Another member of Time’s 50 best websites 0f 2009 is shopgoodwill.com.  The site is an alternative auction site to ebay.  It is cheaper and non-profit, with some of the profits going to educational programs for people with disabilities.  The site’s hot categories include art, clothing, toys, books and electronics.

Created and operated by Goodwill of Orange County in Santa Ana, CA, the site is the first internet auction site that has been created, owned and operated by a nonprofit.   Participation includes Goodwills from across the country with inventories of their donated goods encompassing estate items, collectibles, antiques and new or nearly new items.

Sales revenues fund the organization’s training, education and “job placement programs for people with disabilities and other barriers.”  The organization’s presence includes 5 continents.  In 2005, Goodwill helped over 846,000 people.