AmazonSmile is a way for you to donate to All Beings Zen Sangha for free! Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase — at no additional cost to you — to us each time you shop with them using one of the following methods:

Mobile Devices – Easiest, requires one-time setup

Download the AmazonSmile app to your phone. Once you have opened the app,  Navigate to the “Settings” menu, and scroll down until you see “AmazonSmile.” You’ll then be given an option to choose a charity, and to turn on donations from your phone. Search for “All Beings Zen” and we should be the first organization to appear. We are listed as a Buddhist organization in Mechanicsville, MD.

Unfortunately, this only works for phones. You’ll have to follow the next steps if you’re using a tablet computer:

Computer or Tablet: Use smile.amazon.com when you shop

If you’re using your desktop, laptop, or tablet computer you’ll have to visit www.smile.amazon.com each time for us to receive the donations. When you first visit this page, it will ask you to choose your charity. Search for “All Beings Zen” and we should be the first organization to appear. We are listed as a Buddhist organization in Mechanicsville, and it looks like this:

After that, all you have to do is use http://smile.amazon.com when you shop!

Here are a few well-regarded browser extensions that make sure you always use the correct Amazon site when you shop:

For Google Chrome: Smile Always

For Mozilla Firefox: Amazon Smile Redirect