Causecast

Causecast was established in 2007 by Ryan Scott in Los Angeles, California. It was created as a software business serving organizations that wanted to manage charitable giving, volunteering, and broader employee-engagement programs through an online system. Its focus reflected the growing use of workplace-based social-impact initiatives, in which companies sought to coordinate employee participation while also documenting donations and volunteer activity. The company's platform addressed multiple operational needs in one environment. Businesses and other organizations could use it to administer employee donations, employer matching, volunteering, rewards, and community-giving programs. It also supported cause campaigns, including disaster-relief efforts and competitive corporate crowdfunding. These functions made Causecast less like a single-purpose donation tool and more like a configurable administration and engagement platform for corporate social-responsibility programs. Causecast emphasized efficiency and visibility. Its software was designed to make workplace giving and volunteering easier to organize, while allowing corporate users to monitor participation and giving efforts in real time. This tracking capability provided a basis for reporting on employee involvement and charitable activity, although the available reference material does not provide detailed information about the company's customer base, revenue, product versions, or geographic reach. In August 2019, America's Charities was reported to have acquired Causecast. The transaction represented a change in ownership and connected Causecast's technology with an organization focused on charitable and workplace-giving services. The available source does not specify the transaction's financial terms, the post-acquisition product architecture, or whether Causecast continued as a standalone brand. Accordingly, the company's current operating status cannot be determined from the supplied material.

• 2019

  Acquisition by America's Charities

  [1]Causecasten.wikipedia.org

  America's Charities was reported to have acquired Causecast in August 2019.

• 2007

  Causecast is founded

  [1]Causecasten.wikipedia.org

  Ryan Scott founded Causecast in Los Angeles as a software company focused on workplace giving, volunteering, and related corporate social-impact programs.

A workplace social-impact and corporate-giving technology platform designed to help organizations administer, coordinate, and measure employee donations, matching, volunteering, rewards, and cause campaigns.

• Workplace social-impact software

  Causecast SaaS platform

  Causecast's principal offering was an online software platform for businesses and organizations managing community giving and employee-engagement programs. It supported charitable donations, employer matching, volunteering, rewards, cause campaigns, and competitive corporate crowdfunding. Real-time tracking helped organizations monitor giving and volunteer efforts and improve the administrative efficiency of workplace social-impact initiatives.

• 2019

  Causecast agrees to acquisition by America's CharitiesM&A

  Background

  Causecast operated a platform for workplace giving, volunteering, matching, rewards, and cause campaigns, while America's Charities provided charitable and workplace-giving services.

  Action taken

  America's Charities acquired Causecast in August 2019.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material does not describe the acquisition price, integration plans, leadership changes, or whether Causecast continued as an independent brand.

  Source

• 2019

  America's Charities acquired Causecast[1]Causecasten.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  In August 2019, America's Charities was reported to have acquired Causecast, combining the nonprofit-services organization with Causecast's workplace giving and volunteering technology.

1. 1Causecasten.wikipedia.org