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Founder Bio

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:15:21 GMT

Robert N. Grosshandler - Founder, iGive.com

Robert Grosshandler's career spans more than 35 years as an entrepreneur and principal in e-commerce, software, marketing, and real estate ventures.

A pioneer of e-Philanthropy, Mr. Grosshandler designed the online charity mall model and launched iGive.com in 1997. Today, over 350,000 socially-conscious people choose to use iGive and the iGive Button to shop at over 1,200 socially-responsible stores in order to help 50,000 causes and charities. He continues to develop the company's overall strategy and champions its philosophy of "change online shopping for good."

In 2005, Mr. Grosshandler co-founded eComXpo - the online virtual trade fair for the eCommerce industry. eComXpo was sold in 2009. In 2011, Mr. Grosshandler founded Outsourced Site Services, LLC, a Chicago-based company that provides marketing, accounting, and fulfillment services to e-commerce companies.

During 1995 and 1996, Mr. Grosshandler built Intercast, LLC. With Motorola as a technology partner, Intercast developed basic technology and applications for wireless devices, using Apple's Newton technology. Intercast was sold in 1996 to a west coast chip manufacturer.

From 1981 - 1993, Mr. Grosshandler was president, chief executive officer, chairman and co-founder of The SOFTA Group, Inc., where he oversaw the development and marketing of management and analysis software for the real estate and investment fields. His contributions helped grow the organization from a spare bedroom into a company with more than 10,000 clients, 25,000 daily users, 160 employees, $16 million in annual revenue, and a ranking among the country's 500 fastest growing companies according to Inc. magazine. After a series of mergers and acquisitions, the company was sold in 1994 to a Dutch investor.

From 1975 to 1981, Mr. Grosshandler served as a principal or lead principal in the acquisition and management of distressed real estate and a manufacturing company. A family-related investment group took control, improved, then sold properties ranging from single-family home developments in Chicago's suburbs to raw farmland. Mr. Grosshandler's responsibilities included negotiating with lenders and unsecured creditors and managing various operations. The manufacturing company produced extrusion and injection blow-molded bottles with plants in Chicago, Illinois and Morristown, New Jersey. Additionally, Mr. Grosshandler served as a principal in an exporter of automotive parts to Africa.

Mr. Grosshandler is a member of the World Presidents' Organization (and former member of Young Presidents' Organization) as well as a past board member of the Chicago High Tech Association and the Information Technology Association of America. He was a judge for the 1999 GII awards. He studied economics at Northwestern University. Mr. Grosshandler writes for the Huffington Post on corporate social responsibility and related subjects.

iGive in the News

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:14:21 GMT

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Media

3 Ways Merchants Can Make a Difference	Website Magazine
The Technology of Doing Good	Huffington Post
Do Good, Have Fun, Make Money	Huffington Post
Grosshandler: How Will Nonprofit Businesses Do This Holiday Season?	cnbc
Nonprofits Face Challenging End-of-Year Giving Season	U.S. News & World Report
Web purchases funnel funds to local nonprofit	Napa Valley Register
Milford nonprofit...wins prize	New Haven Register
Support your favorite cause by shopping online	She Knows Cares
Et si la RSE etait un business model?	ParisTech Review
Why Companies Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Their Social Responsibilities	TIME
Letting People Make the World a Better Place	Huffington Post

Internet startups blend commerce with philanthropy	Crain's Chicago Business
Library Looks For Love on Valentine's Day	Patch.com
Midland Veterinary Clinic Supports Exotic Animal Welfare With Non-Profit Organization "Peeps and Creeps"	marketwatch.com
How to Integrate Cause Into Your Holiday Spending	Mashable.com
Love A Golden Retriever	KSDK St. Louis Noon News
Pet Advocates Visit Studio 5	NBC 5 Chicago
How To Be Cultural Yet Still Save Cash	MainStreet.com
Tough economy: Nonprofits absorb impact of fewer donations	The Bakersfield Californian
Helping paws given $1,000 donation	The Business Journal
Dachshund Rescue group gets extra mustard for cause	Greensburg Daily News
Mother's Day Gifts that Give Back	Today Show
Online bargain sites fueled by retailers	Oakland County Register
Charity Malls Carve Painless Donations Out Of Online Purchases	Newhouse News Service
Give @ www.igive.com	Newport Weddings (blog)
Charity's Share From Shopping Raises Concern	The New York Times
The Gift of Giving	ABC 7 Chicago
iGive.com's Surfathon™ Offers Online Holiday Shoppers Chances...	Yahoo! Finance
Online shoppers can aid United Way	Northwest Herald
Ways to Do Your Share	The Wall Street Journal
How You Can Help	Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Local food pantry needs help	Rushville Republican
Online merchants @ iGive.com now support Deb Smith	Loving Deb Smith (blog)
Online Shopping at ShopperUK.com...	Web Shopping Resource (blog)
Tithing - A Plan for Grateful Giving	FreeMoneyFinance.com
Making it easier and easier to be charitable	dot-org (blog)
Online Shopping Sites With Extra Benefits	The Wall Street Journal
Attention SHOPPERS	Tigers For Tomorrow (blog)
Keep Your Resolutions With a Little Help From the Web	TechNewsWorld

Causes in the News

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:13:25 GMT

iGive to help Dahlberg raise fund
Rapid City Journal-Dec 13, 2012
NEWELL | Courtney Dahlberg likes to sing. That is no secret around the halls of Newell High School. Just how much she likes to sing and how ...

East Brunswick-based animal rescue society teams with iGive.com to raise funds
MyCentralJersey.com
Online shoppers with a passion for helping cats and dogs in need of rescuing, spaying and neutering will find their niche now that the Karma Cat & Zen Dog Society of East Brunswick has united with iGive.com.

BUSINESS BRIEFCASE: CVS, AHA teaming up to monitor blood ...

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Greenville News - Aug 4, 2012

MURFREESBORO – iGive.com is an online charity model that partners with ... iGive members can download the iGive button to their Internet ...

Tax Breaks For Pet Bird Owners

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BirdChannel.com - Jul 18, 2012

Visit iGive and learn how you can donate to your favorite cause with no out-of-pocket expense. Tax Deduction To-Do List. In order to get tax deductions for ...

The Jewish Free Loan Association Opens New Fund for Veterans

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Jewocity.com Blog (blog) - Jul 25, 2012

The JFLA also participates in iGive.com, which makes a donation to the organization every time you shop at one of the 680 major brands that ...

Online charitable donations grow -- bit by bit Orlando Sentinel 6/4/2012

Press Releases

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:52:51 GMT

Press Release - February 9, 2012

iGive.com TURNS TRANSACTIONS INTO DONATIONS

iGive Button Shows How Shopping Can Make the World a Better Place

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Older Press Releases:

iGive.com’s $10,000 Holiday Video Contest Announced (11/15/10)
Win Money for Your Favorite Charity By Submitting a Video About Your Cause and How iGive Helps

iGive.com’s SURFATHON™ Offers Online Holiday Shoppers (11/27/07)
Chance to Win Money for Charity Without Buying a Thing

1 Cent CD + 20 Cent Donation to Charity = Sweet Music From iGive.com and Buy.com (6/27/07)

PETCO.com Increases Charitable Donations Through iGive.com (2/26/07)

Staples.com Increases Funding to Boys & Girls Clubs of America Through iGive.com (12/4/06)

Charities Anticipate Holiday Boost from iGive.com Online Shoppers (11/21/06)