By Rovelyn Barba
To​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ raise money and provide access to themselves, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly made available a part of their time to wealthy people. It is said that the price of a place at the very exclusive dinner would be around $100,000 per ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌head. The arrangement, first reported by the Daily Mail , involves the Duke and Duchess of Sussex working with CharityBuzz, a well-known fundraising platform that auctions experiences with celebrities to benefit charitable causes. Proceeds from the dinner were directed to the couple's Archewell Foundation, their nonprofit organization launched in 2020. A spokesperson for Archewell confirmed the partnership, saying, "We have partnered with numerous fundraising partners over the years and CharityBuzz has been one of them." According to a source familiar with the event, the dinner was organized in connection with World Mental Health Day, aligning with one of the foundation's core focus areas. A Private Offer for Elite Donors
Unlike many CharityBuzz listings, the opportunity to dine with Prince Harry and Meghan did not appear publicly on the company's website. Instead, it was likely shared privately with wealthy donors already accustomed to bidding large sums for celebrity access. One source told the outlet that "people will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to have dinner with them." CharityBuzz, which has raised more than $650 million for charitable causes since its launch two decades ago, has previously hosted fundraising experiences involving stars such as George Clooney, Beyoncé and Paul McCartney. Current public listings on the site range widely in price, from $10,000 dinners with television actors to $50,000 packages for major awards shows. Archewell's Finances and Shifting Structure
Founded shortly after the couple stepped back from royal duties, the Archewell Foundation has relied heavily on large, often anonymous donations. Financial disclosures show the organization distributed just over $1.1 million to charitable causes last year, while receiving more than $4.2 million in grants. The bulk of that funding came from a single contribution linked to Fidelity Charitable, supplemented by donations from a small number of unnamed individuals. The spokesperson for Archewell also acknowledged internal changes at the foundation, confirming that restructuring is underway. "Yes, we are making some Archewell changes," the spokesperson said, adding that further details about future philanthropic plans would be shared at a later date. Originally published on Enstarz

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Change's compliance infrastructure designed for professional fundraisers automates nonprofit onboarding, vetting, and payment flows for Charitybuzz. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Charitybuzz , the premier destination for charitable auctions and sweepstakes, today announced its partnership with Change , the leading compliance and donation infrastructure platform for charitable fundraising. Since 2005, Charitybuzz has raised more than $650 million for nonprofits worldwide. Through this collaboration, the company will unlock new capacity for growth by automating payment flows, gaining real-time visibility into donations sent, and accelerating nonprofit onboarding and vetting. Through its online platform, Charitybuzz offers unforgettable experiences and prizes – like VIP tickets to Coachella or private ski lessons with U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn – to benefit causes. As Charitybuzz aims to continue to increase the amount raised for charities, they will need a technology partner that can keep them compliant and scale the business efficiently. By adopting Change's technology, Charitybuzz replaces manual, time-intensive processes – like spending 80+ hours per month compiling spreadsheets of transaction data – with a fully automated platform that manages nonprofit vetting, onboarding, and the highly complex payment flows that professional fundraisers must manage. "Change has best-in-class technology for professional fundraisers," said Ben Erwin, Chief Executive Officer of Charitybuzz. "This partnership allows us to navigate complex compliance requirements with confidence and focus on growing our campaigns. With Change's support, we're excited to raise more money for charities and deepen our impact for incredible causes." The partnership also underscores Charitybuzz's commitment to leading the way in responsible innovation. With Change's compliance infrastructure, Charitybuzz can better navigate complex state-by-state fundraising regulations while reducing operational burden on its finance and legal teams. The collaboration represents a model for how technology can help professional fundraisers raise more money while maintaining transparency and trust in the philanthropic ecosystem. "Charitybuzz has built one of the most innovative fundraising platforms in the world," said Sonia Nigam, Co-Founder and CEO of Change. "Our partnership represents the future of charitable fundraising: one where technology and compliance work in tandem to bring greater trust and impact to the sector." Erwin also sat down with the Change team for a recent episode of the Give Smart video series, where he discussed the challenges professional fundraisers face and Charitybuzz's vision for expanding access to philanthropy through creative pathways. This partnership reflects a broader shift toward modernizing compliance in the charitable sector, ensuring professional fundraisers can operate with greater efficiency and confidence. About Change
  Change is a technology platform that enables companies to launch compliant charitable giving programs at scale. Through its Donations API, compliance dashboard, and nonprofit verification tools, Change powers donation experiences such as round-ups, sweepstakes, and percentage-of-purchase campaigns. Change helps companies meet state compliance requirements, including commercial co-venture agreements, charitable fundraising platform regulations, and nonprofit registration renewals, ensuring that every donation is delivered with accuracy and transparency. About Charitybuzz
Charitybuzz   is the world's leading impact marketplace, uniting once-in-a-lifetime experiences and exclusive access with charitable giving. Since 2005, Charitybuzz has raised over $650 million in unrestricted funding for thousands of nonprofits worldwide, helping organizations reach new donors and unlock incremental revenue. Through auctions, a buy now shop, sweepstakes, and private client services, Charitybuzz transforms cultural capital into meaningful impact, spanning luxury travel, rare collectibles, and VIP access across entertainment, business, sports, and culture. Charitybuzz has partnered with leading organizations including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Make-A-Wish, MusiCares, ACLU, and Broadway Cares, connecting its global community with icons such as Paul McCartney, George Clooney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Oprah Winfrey, and Tim Cook, among many others. SOURCE Change

