Background
Founded in 2012, and located in Los Angeles, CA, YourCauseOrMine is a cause-related dating community that brings singles together while rallying around local causes.
The meet online/date offline social site matches members based on location, cause interests and site activity and provides a platform for individuals and groups to meet, connect and volunteer together. Members can identify their interest and involvement in various causes, search for profile matches among other members, join groups based on their interests and make plans to volunteer with or attend local cause-related events.
How it works : A scenario
You live in Pasadena, California. You create a profile on YourCauseOrMine and choose Literacy as one of your cause interests. YourCauseOrMine matches you with a member who lives in Thousand Oaks, California. That member lists Social Justice as a cause interest. YourCauseOrMine shares the member’s profile with you, offers to make contact with the member for you, and suggests the Grenada Hills Adult Literacy Program event as a place for you two to volunteer together.
What makes your cause or mine different
YourCauseOrMine has launched a brand-new concept in dating sites centered around cause-related match-making. This site is for anyone who wants to meet people with purpose. YourCauseOrMine is where someone interested in a cause can meet someone else also interested in a cause – even if it is a different cause. Member interests vary by focus and intensity; some members carry a moderate concern, while others possess a fiery passion for a cause. There are 18 different cause categories with multiple sub-categories from which to select interests. Based on those identified interests YourCauseOrMine helps members meet new people, represent their interest(s), get involved in cause initiatives, and learn about cause-related events in their area. Even before members meet anyone on the site, they know that everyone on the site cares about something. Users who opt to arrange their first dates at the site-recommended volunteer events enjoy a lower-pressure environment, virtually free of the posturing and awkward silences that so many dread on typical first dates.
The site enables members and organizations to connect and do some good.
Member Matches: A unique patent-pending matching algorithm to match members based on location, cause interests and site activity.
Matched Member Event Suggestions: Matched members are presented with suggested volunteer and cause events based on proximity and cause interest. The event provides a lower-pressure location for the two to meet for the first time.
Friend MatchMaker : Facebook app that uses crowd sourcing and the site’s algorithm to find an ideal match for your Facebook friends with people from the YourCauseOrMine site.
Quick Connections : Recurring speed-dating event with timed one-on-one video chats with other members.
Causes: Organizations can provide information, suggest ways to take action, and link to their petitions and videos.
Events: Members can search for volunteer and causes events by location and cause category. Organizations can list upcoming volunteer opportunities and cause events.
The “freemium” site offers both free and paid subscriptions, in addition to a menu of one-time charge features. Paid subscribers access special features like unlimited messaging, ad removal and anonymous browsing that aren’t available to free users. The site also allows organizations to create awareness for their causes. Membership for organizations is free
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