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Care2 Surpasses 20 Million Members

Care2 Surpasses 20 Million Members

Published 08-06-12

Submitted by Care2

Online social action community Care2.com today announced that it has surpassed 20 million members, making it the largest social network for civil rights activists, environmentalists, and advocates of healthy, sustainable living.

Care2 Founder and CEO Randy Paynter shared the historic announcement with Care2’s millions of dedicated members, some of whom have been making a difference at Care2 for over a decade. “It’s amazing how much we’ve grown, and entirely through organic, word-of-mouth promotion. Thanks to our members, Care2 has become a major hub of social good, where people feel engaged and empowered to make this a better world.”

A major part of Care2 is its petition site at thepetitionsite.com, which was launched 12 years ago and only one month ago surpassed a whopping 100 million petition signings. But Care2 is much more than just an online petition site. It is a multidimensional, holistic community of people taking action every day in ways large and small, personal and social, to improve their lives.

Here is a sample of the incredible ways that Care2 and its members have made a difference:

● Over Care2’s 14-year history, members have taken over 425 million actions to make the world a better place.

● As the pioneer and leader in the field of online donor lead generation tailored to nonprofits, Care2 has helped nonprofits to raise an estimated $150 million dollars from donors who were recruited by Care2 from among its millions of members.

● With the help of Bahamas National Trust, Care2 assisted in banning commercial shark fishing in the Bahamas and turning the country’s 240,000 square miles of ocean into a marine sanctuary.

● Thanks to more than 75,000 member signatures, Care2 helped enact a ban on the poisonous chemical BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups.

● Care2 called on President Obama to enact a national plan to address Alzheimer’s Disease, released in May 2012.

● Celebrity supermodels Katie Cleary and Joanna Krupa achieved and personally delivered more than 140,000 signatures on their Care2 Petition to stop the Kardashians from selling fur in their Calabasas, CA store.

● Because of the overwhelming response to her Care2 petition, concerned parent Shannan Nelson forced fast-food giants to stop using pink slime in their food.

● Care2’s Butterfly Rewards program, members’ comments, eCards and other site activities have sponsored numerous rewards for worthwhile non-profits, including more than 14,000 meals given to schools in need, and the planting of more than 134,000 trees.

● Through Care2’s free “Click to Donate” program, members’ daily clicks have sponsored 16 children, some since 2004 through Children International.

● Care2’s science, politics and health bloggers have provided more than 15,000 solutions for living a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.

● Care2’s 16 cause channels have become an “ecosystem for activism” that attracts millions of readers and many thousands of comments each month; they are one of the top blogs on the Internet for people who want to learn about causes and get involved in them.

Care2 feels that these victories truly belong to its members. Care2’s staff looks forward to even greater accomplishments in the near future.

About Care2

With 20 million members and more than 1,000 nonprofit clients worldwide, Care2 (www.Care2.com) is the largest and fastest growing social network making a difference for the environment, human rights, animals and other causes. Care2 is a B Corporation, or social enterprise, leveraging the power of business to make the world a better place. In the past two years, Care2 has dramatically extended the reach, visibility and impact of its petitions by launching the Care2 Take Action Platform, a network of more than 230 leading media partners – including Mother Jones, The Nation, AlterNet, Grist, TreeHugger, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Ms. Magazine, Woman’s Health, VolunteerMatch, Technorati and eNature.com -- that promote nonprofit and citizen activist campaigns via their websites and email to an additional 150 million civic-minded people.

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Care2 is the largest online community empowering people to lead a healthy and green lifestyle while taking action on important causes such as human rights, animal welfare and global warming. Care2 helps nonprofits recruit thousands or hundreds of thousands of supporters from Care2's 14+ million online members. Care2 offers one of the most efficient advertising methods for nonprofits to grow their capacity for online and multi-channel outreach, advocacy and fundraising.

Learn more at www.care2.com.

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