eBay Foundation Gives $1 Million to Kick Off Unique Online Giving Campaign Designed to Engage the Vast eBay User Community

SAN JOSE, Calif., Apr 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- eBay Foundation, the charitable arm of eBay Inc.(Nasdaq:EBAY),
today launched Community Gives (www.communitygives.org), an online
fundraising campaign designed to generate broad financial support for
three worthy causes. Through Community Gives, eBay Community members
have a unique opportunity to join with eBay Foundation to provide new
books to low-income children; build a safe haven for mistreated
animals; and supply access to clean, safe water in poverty-stricken
countries.

"The Community Gives campaign underscores the fact that there is
power in numbers," said Julie Vennewitz-Pierce, program manager of
eBay Foundation. "Individually, each of us can make a difference.
However, by working together we can potentially accomplish far more
than we ever could alone. Community Gives is designed to tap into the
passion and commitment of the eBay user community, and I am confident
that by working together we can make a significant impact on three
inspiring causes."

The goal of Community Gives is to encourage the eBay Community to
make a donation to one of the nonprofits selected for the campaign -
First Book, Best Friends Animal Society and Oxfam - and then spread
the word about the campaign. eBay Foundation will initiate the
campaign by giving $1 million dollars split evenly among the three
nonprofits. To encourage others to give, eBay Foundation will donate
an additional dollar for every person who gives. eBay users can give
by donating with PayPal or by selling with eBay Giving Works. eBay and
PayPal are waiving all donation-related fees, so 100 percent of a
Community member's donation will go directly to the nonprofit.

The three nonprofits were selected as partners in this campaign
with input from the eBay Community. eBay Foundation then worked with
each organization to identify concrete projects that will have
tangible results in several local communities.

First Book (www.firstbook.org) was founded with a simple mission:
to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and
own their first new books. The First Book Literacy Village model is
national in scope and local in impact. By partnering with existing
literacy programs in thousands of local communities, First Book has
distributed more than 55 million new books to children who, for
economic reasons, have little or no access to books. With the support
of Community Gives, First Book will reach up to 60,000 more literacy
programs serving children in need.

Best Friends Animal Society (www.bestfriends.org) is working to
bring about a time when every healthy companion animal can be
guaranteed a good life in a caring home. Best Friends operates the
largest no-kill companion animal sanctuary in the U.S., providing
expert medical care, rehabilitation, and training to rescued animals
from around the country. Best Friends often takes in abandoned dogs
and puppies when authorities shut down local puppy mills or when local
shelters are in danger of closing. With the support of Community
Gives, Best Friends will be able to build a Puppy Care Center, a place
where abused, abandoned, and neglected puppies will receive care,
training, and all the tools they need to live a long, happy life in a
loving home.

Oxfam America (www.oxfamamerica.org) is an international relief
and development organization that creates lasting solutions to
poverty, hunger, and injustice. As part of Oxfam International, Oxfam
America saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for
social justice. Oxfam has provided access to safe, clean drinking
water for millions of people in the developing world by working in
more than 120 countries. With the support of Community Gives, Oxfam
will help bring clean water and sanitation to rural areas in Zambia
and Ethiopia, and provide access to new, safer water supplies through
the development of sink wells and boreholes, upgrades to existing
water sources, latrines for communities and schools, and training on
how to manage the equipment and sustain the water supplies.

eBay Inc. and eBay Foundation have the unique ability to harness
the passion of the eBay Community to make a significant difference in
local communities around the world. eBay Foundation is building on the
power of online philanthropy in a way only eBay can do, by launching a
virtual campaign and mobilizing engaged users to give to concrete,
on-the-ground projects that help address important needs in local
communities. eBay Inc. is the first major Internet company to join
forces with its Foundation in this way, and with millions of users,
eBay Inc. and eBay Foundation can make a bigger difference by giving
together than by giving alone.

"The Community Gives campaign is part of eBay Inc.'s Global
Citizenship initiative," said Bill Barmeier, Vice President of Global
Citizenship for eBay Inc. "The mission of the initiative is to build
on the positive impact of our businesses and make the most of our
opportunity to be a force for good in the world. In carrying out this
mission, eBay applies its resources and frequently calls on its
passionate users to join in the effort. The Community Gives campaign
is a perfect example."

About eBay Inc.

Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people
around the world every day, empowering them to explore new
opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing
the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and
communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include
some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal,
Skype, StubHub, Shopping.com and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in
San Jose, California.

About eBay Foundation

In 1998, with a donation of pre-IPO stock, eBay created a
charitable fund known as eBay Foundation. Today, eBay Foundation
remains an important part of eBay and serves as the main vehicle
through which eBay Inc. contributes to nonprofit organizations.
Annually, eBay Foundation provides grants to numerous nonprofit
organizations that are working to make local communities better places
to live and work. To date, the Foundation has contributed over $16
million to nonprofit organizations worldwide.

SOURCE: eBay Inc.

eBay, Inc.
Kim Rubey, 408-376-7458
krubey@ebay.com
or
Social Planets for eBay Foundation
Sonia Torres, 213-618-3801
sonia@socialplanets.com
Jessica Scadron, 415-713-9150
jessica@socialplanets.com

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