SAN FRANCISCO — As a token of his affection Richard Burton presented Liz Taylor with the 69 carat Taylor-Burton diamond. For the rest of us, there are flowers and chocolates – and, this year, the cause of your choice. Starting today, Causes.com launches its first-ever program giving consumers a chance to give to charity via a retail purchase. Buy a bouquet for that special someone at causes.com/valentines and $10 will be donated to your favorite charity.
Causes.com has teamed up with several leading flower vendors including ProFlowers, to offer this donation now through February 15.
“You don’t have to be a millionaire to want to give back,” says Joe Green, Causes founder. “We’re always looking for innovative ways to allow everyone to donate to their favorite charities. Even if you don’t celebrate the holiday as a romantic one, you could send a friend or family member, or even yourself, flowers or a box of chocolates, knowing that you’ll trigger a donation to help out some really great causes.”
At Causes.com/valentines you’ll be able to choose from five featured non-profits to donate to: Keep the Arts in Public Schools, Prem Rewat, National Parks Conservation, Invisible Children and Campaign for Cancer Prevention. You can also choose to dedicate the $10 donation to any of the over 10,000 non-profits on Causes.com.
About Causes.com
Causes.com is a mission-driven company dedicated to empowering anyone with passion for change to impact the world. By building tools for individuals to mobilize their network of friends to grow lasting social and political movements, Causes.com is currently the largest online platform for activism and one of the top ten Facebook applications. With 140 million registered users, and over $27 million raised for charities through the platform, Causes is just getting started. To find out more and get involved, go to www.causes.com.
Follow Causes.com on Twitter at http://twitter.com/causes and Facebook at www.facebook.com/causes.
Source: Causes.com
