charlie the dragon suitcase. Charlie is exclusively available on eBay with 100% of proceeds (excluding vat) being donated by eBay to the Prince’s Trust work supporting young entrepreneurs like Trunki CEO, Rob Law.

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Give every day through eBay for Charity

Connect with the Prince’s Trust – Sell to donate

Thanks to the generosity of the eBay community we have raised over £160 million in the UK, and over $1 billion worldwide, to support charities deliver their vital work from causes such as care for the elderly and animal welfare, to women’s empowerment and support for young entrepreneurs. So, no matter whether you shop, sell or buy for charity, thank you!

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About eBay for Charity

eBay for Charity harnesses the power of eBay’s 175 million community members to raise money for charitable organisations. Through the programme charities can sell items to boost their fundraising, sellers can donate a percentage of their proceeds to a charity of their choice, while buyers can add a donation to their purchase during checkout. To date, eBay’s community has raised over £160 million for UK charities.


About The Trust’s Enterprise programme

That’s why we’ve chosen to partner with The Prince’s Trust. They, like us, believe that every young person should have the chance to fulfil their potential. Through their Enterprise Programme, The Prince’s Trust works with 18-30-year-olds to turn big ideas into a business reality by providing training, mentoring, funding and a variety of other resources to budding entrepreneurs.

The Prince’s Trust Enterprise programme works with 18-30 year olds to turn big ideas into business reality. It gives young people training, mentoring support, resources and funding; wherever and however young people need it. Since 1983, The Prince’s Trust has helped more than 85,000 young people into business. Its Enterprise programme supports potential entrepreneurs with training and mentoring to help them learn business basics, write a business plan and test their idea, and even offers them access to funding. The Prince’s Trust recently introduced Prince’s Trust Online, which offers an online version of the programme to support young entrepreneurs; so whether it’s face-to-face or online, the support is there to get their business ideas off the ground and become their own boss.

Make a Donation

Help young people to develop the confidence and skills they need to realise their ambitions, so they can live, earn and learn.

*eBay UK will donate 5p for every transaction on ebay.co.uk and 10p for every transaction with 2 or more items to The Prince’s Trust on 3rd December 2019. The maximum amount which will be donated to The Prince’s Trust from the Launch Day is £125,000. The Prince’s Trust is a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter in England and Wales (1079675) and Scotland (SC041198).

The Prince’s Trust name, logos and other registered trademarks are © The Prince’s Trust 2018.

The Prince’s Trust is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter (RC000772). Principal office: Prince’s Trust House, 9 Eldon Street, London, England EC2M 7LS. Registered charity number in England and Wales (1079675) and Scotland (SC041198).

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