Here is some general information that you will find helpful. Specific help tailored to the need of you and your organization is coming soon!
CommunityCause.org and the volunteers in our community want to help the Business Community connect with local nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits need assistance in finding the support they need to fulfill the mission of their nonprofit organization!
We realize that if the Business Community can help Nonprofits get the resources they need, then Nonprofit Organizations will be able to do their work even better, faster, cheaper and more effectively & efficiently. We want to connect Nonprofits with the Business Community in order to better solve social & environmental problems in our local community. Together we can Make a difference in the World!
This page is currently under construction. Thanks for your patience! This is what we have so far…
Community Skill Bank “Help for a Cause” Who do you know in your Business Organization that has special skills or talents that can help individuals or organizations in the community? The Community Skill Bank sends out “Request for Help” alerts from philanthropic organizations needing specific skills or expertise in order to help a client or a nonprofit. All skills are needed, appreciated and welcome! Simply subscribe to follow the Community Skill Bank projects that interest you to begin making a difference in the world!
*****We need help finding people from different professions with a variety of skill sets to help nonprofits for our Community Skill Bank. Who do you know who might be willing to help? Community Skill Bank–Click Here to View the List of Skills and Professions Needed!
Social Media Lovers for a Cause Make a positive impact through social media! Help your community through your phone or your home computer! To get started, simply subscribe to follow the Social Media Lovers for a Cause projects that interest you. Then, help philanthropic organizations and amplify the need or the message by sharing it with your social network of friends and/or by sharing it with your internal social media network in your business. Please share with this opportunity to help our community with your friends!
*****We need help finding people passionate about specific “causes” who also know your Business Organization. Who do you know in your Business Organization that is passionate about a social or environmental issue? We are looking for people who know your Business to be the “bridge” who also understand the needs of specific causes that nonprofits support. Perhaps this person can serve as a Nonprofit Liaison Join the Club! Together we can make a difference!
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View the Volunteer Gazette See what help local philanthropic organizations need. There are many opportunities to Make a Difference in your community. Volunteering even a few hours a month helps!
View the Donation Wish List See the items that organizations need in order to fulfill their mission. Any ideas on where these items can be obtained? Do you have links to organizations that can provide them?
View the Grapevine Newsletter See what connections you can make between the people you know and the individuals & organizations that are working to solve social or environmental problems. You may have the crucial puzzle piece that provides the needed link.
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Collect Philanthropic Organizations’ Wish Lists of Donated Items This is a crowdsourcing project. Help us to find out what organizations need to fulfill their Mission so we can help them find the items.
Donate Items–General Information There are many types of Community Projects and organizations that need donated items in order to successfully complete their projects.
Participate in the Lending Library Borrow items you need to help solve social or environmental problems. Lend out items for others to borrow that will help individuals & organizations.
Add Free Events to our Calendar Help your community by helping us to post Free events on a variety of topics. Anyone can post a free event. Help us to build community by encouraging people to get involved in activities in their community. You can help your community right from your home computer! Get started helping today! Help us with the Community Builders Events Calendar Project.
Community Computer Volunteer Choose from computer related Requests for Help that come in from nonprofits and other philanthropic organizations. All of the requests are for some type of computer work (posting pictures on social media, typing information, helping answer emails, etc.) You select which request you are able to help with that best matches you skills & your schedule. We also need Coders for a Cause , for more advanced computer or app requests.
Community Phone Volunteer Choose from phone related Requests for Help that come in from nonprofits and other philanthropic organizations. All of the requests are for some type of phone work (reminding volunteers about events, calling to schedule appointments, helping answer phones, etc.) You select which request you are able to help with that best matches you skills & your schedule.
On Call Community Volunteer Select from a number of projects running that need specific types of volunteer help for emerging situations. Some examples of the type of help needed are for transportation, animal foster homes, donation pick up, food delivery, TNR assistance, etc. Just jump in and help when you feel like you can. You choose from the Requests for Help. You Make a Difference in your Community at a time that fits your schedule.
Neighborhood Resource Person You can offer to be of help when people have questions on various topics. This service is for less difficult questions that people need help, information or resources to solve.
Ombudsman Service You can offer help when people have questions that are very difficult. Our Ombudsman Service is offered by community volunteers who share their experience & expertise in solving particularly challenging situations when the Neighborhood Resource Person is unable to help. An Ombudsman can help clear “red tape”, as well.
Become a Community Visionary Work with other community leaders to share your experience & expertise to help solve community problems, increase prevention services and change systems so that they work more effectively and efficiently.