Leading Charitable Fundraising Platform Charitybuzz Partners with Change to Fuel their Next Phase of Growth

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Charitybuzz , the premier destination for charitable auctions and sweepstakes, today announced its partnership with Change , the leading compliance and donation infrastructure platform for charitable fundraising. Since 2005, Charitybuzz has raised more than $650 million for nonprofits worldwide. Through this collaboration, the company will unlock new capacity for growth by automating payment flows, gaining real-time visibility into donations sent, and accelerating nonprofit onboarding and vetting.  Through its online platform, Charitybuzz offers unforgettable experiences and prizes " like VIP tickets to Coachella or private ski lessons with U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn " to benefit causes. As Charitybuzz aims to continue to increase the amount raised for charities, they will need a technology partner that can keep them compliant and scale the business efficiently. By adopting Change's technology, Charitybuzz replaces manual, time-intensive processes " like spending 80+ hours per month compiling spreadsheets of transaction data " with a fully automated platform that manages nonprofit vetting, onboarding, and the highly complex payment flows that professional fundraisers must manage.  "Change has best-in-class technology for professional fundraisers," said Ben Erwin, Chief Executive Officer of Charitybuzz. "This partnership allows us to navigate complex compliance requirements with confidence and focus on growing our campaigns. With Change's support, we're excited to raise more money for charities and deepen our impact for incredible causes."  The partnership also underscores Charitybuzz's commitment to leading the way in responsible innovation. With Change's compliance infrastructure, Charitybuzz can better navigate complex state-by-state fundraising regulations while reducing operational burden on its finance and legal teams. The collaboration represents a model for how technology can help professional fundraisers raise more money while maintaining transparency and trust in the philanthropic ecosystem.  "Charitybuzz has built one of the most innovative fundraising platforms in the world," said Sonia Nigam, Co-Founder and CEO of Change. "Our partnership represents the future of charitable fundraising: one where technology and compliance work in tandem to bring greater trust and impact to the sector."  Erwin also sat down with the Change team for a recent episode of the Give Smart video series, where he discussed the challenges professional fundraisers face and Charitybuzz's vision for expanding access to philanthropy through creative pathways.  This partnership reflects a broader shift toward modernizing compliance in the charitable sector, ensuring professional fundraisers can operate with greater efficiency and confidence.  About Change  Change is a technology platform that enables companies to launch compliant charitable giving programs at scale. Through its Donations API, compliance dashboard, and nonprofit verification tools, Change powers donation experiences such as round-ups, sweepstakes, and percentage-of-purchase campaigns. Change helps companies meet state compliance requirements, including commercial co-venture agreements, charitable fundraising platform regulations, and nonprofit registration renewals, ensuring that every donation is delivered with accuracy and transparency.  About Charitybuzz Charitybuzz is the world's leading impact marketplace, uniting once-in-a-lifetime experiences and exclusive access with charitable giving. Since 2005, Charitybuzz has raised over $650 million in unrestricted funding for thousands of nonprofits worldwide, helping organizations reach new donors and unlock incremental revenue. Through auctions, a buy now shop, sweepstakes, and private client services, Charitybuzz transforms cultural capital into meaningful impact, spanning luxury travel, rare collectibles, and VIP access across entertainment, business, sports, and culture. Charitybuzz has partnered with leading organizations including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Make-A-Wish, MusiCares , ACLU, and Broadway Cares, connecting its global community with icons such as Paul McCartney , George Clooney Lin-Manuel Miranda, Oprah Winfrey , and Tim Cook, among many others.  View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leading-charitable-fundraising-platform-charitybuzz-partners-with-change-to-fuel-their-next-phase-of-growth-302604091.html  SOURCE Change

