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This Privacy Policy applies to Causearch hosted Web sites or Web sites hosted by third parties on behalf of Causearch, which are branded to appear like Causearch.

1.0 Personal Information

Causearch understands your desire to protect personal information. We intend to inform you of how your personal information will be gathered, tracked or used, and to give you choices.

What Information We Gather and Track

We request personal information when you correspond with us or engage in certain other activities on our Web site. For example, if you request technical support online, we will ask you for information necessary to complete the transaction, such as information about your computer hardware, software and the nature of the problem you are experiencing. You make the decision whether to proceed with any activity that requests personal information. If you do not wish to provide the requested information, however, you may not be able to complete the transaction.

How We Use the Information We Gather and Track

We use personally identifiable information in the following ways:

1. To provide you with information about product upgrades
2. To assist us in creating better products and services to meet your needs;

With Whom We May Share Your Information

Causearch may retain the services of outside contractors to provide services for us. They may be used to provide technical support or handle order processing. We require that these contractors keep the personal information of customers secure and confidential.
Please be advised that in certain instances, it may be necessary for Causearch to disclose your personal information to government officials or otherwise as required by our legal obligations.

Refer-A-Friend

If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. Causearch does not store your friend's name and email address after sending the one-time email.

1.1 Security and Quality of Personal Information

We have taken security measures, consistent with international information practices, to protect your personal information. These measures include technical and procedural steps to protect your data from misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, loss, alteration or destruction.

1.2 Links to Business Partner

At the Causearch Web site, there are a number of links to companies with whom we have a relationship. Causearch is not responsible for the privacy practices of our business partners. We encourage you to read their privacy statements, as they may differ from ours.

1.3 Other Privacy Considerations

Please remember that information you submit in a discussion group or forum will be deemed public information and is not confidential. There is a risk in such communication venues that information can be collected and used by others. Please be careful and responsible when you are online.

1.4 Policy Changes

In the event that there is a major change to Causearch's privacy practices, a prominent notice will be posted on our Web site. If the change involves the use of your personally identifiable information, the notice will contain instructions on how you can opt-out of such use.

1.5 Causearch Contact Information

Causearch has designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable for Causearch's compliance with the privacy practices described in this policy. If you have any questions or comments concerning this policy, or if you would like to change your communication preferences, update or review the personal information we have about you, or withdraw your consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us using one of the options below:

Causearch.com

Email: privacy (at) Causearch (dot) com

Causearch was an idea Beau Damion Shimkus had in 2008. What if you could take something people do every day and turn it into a way to raise money? Over $8 billon dollars is generated yearly by search engine marketing for pay per clicks, display and social media advertising. What if you could direct a small portion of that money to non-profit organizations who have a positive cause? With the help of Yahoo! and Benefitbar, Causearch was launched on January 1st, 2009 with this idea at its base.

Causearch is a search engine which donates a minimum of 2.5 cents per sponsored click to the charities. Every quarter; Causearch works with an organization and promotes the charity on the search engine and through other various methods. As users visit and search on Causearch, money is raised for that organization. At the end of their quarter, proceeds that are raised are then donated to their cause. Causearch is powered by Yahoo!, which means when you search Causearch you get the same results you would see on any other search engine.

So how is the money raised for the organization you ask? The money Causearch donates to the cause comes from its advertisers. When you use Causearch; "sponsor results" show up at the top and side of our results page. Every time a user clicks a sponsored result link, money is raised and donated through us. It doesn’t cost the user or the charity a dime. Since it doesn’t cost anything to use and you get the same results you would on any other search engine; why wouldn’t you use it? The more users who search and click the sponsor links, the more money is raised and donated for the cause!

Our objective is to help as many non-profit organizations as possible. We want to help them reach their goals and be able to help our society today. Causearch also wants to get people connected to these organizations. To have people know and feel that they are helping to make the world a better place. We know that deep down, doing the right thing and helping out a worthwhile cause is something everyone wants to do.

Search on Causearch, get your results and know that your clicks on those sponsored results go to support a worthy cause!

