articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2015 bidkind type private founded 2014 headquarters new york city usa industry online charity auctions website bidkind.com bidkind is an online charity auction site that raises funds for nonprofit organizations by offering users access to celebrities prominent brands and unforgettable experiences . 1 bidkind is a social enterprise that combines social bidding entertainment and real time engagement as well as multi lingual content in english spanish and brazilian portuguese . 1 contents 1 launch 2 featured auctions and charities 3 international auctions and charities 4 charity partners 5 celebrity participants 6 external links 7 references launch edit the company launched during the cannes international film festival at the paradis luncheon featuring actress paz vega hosted by children s arts charity the art of elysium on may 16 2014 . 1 the event featured actress paz vega star of grace of monaco the nicole kidman grace kelly biopic that opened the cannes film festival . bidkind hosted its first auction experience in conjunction with the launch offering bidders a chance to win cannes film festival passes round trip travel and 5 day hotel stay for two . . 2 bidkind hosted its first auction experience in conjunction with the launch offering bidders a chance to win cannes film festival passes round trip travel and 5 day hotel stay for two . 3 following the launch at cannes bidkind auctioned an experience to meet james franco with 2 vip tickets to a preview screening of child of god on august 1st in la followed by an intimate dinner party . 1 james franco posted to his social media fan base of 12.8 m to promote the auction and bidkind generated nearly four times the estimated value for the benefiting charity the art of elysium . on september 27 2014 the global poverty project held its third annual global citizen festival held in new york city s central park that gathered over 60 000 attendees . 4 bidkind was the exclusive charity fundraising partner of the global citizen festival for the global poverty project . 5 speakers included un secretary general ban ki moon prime minister of india narendra modi prime minister of norway erna solberg a video message from president barack obama actor hugh jackman and musical performances from jay z beyonce no doubt carrie underwood and more . 4 bidkind auctioned off exclusive experiences at the 2014 global citizen festival with hugh jackman gwen stefani and no doubt and carrie underwood to raise funds for the global poverty project . 5 following close on the heels of these experiences bidkind again partnered with the global poverty project auctioning backstage access and a meet and greet with chart topping rapper wiz khalifa at the concert opening the 2014 forbes 40 under 40 summit in philadelphia pa on october 19 2014 . 6 bidkind continued to work with internationally acclaimed artists and causes in october 2014 hosting its first auctions in brazil meet and greets with linkin park at their shows in brasilia and belo horizonte . both auctions benefitted music for relief an organization founded by linkin park in the wake of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami to provide disaster relief around the world . 7 bidkind also partnered with french pop star and actor patrick bruel hosting auctions for meet and greets with bruel in six us cities including miami new york boston washington d.c. houston and los angeles helping to promote his november 2014 united states tour as well as his charity of choice sec . hillary clinton s women s initiative vital voices . 8 in its first four months out of beta bidkind has reached over 150m people through celebrities promoting their bidkind experiences for charity on their social media channels . featured auctions and charities edit highlights of bidkind auctions to date include meet james franco with two vip tickets to a preview screening of child of god on august 1 in la followed by an intimate dinner party . 9 benefitting the art of elysium meet linkin park at their show in brasilia brazil on october 19 . 7 benefitting music for relief meet carrie underwood at the 2014 global citizen festival with 2 vip tickets to the show on september 27 in nyc . 5 benefitting global poverty project meet hugh jackman at the 2014 global citizen festival with 2 vip tickets to the show on september 27 in nyc . 5 benefitting global poverty project meet no doubt at the 2014 global citizen festival with 2 vip tickets to the show on september 27 in nyc . 5 benefitting global poverty project two vip tickets to the sold out ringo starr concert at the greek in la on saturday july 19 with a photo and personal gift . benefitting the art of elysium 6 international auctions and charities edit meet linkin park at their show in brasilia brazil on october 19 2014 . benefiting music for relief . 7 two exclusive tickets to the formula one grand prix of monaco and luxury travel . benefitting the sd foundation . 6 cannes film festival passes round trip travel and 5 day hotel stay for two . benefiting the sd foundation . 6 meet patrick bruel french singer and actor in new york city boston los angeles and houston . benefiting hillary clinton s vital voices . 10 charity partners edit auction proceeds support the work of nonprofit organizations including global poverty project the art of elysium music for relief best friends animal society the edeyo foundation vital voices dctv the american cancer society common ground hiv new orleans musicians clinic the american friends of bl rancourt sentebale and del sole foundation for the arts and humanities . 11 celebrity participants edit james franco 12 hugh jackman 12 carrie underwood 12 wiz khalifa 13 no doubt 12 linkin park 7 paris hilton 14 stevie wonder 15 lance bass 16 ringo starr 6 sonja morgan 17 julia stiles 6 nacho figueras 6 patrick bruel 10 rebecca dacosta 6 lee foss 6 anabel englund 6 jeremy redleaf 6 and others . external links edit bidkind http www.bidkind.com references edit a b c d online charity auction site bidkind launches during the 2014 cannes film festival with charity partner the art of elysium . pr web . retrieved november 4 2014 . cannes.com en article 60489.html grace of monaco by olivier dahan to open the 67th festival de cannes check url value help . official cannes film festival website . retrieved november 7 2014 . cannes film festival passes round trip travel and 5 day hotel stay for two check url value help . bidkind . retrieved november 4 2014 . a b global citizen festival educates on sustainable development issues . iisd reporting services . retrieved november 19 2014 . a b c d e online charity auction site bidkind offers experiences at the 2014 global citizen festival featuring hugh jackman carrie underwood and no doubt with gwen stefani . retrieved november 4 2014 . a b c d e f g h i j k past auctions . retrieved november 4 2014 . a b c d here s your opportunity to meet linkin park in brazil . retrieved november 20 2014 . online charity auction site bidkind features meet and greets with patrick bruel and 2 tickets for each concert during his us tour benefiting hillary clinton s non profit . retrieved november 4 2014 . meet james franco with two vip tickets to a preview screening of child of god on august 1st in la followed by an intimate dinner party . retrieved november 4 2014 . a b want to meet patrickbrueloff & support womenleaders bid on 2 vip tix to his nyc show on 11 1 bidkind . retrieved december 10 2014 . the people s auction house . bidkind . retrieved november 4 2014 . a b c d online charity auction site bidkind offers experiences at the 2014 global citizen festival featuring hugh jackman carrie underwood and no doubt with gwen stefani . retrieved december 10 2014 . bid on a chance to meet me in philadelphia . . retrieved december 10 2014 . only 5 hours left to bid for your chance to party with me wallmiami this friday . retrieved december 10 2014 . bid to see legend stevie wonder at thegarden and help homeless pets at the same time more through bidkind . retrieved december 10 2014 . bid on a chance to meet lancebass in la and co host his siriusxm show . every 1 bid benefits theartofelysium . retrieved december 10 2014 . bid on a chance 2 meet me 4 lunch every 1 bidkind bid goes 2 historic preservation . retrieved december 10 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bidkind & oldid 673267709 categories commerce websitescompanies established in 2014online auction websitesfundraising2014 establishments in new yorkhidden categories pages with url errorsorphaned articles from february 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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