Care2 is a

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website that was founded by Randy Paynter in 1998. The goal of the site is to connect activists from around the world with other individuals, organizations and responsible businesses making an impact.

Overview

Care2 members create an

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by filling out a

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with personal information, as in most social networking sites, but Care2 also asks for more information about its members' personal lives and involvement in

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. The social interactions on Care2 revolve around groups that connect people who care about similar political and environmental issues. Members also often participate in

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and news articles posted by others.

Other Similar Sites

Care2 is one of several online petition sites that offer users the ability to create free petitions for social change. Other popular sites in the same space include Change.org, the petition site iPetitions.com, and the internationally focused Avaaz.org. Each of these is among the leading communities for online activism and have created petitions with real impact.

History

Care2 has been used throughout the years to combat, through petitions, political, environmental and civil rights issues. Recently, Care2 was used by

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playwrights and actors to petition Indiana's

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Security breach

On December 28, 2011, hackers attacked, breached and accessed unencrypted password data on Care2 servers.

Website Change

In August 2019, Groups, Healthy Living and Causes, C2NN, eCards, and Care2 Connect were eliminated.Mention about "Important News From Care2"
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References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.care2.com/ Blog hosting services American social networking websites Click-to-donate sites Benefit corporations Internet activism Internet properties established in 1998 American fundraising websites