Shop Online while Preserving Somerset Hills History

Do you shop online? Here is a great opportunity to get great online discounts and donate to the historical society at the same time. Same great online prices if you shopped there yourself.

Companies like Amazon.com, Macys, Linens n Things, Lands End, and more have volunteered to donate a portion of their profits to us, and all you have to do is shop online entering first through shopformuseums.com.

Here is the link directly to select The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills as the benefactor of your online shopping experience - Click Here

ShopforMuseums.com Mission Statement

ShopforMuseums.com’s mission is to be the primary source of online fundraising for museums and related organizations. We accomplish this by providing, through convenience and exclusive discounts, the opportunity for people to generate donations for their museums of choice whenever they shop online. ShopforMuseums.com seeks to create a new level of cooperation among retail merchants, museums and their supporters, while emphasizing the importance of fundraising.

Marilynne Eichinger is the Founder of ShopforMuseums.com. With many years of experience within the museum community, she previously founded and served as Executive Director of Impression 5 Museum in Lansing, Michigan as well as held the position of President of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon. With her strong involvement over the years within the American Association of Museums and the Association of Science and Technology Centers, Eichinger has advocated strongly for the fiscal health of museums across the U.S.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is available through your site that I couldn’t get elsewhere?

Because Shopformuseums.com has created a special marketing relationship with our participating stores, we often bring you exclusive sales, coupons and discounts. We also provide convenience to you by offering “one stop shopping” with over 300 popular stores to shop in one location. Most of all, we offer you the wonderful opportunity to donate to your favorite museum or related organization at no cost to you, on purchases you were going to make online anyway!

How can I make sure you are really working with my museum?

Ask your museum. The mission of ShopforMuseums.com is to raise much needed funds for our Museum Partners and to help create a closer community of active museum members. Each of our Museum Partners has either been personally invited to join ShopforMuseums.com by our staff, has been recommended by a shopper in their community, or has requested to join our program. We personally work with staff at each museum to help them with fundraising efforts.

Can I go directly to a store’s web site and still donate to my favorite museum?

No. For your donation to be counted, please start each shopping trip at ShopforMuseums.com.

Do the links take me to the same web site as I would go to directly if I clicked straight to them?

Yes, ShopforMuseums.com links will take you to the same website with the same prices as going directly to that retailer’s site. However, by using ShopforMuseums.com links, you have the opportunity to donate to your favorite museum at the same time at no extra cost to you and take advantage of exclusive sales and discounts to use at your favorite online stores.

Donations

What percentage will my museum earn from my purchase?

The percentage your museum will earn is listed next to each store. Click on more information listed by each store to confirm which purchases are covered by the store, and to view sales and coupons for that store. Click the banner or text for that sale to take advantage of the sale or discount.

 Can I designate more then one Museum Partner when I shop?

You can only choose one Museum Partner each time you shop. However, you are welcome to change to a different museum at any time by clicking on Museum Partners.

How are donations distributed and how often?

ShopforMuseums.com tracks and distributes donation checks to museums quarterly.

How do I know the donation is being counted?

When you start your shopping at ShopforMuseums.com and use the store links on our site to do your shopping your donation amount automatically gets tracked. We will soon also have your donation amounts available to you to track in the My Account section.

To Register Click Here