Seven years ago, Causes was created to provide people with a platform and tools to make the world a better place. And boy, have you ever. Since we launched as the first social good app on Facebook, 186 million registered users in 156 countries have raised over $48 million for nonprofits and collected 34 million signatures for grassroots advocacy campaigns. You've created hundreds of thousands of online groups around important social issues and celebrated countless campaign victories, large and small.
We believe there is great power in the community that you've helped build, but we think it's time to take it to the next level. It's time to change democracy by bringing people together around issues they care about. Getting involved should be easy, effective, and enjoyable and we want you to be part of that movement. That's why we announced earlier this week that Philotic Inc., the company that owns Causes, has been acquired by Brigade Media, a technology startup that will tackle the problem of declining citizen power and engagement in democracy.
As part of the acquisition, we are making some updates to the Causes Privacy Policy, which you can review here. Some of the changes merely clarify our existing practices, but there are some new practices as well. The new policy will take effect August 1st, 2014. For now, Causes.com and campaigns built on the website will continue to operate but down the road, Brigade.com will open up new and better opportunities for civic engagement and allow us to overcome decades of declining participation in democracy and feelings of powerlessness, disconnectedness, and disenfranchisement.
Are you ready to commit to Brigade's mission of restoring our democracy and your place in it? We are, and we hope you'll join us. Request an invitation to Brigade and receive ongoing updates.
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- The Causes Team
