.comWe’re an engineering-focused company (75% of employees are engineers) that is concerned with doing social good and enabling others to do the same. Our primary goals when hiring are to maintain our engineering focus and company culture in order to built the best products we can.
The Team
Our team of engineers has a strong technical background and varying levels of business experience. We have Master’s and Bachelor’s graduates from schools including Stanford, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. We’re a young and energetic team with specific interest in accomplishing the social mission of the company.
The Office
Our headquarters are located in Berkeley, California, 2 blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART station. We’re right in the middle of a cornucopia of amazing food, culture and people.
The Company
Causes is a socially-minded technology startup focused on building online tools that enable “equal opportunity activism.” We’re trying to level the playing field by empowering individuals to change the world. Existing nonprofits must raise hundreds of millions of dollars and leverage massive direct marketing campaigns to attract members. We’re democratizing activism by empowering individuals with an arsenal of tools for all people who want to leverage their network of friends to effect positive change.
The company is co-founded by Sean Parker – founder of Napster, Plaxo and Facebook; managing partner at The Founders Fund – and Joe Green – John Kerry campaign organizer and essembly founder. We’re well-funded by investors including The Founders Fund and top foundations. In one year we’ve grown our platform to over 12 million users and raised over $2.5 million for nonprofits across the continent.