CauseOn can be deemed as a kind of GroupOn that places a lot of emphasis on charitable results. You see, not only does the Portland-based startup serve up daily deals, it also gives away a percentage of the revenue that is generated through these deals to charity.
Currently, that percentage stands at 20 %.
In this way, people who buy anything through the site are not only getting access to convenient deals, they are actually making a contribution to worthy causes right where they live. These charities that are supported are individualized by the user – he can single any local charity as his favorite one, and benefit it directly whenever he buys anything through the site.
The dynamics of the site mean that if you are brought along through the recommendation of a friend of yours, then you are also becoming automatically signed up to contribute to the cause championed by him.
The site is launching in Portland first, and it hopes to cover the whole of the US during the next year. If you know of any worthy cause in your city, then you might as well get in touch with the company and put its name about, so that when the time comes and CauseOn launches where you live it will already be supported.
CauseOn.com In Their Own Words
“See, eat, and do for less – all while giving more!”
Why CauseOn.com It Might Be A Killer
It gives the concept of buying anything collectively an interesting (and praiseworthy) twist.
Some Questions About CauseOn.com
Are there other sites that have taken a similar approach to group buying? 
