Causecast

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Causecast was a software company founded in 2007 and based in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=Causecast Acquired By America's Charities - socaltech.com |url=https://www.socaltech.com/causecast_acquired_by_america_s_charities/s-0078589.html |access-date=2019-11-15 |website=www.socaltech.com}} The company provided an online platform that helped businesses and organizations manage community giving, employee volunteering, donations, matching, rewarding, and cause campaigns ranging from disaster relief to competitive corporate crowdfunding.{{Cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/auren-kaplan/causecast-makes-it-easy-f_b_1245742.html|title = Causecast Makes It Easy for Companies to Give Back|website = HuffPost|date = 2 February 2012}}

History

Causecast was formed by Ryan Scott in 2007.http://www.se-alliance.org/sea-news/10-questions-with-ryan-scott-of-causecast In August 2019, it was announced that America's Charities acquired Causecast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news/causecast-acquired-by-americas-charities/|title=Causecast Acquired By America's Charities|website=The NonProfit Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}

Services

The Causecast SaaS technology offered tools to make workplace giving and volunteering more efficient and allows corporations to track volunteering and giving efforts in real-time.{{Cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2012/01/27/causecast-fortune-500/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124004049/http://gigaom.com/2012/01/27/causecast-fortune-500/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title=Causecast takes corporate philanthropy beyond the Fortune 500|date=28 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://3blmedia.com/theCSRfeed/Causecast-Harnesses-Do-Good-Activism-Better-Employee-Engagement |title=Causecast Harnesses Do Good Activism for Better Employee Engagement {{!}} 3BL Media |website=3blmedia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127092822/http://3blmedia.com/theCSRfeed/Causecast-Harnesses-Do-Good-Activism-Better-Employee-Engagement |archive-date=2012-01-27}}

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