Post Ads in the Classified Ads Offering Skills or Items you Can Share or Help Nonprofits Find what they Need.
Directory of Organizations Help nonprofits create their listing so that they can get the help & resources they need. We need your help adding all nonprofit organizations into the Directory of Services & Organizations or use the Directory to Find a nonprofit to Give Help to that needs volunteers, interns, mentors, donated items, etc. and help them to find what they need in order to fulfill their organization’s Mission. To Give Help, please do an Advanced Search–Click Here! Find a nonprofit to Get Help from that provides the resources or services you need. To Get Help, please see Categories of Services in the Directory–Click Here!
Wiki Author Please see link for details.
CROWDSOURCED WHAT BUSINESSES CAN DO TO HELP ANIMALS
Ombudsman & Help Desk
ADD VOLUNTEER FORM
GROUP VOLUNTEER PROJECT
FREELANCER–VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS DO A FUNDRAISING DRIVE
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KITTEN OR CAT CONDO
PUPPY PALACE
CAT SANCTUARY
UNUSED BUILDINGS
STORAGE SPACE
CREATE A BUTTON FOR HOW YOU CAN HELP/HELP COMMUNITYCAUSE.ORG
BECOME A SOCIAL MEDIA LOVER FOR A CAUSE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Help Organizations Drop Down tab
contribute to the crowdsourcing effort. Share information & resources
Post Free Classes & events
Classified Ads
Join the Club! Are you passionate about an issue? Does your Business support certain specific causes? Would you like to keep up to date on any new projects, resources, needs and events concerning this issue in your community? Keep informed about events & meet like-minded people and philanthropic organizations to partner with!
participate in the Community Response System (CRS)
Speakers Bureau We are looking for people who have experience, expertise or specialized knowledge to give FREE presentations about various topics or subject areas. If you have an interest or a cause that you are passionate about, will your share your passion, experience and expertise with others in our community by agreeing to speak for Free to interested groups?
Communiversity
Experience Academy
If you routinely have items that go into the landfill but could be used to help people Directory or CRS
Become a Community Visionary
Join the Club!
Grapevine
Donation wish list
Volunteer Job Descriptions
Review the community projects & see how you can help
Ambassadors for a Cause
Create a project & we will find nonprofit or school helpers
Find a Project to Support
How to support a project
Participate on community goals
Link up relevant projects Group Purchase Projects for Negotiation Power
Local First Business contribute info
Search the Directory of Services & Organizations
Check the classifieds for:
—–>Individual or group volunteer projects
—–>Board member
—–>Donate Items
—–>Find Business Help & Resources to Share
—–>Fundraising Opportunities Available for Nonprofits
—–>Group Purchases–Collective Buying
—–>Host Company or Host Nonprofit
—–>Internship Opportunities, Research or Capstone Projects–
—–>Lending Library–Items to Borrow & Lend
—–>Mentors Needed & Available
Neighborhood Resource People Willing to Help
Ombudsman–Easy Questions–Ask the Public–Crowdsourcing
Ombudsman–Help with Difficult Problems
Organization Seeking Partners
Businesses Seeking Partners
Projects Seeking Organization Partners
Skill Bank of Free Help
eakers Bureau Presenters–Free Talks Available
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Seeking Sponsorships for Product (0)
Seeking Sponsorships for Services (0)
Sponsor Available for Events (0)
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Startup Teams
Take Action to Help! What you can do to make a Difference!
What Bugs You? Innovators Want to Help!
Who’s Who Working on this Issue?
Welcome to push information down relevant channels of Social Media Lovers for a Cause
Calendar of events
Using social media and personal/business contacts, the wants & needs of the various nonprofits go out through the grapevine and end up in front of the eyes of an entirely new group of people. Through crowdsourcing, we help Nonprofits get the help they need with less wear & tear on their volunteer base. By using the social media channels of community volunteers assisting with CommunityCause.org, the information goes beyond “just preaching to the choir” and reaches new ears and new eyes.
Think of our website CommunityCause.org as a megaphone. You access our community volunteers who act like your extra staff helping to amplify whatever it is that you are doing!
Here are the features that we have built into CommunityCause.org that can help the Business Community. More features are coming soon! Please be sure to check back with us in a few weeks. For now we have described some of the features of this website that can help all Businesses that want to connect with Nonprofit organizations. More information will follow in the coming weeks. Please click on this link to see the added Benefits to Animal Rescues.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to see a checklist of first steps to take that will help you to get started on receiving the FREE benefits from this website.
