You’ll sign in with your Amazon credentials, and the site will walk you through the process.Īmazon will ask you to choose your favorite charity. If you aren’t yet an AmazonSmile member, sign up at using a web browser (mobile or desktop). How to activate AmazonSmile on your iPhone or Android Step 1: Join AmazonSmile So now when you buy a blender from the back seat or a printer from the patio - your council still gets that 0.5%. That meant that when you shopped in the official Amazon app, you weren’t contributing to your chosen charity - even if you had already activated AmazonSmile.īy adding AmazonSmile to its official app, Amazon is making the program available anytime, anywhere.
Previously, AmazonSmile required the user to shop using their browser - either on a desktop computer or through the mobile browser on a smartphone. That total doesn’t include the hundreds or even thousands of dollars received by local councils like yours. And it’s not a substitute for the generous contributions you regularly make to local Scouting through campaigns like Friends of Scouting.īut as any frequent Amazon shopper knows, your purchases add up.Īs of June 2021 the BSA National Service Center in Texas has received more than $10,000 in AmazonSmile donations. Sure, I agree that 50 cents on a $100 tablet might not seem like a huge donation. Individual packs, troops, posts, ships and crews are not eligible. The BSA and its local councils across the country are eligible AmazonSmile charities. You’ll get the same prices, selection and service found on, but now Amazon gives 0.5% of its cut to a good cause. Through its AmazonSmile program, Amazon donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice - at no cost to you. (Read that post for details on signing up for AmazonSmile for desktop shopping.) We first told you about AmazonSmile when it debuted in 2014. That means it’s easier than ever to support Scouting anytime, anywhere. Now you can support Scouting without lifting a finger - or at least not more than one.ĪmazonSmile, the simple and no-cost way to donate to a favorite charity like your local BSA council, now works on the Amazon Shopping app for iPhone and Android.
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