Care2

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Digg, the once beloved link-sharing site that power users were able to game has been dying a slow death over the past couple of years. Since January of 2011 Digg’s unique web visits have declined by more than 50% and gone from 9.4M visitors in October 2011, according to Quantcast. monthly visitors to 4.3M

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

But a new survey of more than 6,500 people ages 20 to 35 shows they are inclined to give—and are more than willing to ask their friends and relatives to do the same—when they feel passionately about a cause. This time, they had a variety of videos featuring well-known celebrities like Matt Damon, Taye Diggs, and Ana Ortiz.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. In 2007 when the platform launched, Causes grew in popularity and awareness as people used their Birthday Wish to raise money for their favorite nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

The conversation focused largely on the Causes platform itself, along with the editorial and community features built-in to help nonprofits engage donors. With over 150 million installs, Causes is one of the largest apps on Facebook. An Example of Causes: Birthday Wish. Every Cause Is a Community. Singularity of focus.

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