VIP Choctaw Club Hospitality plus Meet-and-Greet with Blair O’Neal Available to Highest Bidder
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IRVING, Texas, March  22, 2022  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The inaugural ClubCorp Classic presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts PGA TOUR Champions/celebrity golf tournament and prominent non-profit fundraising platform, Charitybuzz have teamed up with model and golf media personality Blair O’Neal to raise money for the Momentous Institute next month. The one-time pro golfer and former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model will serve as the celebrity centerpiece of the package, which includes four recipients of a premium VIP hospitality package for the three-day, $2.5 million competition. For two of these VIPs, the experience includes an exclusive meet-and-greet with O’Neal on the putting green and driving range amongst all the pros and celebrities before she tees off in the first round of the competition with the best over-50 players in the world and top sports and entertainment personalities. Here is the listing http://www.charitybuzz.com/BlairONeal . O’Neal posted it to her 500,000-plus Instagram followers when the listing went live on Friday. https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQrU_kv4UU/?utm_medium=copy_link . The tournament dates are April 22-24 with the meet-and-greet scheduled for the morning of the first round, Friday, April 22. A former top-tier collegiate golfer at Arizona State University, O’Neal forged an accomplished career in the sports and media industries. After graduation, she flourished in her modeling career as a means to pay for her golfing career, and eventually landed jobs on prominent runways and was selected multiple times as a model for the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. In 2009, after some time away from the game, she made her return to golf when she was asked to compete on GOLF Channel’s reality show, Big Break: Prince Edward Island. While finishing runner-up, she returned to compete a second time on Big Break: Dominican Republic in 2010 and this time emerged victorious. She went on to compete professionally for another five years, primarily on the LPGA Symetra Tour (now LPGA Epson Tour). In 2015, O’Neal began her full transition into the media world, where she remains today as a GOLF Channel personality on programs such as School of Golf and Best Lessons Ever. One of the ClubCorp Classic’s official charities, the Momentous Institute is a North Texas nonprofit dedicated to building and repairing social and emotional health so that all children can achieve their full potential. The ClubCorp Classic competition includes PGA TOUR Champions professionals in 54 holes of stroke play for a purse of $2 million, along with the celebrities playing for a separate, $500,000 purse under a modified Stableford scoring format. The ClubCorp Classic will be televised live all three days on GOLF Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. In addition to the Momentous Institute, the tournament will benefit First Tee Greater Dallas and First Tee Fort Worth. The celebrity field regional headliners are longtime Dallas Cowboys favorites Tony Romo, Emmitt Smith and DeMarcus Ware, as well as Hall of Famers Pudge Rodriguez of Texas Rangers fame, and Heisman Trophy-winning former NFL star receiver Tim Brown. The lineup of 50 celebrities also features current NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, golf superstar Annika Sorenstam, NBA legend Ray Allen and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher. Entertainers include Larry the Cable Guy, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anthony Anderson and Brian Baumgartner. Top names and major winners from the PGA TOUR Champions include Vijay Singh, a three-time majors winner including a Masters and two PGA Championships among his 34 Tour wins, as well as four PGA TOUR Champions events; John Daly, with two majors, the PGA Championship and The British Open; Mark Calcavecchia, a British Open win, 13 PGA Tour and four TOUR Champions victories; and Colin Montgomerie, one of the top European players in history with 42 worldwide wins and a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutive. Charitybuzz has teamed up with model and golf media personality Blair O’Neal to raise money for the Momentous Institute next month at inaugural ClubCorp Classic. Media Contacts:

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Everything is virtual now, but just a few months ago, it was still uncharted territory for many businesses. My company, Charitybuzz, which is an auction site for cause, has seen rapid growth and success as a result of embracing this change early on. There are a few key factors that led us to this point, and they might just help you do the same. 1. Maintain an opportunity mindset
At the first mention of “quarantine,” we dove straight into building a category of must-have virtual experiences through our charity auction business. Within a matter of days, Charitybuzz.com featured a shiny new “Virtual Experiences” navigation banner, showcasing Zoom meet-and-greets, remote cooking lessons and dinner parties, virtual pitch meetings, and more. Our team was talking about “virtual” all day every day; we were excited about the expansion and proud of our quick pivot . We pulled together marketing materials, communicated with clients nonstop, researched, read, analyzed and planned. We fully bought in to this direction and set our expectations high. When that first wave of auctions closed, however, we found ourselves underwhelmed with the results. At that point, consumers hadn’t fully adopted all the new digital channels and tools out there, and there was still hesitancy in the marketplace to spend money. We had put a lot of eggs into the virtual experiences basket and were anxious to see the payoff. At this critical moment, we easily could have lost focus. We could have said, "Okay, we tried this, it didn’t work, so let’s revert back to the status quo and wait it out until we can get back to auctioning in-person experiences." We’d still be waiting. Most importantly, we would have squandered our own first-mover advantage and missed out on a huge opportunity to raise vital funds for nonprofits when they need it most. 2. Believe in your boldness
We “pivoted forward” and, in a sense, our tactical execution was still catching up with our bold vision. We were strategically investing in the future, and that approach provides no instant confirmation that your actions are either right or wrong. But we not only had faith this was the right path, we had facts. We knew this is what customers wanted and weren’t going to let near-term results affect our well-thought-out long-term plan. The action we took was quick but did not sacrifice due diligence and strategy; this gave us the confidence to push forward. We knew “virtual everything” was going to become a lasting effect of this time period, and there was value to be uncovered even beyond the immediate funds raised. Our stance was strengthened by the data showing the acceleration in adoption of digital tools , from videoconferencing to telehealth and more. We had our own initial results, we saw the macro trends — we knew our direction was solid. We didn’t need to shift our business approach, we needed to keep moving. 3. Revise relentlessly
We recalibrated our expectations, adjusted some of our marketing and auction strategies and doubled down on virtual. The experiences themselves (our inventory) quickly became more unexpected and compelling, giving us the ability to sell to a broader customer demographic. Celebrities were getting acclimated to offering a few minutes of their time for digital experiences, nonprofits were getting more creative in their outreach to supporters, and customers were becoming more comfortable spending money on at-home entertainment. In fact, when we surveyed our customers directly in June, 95% of them told us they wanted more virtual experiences to bid on. To maximize the opportunity of this consumer demand, our team took ingenuity to the next level. We expanded our virtual category to include personalized recordings, virtual concerts, remote music lessons, script reviews, pitch meetings, virtual family picnics, game nights and even social media follows from celebs. Our newly reset expectations gave us the freedom to say “yes” to more opportunities and the numbers skyrocketed. The social media follows were going for tens of thousands of dollars each. The amount of inventory kept increasing. We quickly found ourselves giving auction bidders exactly what they want in this moment, and in turn, being able to give non-profit organizations the essential funding they need. Someone might glance at where we are now and think: “Wow, that’s lucky, they sure fell into a nice position.” As I see it, it is only with determination, focus, strategy and effort that luck transpires. Because we’d been working on this concept for so long, relatively, we are currently much further in the development of this new vertical than we’d be if our conviction wavered in April. Now, as consumers are accepting circumstances and spending more, we are able to offer the most interesting inventory and have the strongest relationships with our partners because we’ve been committed to this path for months. I’m sharing this anecdote not to be self-congratulatory, but rather to highlight one discrete example of how boldness can pay off. Even for smaller companies that are more nimble and experimental, taking risks right now can seem daunting, especially if that means testing out something new. But with the right amount of conviction and belief, and data supporting your timing, being ahead of the curve can be a great thing. More from Entrepreneur
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First Tee is a youth development organization that integrates the game of golf with a life skills curriculum. The organization offers junior golf programs that focus on character education, resilience, and self-confidence, aiming to prepare kids and teens for challenges. First Tee serves the educational and personal growth sectors by providing golf-based programs that promote healthy choices. It was founded in 2000 and is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

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Many of First Tee 's chapters have built year-round partnerships with Charitybuzz , taking advantage of the platform 's Golf Curates auctions and other marketing opportunities , to raise new , unrestricted funds on a consistent basis .

First Tee and Charitybuzz Host Annual Auction Aug. 6-22, Offering Incredible Golf and Lifestyle Experiences to Benefit the Organization’s Youth Sports Programs - The First Tee

Christie’s is an auction house that specializes in fine art and luxury goods. The company offers live and online auctions, private sales, and services including art appraisal, financing, and international real estate. Christie’s serves a clientele interested in high-value art and luxury items, providing a platform for buying and selling in various categories. It was founded in 1766 and is based in London, England.

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Givergy provides online fundraising solutions and event services for the nonprofit sector. The company offers a platform for conducting fundraising activities, including live and silent auctions, raffles, and donation drives, as well as event management services like ticketing and guest check-in. Givergy's services are designed for charitable organizations that conduct various fundraising events. It was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York. In March 2026, Givergy merged with Tatango to create momoGood.

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Magellan Jets is distinguished in the industry for its commitment to meeting clients' preferences and demands, providing superior safety and security. The company's exclusive amenities include no fuel surcharges, gourmet catering, and no time-specific contracts. They also offer members guaranteed aircraft availability with as little as ten hours' notice, an average aircraft age of five years or less, concierge service 24 hours a day/365 days a year, as well as two complimentary upgrades a year.

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Charitybuzz raises funds for non-profits around the globe through online auctions with the world's most recognizable celebrities and brands. Featuring access to acclaimed actors and musicians, business and political leaders, sports stars, luxury travel, couture fashion, rare memorabilia and more, Charitybuzz brings its online community of bidders exclusive opportunities to live their dreams and make a difference.

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