Flagler Volunteer Services, Inc. (FVS) was formed in 2000. Its original purpose was to provide sponsorship of Flagler County’s Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). However, the corporation papers were created intentionally leaving an opening for Flagler Volunteer Services to expand to meet additional future needs in the area. In June of 2005, Flagler Volunteer Services, Inc. was designated an official Volunteer Center by Volunteer Florida allowing our agency to serve volunteers of all ages.

Our agency’s goal is to meet community needs through volunteer services. To help meet this goal we conduct the following programs:

• The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program – RSVP – focuses on utilizing volunteers over 55 years old. RSVP conducts the following projects:
  • The Giving Store
  • The Flagler County Blanketeers
  • Emergency Support Services
  • I Can Read
  • The Teachers’ Drawer
• The Community Volunteer Program – CVP – focuses on recruiting volunteers under 55 years old. CVP conducts the following projects:
  • Supply Our Students
  • Flagler VolunTEENs

  FVS Support Workers Available Today – the S.W.A.T. Team – focuses on providing volunteer support to local special events and episodic needs with assistance from RSVP & CVP volunteers

  Agencies Served By Flagler Volunteer Services Flagler Volunteer Services collaborates with numerous agencies to ensure that volunteers are utilized to meet community needs and that there is consistently a multitude of meaningful volunteer opportunities available to fit every personality and lifestyle. Agencies served include:

  AARP – Tax Aide Program Alpha Pregnancy Center Alterra Sterling House American Cancer Society American Legion American Red Cross Association for Retarded Citizens Boy Scouts of America City of Bunnell – Bunnell Police Department City of Flagler Beach City of Palm Coast Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Flagler Beach Chamber of Commerce Flagler Beach Historical Museum. Flagler Beach Library Flagler County Art League Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Flagler County Clerk of Courts Flagler County Community Services – Flagler County Senior Center Wickline Center Meals on Wheels Flagler County Emergency Operations Center Flagler County Extension Services – Master Gardener Program 4-H Club Flagler County Free Clinic Flagler County Friends of A-1-A Flagler County  Habitat For Humanity Flagler County Health Department Flagler County Historical Society Flagler County Humane Society Flagler County Library Flagler County Music Society Flagler County Planning Department Flagler Palm Coast Foundation For the Arts Flagler Pines Nursing Home Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Palm Coast Precinct COP Program Star of Approval Program Victim’s Services Flagler County School System – Adult Ed Belle Terre Elementary School Bunnell Elementary School Rymfire Elementary School Old King’s Elementary School Wadsworth Elementary School Indian Trails Middle School Buddy Taylor Middle School Matanzas High School Flagler Palm Coast High School Flagler PlayHouse Florida Ag Museum Florida Guardian Ad Litem Flagler Florida Health Care Plans Florida Hosptial Auxiliary Florida Hospital Memorial Hospice Care Grand Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Hospice of Volusia Flagler Palm Coast Fire & Rescue Palm Coast Historical Society Palm Coast Lion’s Club Palm Coast United Methodist Outreach Resource Center Right Whale Monitoring Project Samaritan Ministries State Attorney’s Office United Cerebral Palsey of East & Central FL Veterans of Foreign War Washington Oaks Gardens State Park Whitney Lab/University of Central Florida Flagler Auditorium

  Volunteers also serve at Flagler Volunteer Services and are invauable to the following programs:

  Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Community Volunteer Program (CVP) Emergency Support Services (ESS) Support Workers Available Today (SWAT) Flagler County Blanketeers RSVP Giving Store Supply Our Students Flagler Volunteens

  Flagler Volunteer Services - Program Achievements

  Retired & Senior Volunteer Program – The primary goal of RSVP is to provide meaningful volunteer opportunities to seniors in Flagler County and to encourage seniors to stay active by volunteering their services to meet community needs. The benefits of the program are two-fold, in that they include the impact to the agencies that utilize the volunteers and the impact to the volunteers themselves. The following is information on the benefits to the volunteers that participated this past year.

