Cause Layouts Announces Winner of $1,000 in 'Choose Your Cause' Contest

Online, November 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Cause Layouts™, the first and only free marketing layouts that provide charities with Cause-Based Social Media Fundraising™ tools on Facebook®, is pleased to announce Kollette Alvord of Las Vegas as the winner of its October 'Choose Your Cause' contest. Alvord, who voted to support Tucson-based charity Petifinder.com Foundation, will receive a $1,000 pre-paid Visa gift card, courtesy of Cause Layouts.

"As an animal lover, Petfinder.com is a foundation close to my heart," said Alvord, the 'Choose Your Cause' contest winner. "Petfinder.com is dedicated to rescuing and finding homes for thousands of homeless pets across the nation. Shelters in this country are filled to capacity and pets are being abandoned. We need an organization like Petfinder.com to help save the animals!"

To enter the 'Choose Your Cause' contest, fans simply chose their favorite charity from the selection of Facebook layouts designed by Cause Layouts. Once entered, fans had the option to download the Cause Layout of their choice for free. For every original download, Cause Layouts donated $1 to the selected charity. The contest drew in more than 4,000 entries and resulted in thousands of dollars donated to the participating charities through Cause Layouts downloads.

"The 'Choose Your Cause' contest allowed supporters to give back to their favorite causes in a fun, free and engaging way," said Monish Ahuja, president, Cause Layouts. "Currently, more than 15 million individuals have the Cause Layouts technology. This empowers charities and nonprofits to reach an entirely new level of viral awareness and exposure that has not been previously available."

In addition, at no cost to the user, Cause Layouts allows supporters the option to customize the appearance of their Facebook profile, stay in-the-know on their favorite charity's activities and events, and share the cause they support with other Facebook friends.

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About Cause Layouts:
Cause Layouts is a Cause-Based Social Media Fundraising™ tool offering a free, turnkey solution for charities and non-profits to increase donations through the power of social media. For every original download of a Cause Layout, the company donates $1 to the selected charity. Supporters download Cause Layouts to personalize their Facebook profiles and show support for their favorite causes. Cause Layouts is approved by Norton™ AntiVirus, BBB® and CNET, and powered by Yontoo Layers™. To make the browser plug-in available at no cost to the charity or the user, Cause Layouts is ad-supported. For more information on Cause Layouts, visit http://www.causelayouts.com and follow the company on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/causelayouts and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/causelayouts.