Causes.com
Causes.com takes a crowdsourcing approach towards activism and fundraising. It allows users to promote causes and collectively donate to nonprofits, NGOs and activism projects. It works on a few levels.
1. There’s an amazing sense of transparency in those who are promoting their causes on the site. The nonprofits involved communicate regularly to their donors and anyone interested in being one through posts on their cause’s page.
2. The financial goals of each organization are clearly stated. Anyone viewing the site knows exactly how much each organization is trying to raise, where they are currently at with their goal, and precisely what will be done with the money.
3. The community aspect encourages people to donate. People are creatures of influence. On each cause’s page one can see those who have donated and instantly join in a conversation with fellow donors.