  • A recent survey of RSVP volunteers concluded that:
    • 96% believed that seniors who volunteer live longer healthier lives and that those who serve have an increased sense of self-worth, and have a higher self-esteem.
    • 92% of RSVP volunteers experienced an increased enjoyment of life due to their volunteer work.
    • 90% of RSVP volunteers felt healthier due to staying active by volunteering their time.
    • 85% reported learning new things that provided them a meaningful experience.
    • These statistics match federal studies that have been conducted on the benefits of volunteerism that show that engaging in regular volunteer work increases life expectancy and quality of life.

      The RSVP Giving Store – The RSVP Giving Store allows children who would otherwise be unable to purchase gifts for their family members the opportunity to select a gift free of charge for everyone who lives in their household. The Giving Store teaches these children “The Joy of Giving”.

      • 129 volunteers served 2,993 hours throughout the year to raise funds, plan, set-up, clean-up and conduct the Giving Store.
      • The volunteer-driven fundraising efforts raised $4,637.23 to benefit the Giving Store.
      • These funds in addition to other community support, allowed 488 children representing 219 separate families to attend the 2007 Giving Store.
      • 2,579 gifts were selected by the children and wrapped with volunteer assistance.
      • A record number of children and families were assisted this past year with many of the families reporting that this was the first time that they had needed this type of assistance. A select number of parents were surveyed and 100% reported that the Giving Store helped to brighten the holidays for their children and for their entire family.
      • Giving Store volunteers were also surveyed and reported that the Giving Store also increased their holiday enjoyment and gave them a sense of accomplishment. To quote one long-time Giving Store volunteer, “When I worked at my first Giving Store as a wrapper, I went home and called my daughter in New Jersey. She asked me how I had done and I told her it was one of the best experiences I had ever had. And eleven years later, I feel the same way.”

      The Flagler County Blanketeers – The Blanketeers provide hand-made items to people facing crisis. These items include baby blankets, lap robes, shawls, baby outfits, helmet liners, hats and other miscellaneous items. These items are given to people going through chemo, dialysis, facing unplanned pregnancies, teen mothers, disaster victims, crime victims, soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanastin, migrant workers and many more.

      • 94 volunteers spent 22,094 hours on this program. These volunteers created hand-made items, distributed them to the appropriate clientele, and held monthly social gatherings where the volunteers could learn new skills, show off their completed products, share ideas, and visit with one another.
      • 1,259 hand-made items were distributed to more than 35 different agencies that serve people in crisis.
    • I Can Read Program – This program places volunteers and K-3 students together to work on reading skills.  Volunteers make a commitment of 1 hour per week during the school year to help a student improve his/her reading skills.  The student  will be encouraged to read out loud which will help work on all 5 reading skills.
      
      
    • The Teachers’ Drawer – This program was developed to honor MLK, Jr National Service Day. The project provides free classroom supplies to Flagler County teachers. The 2009 Teachers’ Drawer successfully disbursed approximately $800 worth of school supplies to nearly 329 Elementary School teachers. With strong community support, this project hopes to include our Middle Schools and High Schools for supply disbursement in 2010.
      
      
    • Emergency Support Services – This program was formed to ensure that there would be trained volunteers prepared to help the community, before, during and after disasters that might affect Flagler County.  Disaster preparedness, relief, and response are the primary focuses of this program. Flagler Volunteer Services has identified 266 volunteers that are interested in volunteering during times of disaster.
      • Volunteers that are trained for First Aid, Ham Radio Operators, Volunteer Reception Centers, Emergency Operations Center – call takers, and ESF-15, CERT team members, and Red Cross Shelter trained individuals have also been identified. 
      • This information will be available to help with better coordination of volunteers during times of disaster.
    • Community Volunteer Program – CVP is one of our newer programs.  The primary goal of CVP is to provide meaningful volunteer opportunities to Flagler County Citizens primarily under the age of 55.
      
      
    • Registered 46 volunteers into the program.
      
