UCP Launches Innovative Fundraising Initiative Mobile App, Creative Platform Lets Supporters Donate While They Shop

    WASHINGTON, DC, November 03, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) announced today the launch of a new fundraising partnership with the CauseNetwork, rolling out a free, branded online Marketplace and customized Mobile App for UCP affiliates in the U.S. This partnership capitalizes on consumers' shift toward "shopping for a cause". When coupled with the widespread use of mobile devices for online purchases, expected to reach $100 million in 2015, fundraising of this magnitude can help expand the mission of UCP to aid people with a broad range of disabilities and their families.

"In this day and age, an organization like UCP has to be very creative with fundraising," said Michele Levy, UCP's Director of Individual Giving. "We know many people support our cause, but we have to give them easy, convenient and smart ways to show that support."

CauseNetwork will create a customized shopping website for every interested UCP affiliate to enable supporters to make online purchases from over 1,000 retailers, up to 10% of which is donated to UCP. The same ability to shop for their cause is enabled through the UCP customized Mobile App, which also includes messaging for affiliates to stay in touch with their donor-members. The entire platform is provided at no cost to the affiliates. Donors can register at https://ucp.causenetwork.com/

"We work to give UCP a way to do more for their affiliates, without having to ask donors to spend more. Through our platform, members simply redirect their online shopping through their UCP affiliate's free, branded website and Mobile App. Now donors can contribute to the UCP mission while getting the same great prices from some of the biggest retail brands, including Amazon, Target, WalMart, Best Buy and over 1,000 more," said Clay Buckley, President of CauseNetwork, Inc.

About United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) educates, advocates and provides support services through an affiliate network to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities. Together with a network of affiliates, UCP has a mission to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities by supporting more than 176,000 children and adults every day. UCP works to enact real change--to revolutionize care, raise standards of living and create opportunities--impacting the lives of millions living with disabilities. For more than 60 years, UCP has worked to ensure the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in every facet of society. Together, with parents and caregivers, UCP will continue to push for the social, legal and technological changes that increase accessibility and independence. For more information, please visit http://www.ucp.org.

About the CauseNetwork, Inc.

CauseNetwork is a marketplace for giving. A revolutionary and unique fundraising platform built for the non-profit community that generates tax-free donations to a cause through every purchase from partner retailers. Supporters of the cause simply shop online and a portion of each purchase (at no additional expense to them) is automatically provided to their individual cause. For more information, please visit www.causenetwork.com or contact Mary O'Donnell, [email protected].

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