We count on you, our daily visitors, to help spread the word about The Rainforest Site™. We also count members of the media as friends who support our efforts, by covering the work that we do. We thank them and invite you to see what the press is saying.

The Rainforest Site™ and the GreaterGood Network™ are a suite of charity-driven websites that have been included in numerous radio, TV, and newspaper articles including the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian of London. Several recent publications are listed below.

Media Inquiries

For The Rainforest Site™ and the GreaterGood Network™, please e-mail press@therainforestsite.com.

Products for Review and Image Requests

We are happy to provide products for review or high resolution images of products for publications. Be sure to include the product name or type of product needs (eco-friendly, artisan, holiday, etc) in your request, your name, the name of your publication, shipping address for product or e-mail address for image, daytime phone number, and deadline. For The Rainforest Site™ and the GreaterGood Network™, please e-mail press@therainforestsite.com.

Press Releases

Recent Press

American Marketing Association - "Give Back with a Click"

Wall Street Journal - "Money for Nothing"

April 21, 2008 (excerpt)



"... Other sites use different methods. CharityUSA.com owns several sites where users simply click on a button to make a contribution that's paid for by advertisers. Its Greater Good Network of Web sites started in 1999 with TheHungerSite.com, which lets people give food to impoverished communities. The site funnels advertising revenue to charities like Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. Its success inspired CharityUSA.com to create other sites dedicated to particular causes, including TheBreastCancerSite.com, which raises money to provide free mammograms.



Pennies Add Up



Each click on one of these sites generates a few pennies at best, but with more than five million unique monthly visitors to the Greater Good sites at last count, the pennies add up. Last year, these sites raised $1.5 million. "There is now this forum for people all around the world to take action together to support an issue, and small actions can really add up to do a lot of good," says Lisa Halstead, chief operating officer of the Greater Good Network..."

Reuters - "Click-to-give holiday gift of charity"

CNN Money - "Giving year round - 5 Tips: Make charitable giving a part of your life"

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