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Announcements
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Features and Updates
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Action reposting has launched!
Action Drafts: Plan now, publish later
Coming Soon: Chat Support
Newsletters
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Our resolution to you - December Newsletter
New guide for cause leaders - November Newsletter
Petition Gets a Win in Congress - October Newsletter
Getting Started
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What is Causes?
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I want to make a difference. How can Causes help?
What's the difference between a cause and a nonprofit?
Does Causes have community guidelines?
Your Nonprofit on Causes
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Why should my nonprofit use Causes?
What does a campaign on Causes look like?
How do I get my nonprofit on Causes?
Starting and Managing your Cause
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How do I start a cause & talk to my community?
How can I change leaders/information on my cause?
How do I report harassment, inappropriate content, and other problems on Causes?
Fundraising on Causes
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What are the fundraising tools on Causes?
What are Causes Wishes and how can I use them to fundraise?
How do donations reach nonprofits, what are the fees, and how secure are they?
Creating Actions and Managing Campaigns
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How do I delete an action?
Promote your cause with action tagging
How do I post, edit or feature an Action?
Causes Gift Cards
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How do I redeem my Causes Gift Card and who can receive the contribution?
Do I have to use Facebook to redeem a Causes Gift Card?
Where can I buy Causes Gift Cards and is my gift tax-deductible?
Reposting Actions
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What is reposting?
How do I repost an action?
Email members who took a reposted action
Your Causes account
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Email from Causes
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How do I block invitations or messages?
How do I change my Causes communication preferences?
How do I unsubscribe from Causes?
Leaving Causes and Managing Facebook ...
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How do I stop receiving notifications of Facebook comments made on Causes?
How do I stop receiving Facebook Timeline invitations from friends?
How do I leave a cause and remove it from my Facebook profile?
Your Causes Profile
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Where did my Causes profile come from?
Privacy: How do I edit, hide or remove my profile?
Where can I find my Causes profile?
Your Other Account Settings
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How can I adjust my Timeline privacy settings?
Where can I find my past donations?
How can I edit or cancel a recurring donation?
Videos, webinars & guides
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Webinars - Register, Learn and Interact
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Webinar: Community Organizing through Social Media
Webinar: Organizing Campaigns for Change
Webinar: Leveraging Online Tools for Nonprofits
Instructional Videos - How to Use Causes
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Getting Started on Causes
Cause Leaders: Creating a Successful Petition
Cause Leaders: Email members and promote your actions
Helpful Guides
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Crafting a strong petition
Communication best practices
Getting started and managing your cause
Running successful campaigns on Causes
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Designing your Campaign
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What is a campaign?
How do I set a goal for my campaign?
How do I create a communications plan for my campaign?
Launching your Campaign
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How do I start & build momentum around my campaign?
What other actions will help raise awareness about my campaign?
How can I follow up with my supporters?
Tracking Data and Learning Throughout...
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How can I see who took an action or donated?
Where can I see the stats from my communications?
What can I learn from my communications data?
Achieving Success and Telling your Story
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How do I craft my story?
What if I exceed my initial goal?
What if I didn't hit my goal?
Sending Communications and Sharing Ca...
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How to get your email noticed
What are the best practices for my communications?
Facebook best practices
Forums - Talk to us and meet others
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Animals
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
We demand Andrew Delgado face jail over the killing of his family Basset Hound- Buddy
The growing problem of illegal ivory trade
Human Rights
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
Human Trafficking
International Day of the Girl
Health and Safety
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
Road Safety
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Environment
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
Community Gardens
Stop Monsanto and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Veterans
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
Civic Duty
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
LGBTQ
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Introduce yourself and your cause
Education
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Introduce yourself and your cause!
Feature Requests
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Provide a way to view donations
Add the ability for Canadian Charities to donate
Can't up load pics -- Make Updating Causes Easier
Cause Leader Forums
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Share your campaign & give advice
Share your petition campaign best practices
What's the most effective campaign you've ever run on Causes?