Directory of Services & Organizations–Nonprofit Organizations & Businesses that provide a service that solves a social or environmental problem may Create a Free listing in the Directory of Services and Organizations. This is also a good way to inform other nonprofits, government agencies, faith communities, the business community, etc. about who you are and what services you provide. This listing makes it easier for volunteers, donors, professionals, agencies, and customers to find and support a Nonprofit organization. This is a FREE listing in our Directory of Services and Organizations. The Advanced Search option makes it easy to look for Nonprofit organizations with whom to partner. The Advanced Search option allow the Business Community to search out which Nonprofits are seeking items your Business would like to donate, offering individual or group volunteer opportunities, wanting event sponsorships with Businesses, etc.
Classified Ads–Let your community know what help, information, resources, connections or donations that your organization needs to do what you do for your community. There are several different categories of listings. There are categories for everything from volunteer requests, to donation wish lists, to sponsorship requests for your special events to information on grants & funding available. There is even a category to participate with others to make group purchases and make bulk buys. You can even ask the public to make phone calls or write letters on behalf of your cause or interest. To view a Description of Want Ad Categories–Click Here
Events Calendar–Add your event for free! This provides a way to get information about your event in front of fresh eyes. Once your event is posted here the community volunteers can help to get the word out through their own social media channels.
Community Projects–Post an entire project that is helpful to your organization (ie. a new dog run, a new cat enclosure, a new playground, a restoration of an environmental area, etc.). Simply list all the expertise, materials, volunteer help, and money you need to create the project and let the power of the grapevine and crowdsourcing through community volunteers get to work helping you. For a Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Project–Click Here!
Helping Hands projects–Post information on a special case that your organization needs help in assisting. Maybe it is a special needs animal, a family, an individual or a group that needs help meeting basic needs. Maybe it is an elderly person who needs help, a military family that needs community support, a homeless group of veterans, etc. Simply post the information and we will help you to get what you need to accomplish your Helping Hand project. We will even drive people to your website’s donation page.
American Dream–Do you know of an individual, group, or team that has an exciting opportunity that would make a difference in their life? Is there a special opportunity available but currently out of reach? Do you have an American Dream project that you would like to request the community’s help in achieving? Are you a Nonprofit Organization, School/University Group or other Philanthropic organization that needs assistance in helping an individual or group that you are working with accomplish an American Dream? If so, you may submit a FREE proposal here to let the power of the Grapevine work to get you the help that you need. How can the Community join you in helping to make this American Dream a reality?
Click here to See more Projects available to help Nonprofit organizations. You may choose to participate in any of the projects that assist the clients you serve or the cause that you support.
Wikis–These Wikis provide guidance for the public on how to access the nonprofit organization help that is out there. The Wikis also provide your organization with the chance to share the most critical knowledge about your topic of concern. What would you most want the public to know about your mission, your organization or your population/cause? Add information to the Wikis that you want the public to know and/or to act on. It is not necessary to Log in to send us tips or information that you would like to have included in the Wiki pages. Simply send us the information through the Comments section at the bottom of this page. Click here to learn more about how to send in a tip or information. In order to become an actual Wiki author, this is the only place on the website where you will need to log on. Simply follow the directions at this link to Log in.
Set a Goal–Invite other people and organizations to join together to accomplish a goal that helps the population you serve or the issue you support. Combine your projects with other like-minded individuals and organizations. This allows organizations with similar missions to join together to save time & resources. By working together to accomplish a goal, we identify natural ally organizations and can more easily spot gaps in service. We can accomplish much more by coordinating our efforts.
What Works?–Search this website to find information that practitioners in the field both locally and around the world and/or scientific researchers have found that works to serve your population or further your cause. Learn from experienced people working on similar issues. Get cutting edge information on the scientific research findings that can help your cause.
Project in a Box–Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from experienced others? Find out what programs or projects have been helpful to others doing your same work. Or, share a project that has worked well with others. Nonprofits have limited time and money. It would be great if we could share and duplicate successful efforts from other parts of the country or the world.
Ambassadors & Speaker Bureau–These are people who have expertise or receive special training. Ambassadors act as the “Go to” people in their organizations for accurate information on a population or issue. A Speaker Bureau volunteer goes out into the community to give talks to large groups of people to increase awareness about a population or issue.
Scientific Research–Support or propose scientific research that helps your target population.