    • CVP volunteers served in 145 placements throughout the community.
      
    • Conducted the following projects:
      • Supply Our Students – volunteers conducted fundraisers to purchase school supplies and smaller sized bookbags for students in grades K-2.  Due to their efforts we were able to fill and deliver 58 bookbags to teachers and needy families.  An additional 15 unfilled bookbags were brought to the school along with additional school supplies for teachers to utilize throughout the year.
        
      • Flagler VolunTEEN Program– This program was established to encourage teens to volunteer their time and talents in the community.  The hours they donate are then tracked and are able to be utilized by the teens to improve their resumes and scholarship opportunities.  The teens that participate will learn leadership skills, bond with the community and hopefully start on a course of lifelong volunteerism.  The program is still in its early stages but has great opportunity for growth and positive impact in the community.
    • Support Workers Available Today – S.W.A.T. Team:  The FVS S.W.A.T. team consists of volunteers that we have identified that are willing to help with special events, fundraisers, occasional or one-time projects conducted by non-profits, government agencies, and health care facilities in the community.   Examples include the Home Show and Service Fair, Washington Oaks Earth Day and Holiday events, Habitat for Humanity Mass builds, Chamber events, School book fairs and holiday stores, community functions such as the local Easter egg hunts and tree lighting ceremonies, mailings, and more.  Many of these events would not be able to be conducted without S.W.A.T. support!
      • S.W.A.T. team members were utilized for 70 events within the community.
      • 1,091 shifts were filled by S.W.A.T. volunteers for these community events.
      • 3,037 hours were volunteered.                                                                                                                
      • To meet these episodic needs, volunteers and/or staff, made 3,916 phone calls to S.W.A.T. members averaging 15-20 hours weekly in phone calls for this program alone.
      • S.W.A.T. members assisted with local fundraisers which raised over $200,000 to help Cancer patients, Alzheimer’s patients, disadvantaged children, abused and neglected animals and provided support to other worthy causes.

      Volunteer Recognition Flagler Volunteer Services believes in the importance of recognizing volunteers for their efforts to make a difference within our community.  In 2008, Flagler Volunteer Services held the volunteer recognition event for our volunteers:

    • The Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet.
      • One of the largest gatherings of volunteers in the community over 350 attended the Recognition Banquet during the two separate days of the event.
      • Awards are given to outstanding volunteers that had made a positive impact on the community.
      • A Recognition Booklet was given to all attendees that highlighted the award winners and gave inspiring stories of volunteerism within our community.
      • The focus of the event was to celebrate all volunteers and recognize the impact they have made on the community.

      Other information on the Volunteer Recognition events:

    • Volunteers that attended served in 78 local organizations.
    • All volunteers that attended received a small token of appreciation for their efforts in the community.
    • Recognition events are free to volunteers and supported by local businesses and individuals who provide various sponsorships.
    • Elected officials and other dignitaries are regularly in attendance.
      

      Community Collaborations

      Flagler Volunteer Services regularly collaborates with various agencies to meet the needs of the community through volunteer service.  Currently we are working with 78 various non-profits, government agencies, and health care facilities to assist with volunteer coordination, training, recruitment, processing and placement.  Flagler Volunteer Services also has successfully collaborated with various organizations to conduct fundraisers that benefit programs that meet community needs.   Examples include:  in 2007 collaborative effort with the Florida Ag Museum and a local theatrical group to conduct the first Annual Haunted Trails event which brought the community together for a fun and safe Halloween activity and also raised funds for the Ag Museum and supported volunteerism in Flagler County.  Collaborated with the following local businesses:  Psycho Cycles business to conduct a Benefit Ride, the Hair Garage to conduct a Cut-A-Thon, and Belk’s Department Store to provide Gift Wrapping services which raised funds that support the RSVP Giving Store that serves disadvantaged children.  Recently we have collaborated with Spa Floridian to conduct a Massage-A-Thon to benefit the VolunTEEN program.  These are examples of collaborative efforts that have allowed our agency to conduct programming that positively impacts the community.

     

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