Sunday, August 30, 2009

Advocate Community News August 2009

Below is a copy of the newsletter cause advocates receive.

Congratulations on being one of the first advocates on the new CafeGive website. CafeGive's ability to successfully raise funds for causes depends on individuals like you. Your participation is the beginning of what we hope will become a trend in shopping for a cause.

build excitement on your advocate profile page

Does your profile page reflect the unique individual you are? Create interest in your profile page by personalizing the page so your friends and family recognize you. Make your page engaging so visitors to the page will support your cause by purchasing from your widgets.

make sure you're logged in to access your profile
  • If you're logged in, your name appears at the very top of the page. If you aren't logged in, use the username and password you chose when you registered. Click on the edit screen to edit your profile.
  • Make sure people recognize you by uploading a photo. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

create a compelling statement!

Let people know why you joined CafeGive and why you support the causes you advocate for.


choose a cause!

  • Select a cause you want to advocate for or leave it blank if you support multiple organizations.

keep your page fresh!

  • Share your successes.
Visit your profile page now so it truly reflects you as an individual.


new products now available

We're constantly adding new merchants to the site. We've added a new category called "New Products" so you can easily check recently added products. Check out a few of our new products:

  • Shoplet.com - school supplies, computers and lots more!
  • Little Miss Matched,Inc - colorful and fun, this site has something for everyone in the family, check out the socks!
  • Team Express - equipment for every sport enthusiast.
  • Tennis Boom Inc - The US Open is coming soon. Are you ready? Everything you need: racquets, shoes, apparel, accessories and other equipment.

Check out all our new merchants in the New Products category.

As categories expand, we'll also create subcategories to make browsing as easy as possible. Our "Kids and Baby" category now has subcategories ("clothing and shoes", "baby gear" and "toys and books.")


get ready for "back to school" ***HAPPENING NOW***

The new school year is right around the corner. CafeGive has just the products -- clothes, shoes, computers, school supplies, bed & bath items for college bound students, etc. needed for any back to school shopping you need to do. Get a jump start now with the great products currently on CafeGive, and check back after August 18th when we'll launch our new Back to School category along with new merchants to make Back to School shopping even easier. Remember shopping for school becomes shopping for your cause!


Interested in becoming an advocate for a cause on CafeGive? Please click here!


Already an advocate? Let us know by leaving a comment below.