Citizen Science–Support or propose citizen science projects that further your cause.
Tools–Under the organization tab, you will find tools for organizations. These tools include how to get the most out of social media, where to find free meeting space, tips for creating a website, etc.
Tips–Provide information on how to find and work with the people that can help an individual or organization to thrive. For instance, “How to find and work with a website designer.”
Resources–Under specific tabs you will find crowd-sourced suggestions of the best books, videos, websites, newsletters, etc. that can give you good, well vetted, in depth information on specific topics. Contribute information that you have found useful in serving your population or supporting your cause.
Organizations–You can find the exact organizations that are able to help with specific issues. You will be able to identify other organizations that are working on the same issue or helping the same population.
Ombudsman–Do you, as a nonprofit, have a difficult problem? Does an individual that you are trying to help have a particularly sticky problem? Would you like some help from volunteer experts? Do you need help negotiating the government, legal, or nonprofit terrain? Do you need help from someone who knows what buttons to push and what levers to pull to get results? You can list your queries or offer your expertise in answering queries from the public or from other nonprofits.
We are currently looking for volunteer experts who are willing to field especially sticky questions. Do you know someone who is an expert on some aspect of dealing with specific issues? Do you know someone who really knows how to work with the government, legal, nonprofit terrain that works with specific issues? Please let us know by using the Comments section below. We will try to find you someone who can help.
Below is a checklist of first steps to take that will help you to get started on receiving the FREE benefits from this website. CommunityCause.org is completely volunteer run and all services are FREE. No need to even Log in to use the services. Log in is only necessary if you would like to become a contributor to the Wiki pages on this website.
Step #1 Add a FREE listing of your Nonprofit or Philanthropic group to our Directory of Services and Organizations–Click here. You can always add more information later. It is important to get your organizations name, contact information, the services you provide, your donation and volunteer needs listed right away. That way the community volunteers can get to work helping you to receive what your organization needs to fulfill your mission. If you are a Nonprofit or Philanthropic Organization that is not yet a nonprofit and your organization’s mission is to solve a Social or Environmental problem then you are welcome to have a FREE listing. You do not need to log in to post a listing in the Directory of Services and Organizations.
Step #2 Add any free events you have coming up so our social media community volunteers can help you to get the word out to others about your event. Add an Event–Click here For animal rescue groups it is especially important to list the dates, times and locations of your animal adoption days and special events. We have specific plans for how to promote your events so that we can get more animals adopted and safely placed into fur ever homes. You do not need to log in to post an event.
Step #3 List specific wants and needs in the Classified Want Ads. Once you post them there the community volunteers will get to work trying to help you to meet your needs. Let the power or the grapevine work. Your wants and needs will be met through crowdsourcing. There are several categories of Classified Want Ads. View Categories & Place a Want Ad–Click here There a several categories of classified ads that will be helpful to you as a nonprofit organization. You do not need to log in to post a Classified Ad.
You may want to work with these nice people who are planning a hackathon and jump on the momentum they are creating. They do it every year and I think the next one is in March.
You can create a project and tell us what you need to create your project and the community volunteers helping with CommunityCause.org will try to help. It is your way of telling the local community what you need to pull the project off.
http://communitycause.org/community-projects/create-a-project-application-form/
Tips & Steps
http://communitycause.org/community-projects/how-to-create-a-project/
If you have a date for an event:
http://communitycause.org/classes-events/submit-new-event/
If you know what skills or professions you need, post a Request for Help by selecting from the Community Skill Bank:
http://communitycause.org/community-skill-bank/
Eventually, I will have how to checklists here at this link:
http://communitycause.org/organization/nonprofit-help/
Right now I have these headings but not much information yet. I have copied and pasted text into them, but the titles give you an idea where we are going.
How to Utilize CommunityCause.org to Help Your Organization & Amplify Your Message!
How to Promote Your Event or Class
How to Post Your Fundraiser or Free Class or Event on our Community Calendar
How to Get People to Take Action on Your Cause!
How to Create a Community Project or a Helping Hand Project
How to Promote Any Community Project You Create
How to Promote the Needs & Services of Your Philanthropic Organization
How to Receive Help from the Community Skill Bank
How to Request Help from the On Call Volunteers
How to Activate the Community Response System
How to Create a Free Listing in Our Directory of Services & Organizations
How to Harness the Social Media Marketing Power of the Social Media Lovers for a Cause Community Volunteers
See Other Tips for Using CommunityCause.org to Help You & Your Organization
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