FAQs
What is Connect Your Cause™?
Connect Your Cause™ is a social purpose company with a mission to strengthen nonprofits in each community. Through individuals and corporate partners, nonprofits receive visibility and monetary support for their missions.
What is Connect Your Causes's™ mission?
Connect Your Cause's™ mission is to positively impact nonprofits by providing visibility and getting people to engage in nonprofits' missions.
How does Connect Your Cause™ support itself? How is it funded?
Connect Your Cause™ is funded entirely by corporate partners. Ninety-two cents of each donated dollar goes directly to the nonprofit. The 7 cents is used to cover all credit card merchant fees, transaction fees, banking costs, reconciliation and disbursement.pay for credit card and disbursement fees.
What does it cost to use Connect Your Cause™?
If you choose to donate through the site, Connect Your Cause™ assesses $.07 of every $1.00 to cover all credit card merchant fees, transaction fees, banking costs, reconciliation and disbursement.pay for credit card and disbursement fees. This amount is deducted before the donation is sent to the Nonprofit.
Where does Connect Your Cause™ get its list of Nonprofits?
All Nonprofits listed on Connect Your Cause™ are 501C3s and have agreed to be listed on this website. Our list is updated continually to ensure we're adding new Nonprofits as they're created and removing those that have had their charitable status revoked.
Does Connect Your Cause™ screen or investigate the Nonprofits listed on the site?
All Nonprofits must have valid charitable status and be registered in the State of Florida.
I can't find my Nonprofit on Connect Your Cause™. Why?
If your nonprofit is not listed, please contact your nonprofit to request that it be included or register your nonprofit.
How does the money get to the Nonprofit?
After securely processing your donation online, Connect Your Cause™ disburses all donations in the month following the donation date. If your Nonprofit isn’t yet registered with Connect Your Cause™, visit the For Nonprofits section for more details about why they should.
Can I give to individuals in need through Connect Your Cause™?
No. Connect Your Cause™ can only facilitate donations for registered 501C3 Nonprofits.
Can I give to nonprofits that aren't registered Nonprofits through Connect Your Cause™?
No. Connect Your Cause™ can only facilitate donations for registered Nonprofits.
I work/volunteer for a Nonprofit that might want to use the Connect Your Cause™ service. What do I need to do?
Please see the information found in the For Nonprofits section.
Why should I use Connect Your Cause™?
There are many reasons to use Connect Your Cause™! Here are just a few:
- You will receive unique benefits from participating corporate sponsors just for visiting the site.
- You can support your favorite nonprofit conveniently.
- If you choose to send a gift, you can send an e-card and your recipient can choose their own favorite charity
- Promotional campaigns make it fun to bring measurable impact to your favorite charity.
- You can keep track of your giving and receipts all in one place - no more lost tax receipts!
- Connect Your Cause™ offers you unique and innovate ways to give online
- It saves large nonprofits money and provides a donation site to small nonprofits.
Have more questions?
- For more information about donating through Connect Your Cause™, visit the How To Give FAQ section.
- If you’re with a Nonprofit and want to know more about online fundraising with Connect Your Cause™, visit the For Nonprofits FAQ section.
- Or, contact us with your questions
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