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The CauseMatch platform was born in 2017 after CEO Joseph Bornstein ran his own crowdfunding campaign to help a friend’s family. He saw firsthand how the power of charity crowdfunding could bring amazing results and he wanted to create a technological solution that would make it easier to share every organization’s important mission, encourage greater giving, and to bring measurable results.
Joseph started his first non-profit in college, focused on student-driven sustainable development. After graduating, Joseph co-founded Semilla Nueva, a non-profit in Guatemala focused on food security. Joseph later opened a nonprofit consultancy. When he struggled to find effective online fundraising tools, Joseph was inspired to create his own company to help nonprofits around the world increase their online fundraising efforts. As a CEO, Joseph is focused not just on helping nonprofits do more good in the world, but also building a team rooted in positivity and giving. Joseph also is a Harry S. Truman Scholar, Thomas J. Watson Fellow.
Human relationships begin and end with one word: integrity. Leaders recognize that their word must be their bond and that trust and honesty are the bedrock of all relationships. Leaders seek practical solutions, rather than theories and hopes that have little basis in concrete experience. They focus on goals and results, expect and demand tangible, real, and powerful success. This principle is especially important both in building our team and in serving every CauseMatch client with honesty and an eye towards results.
Leaders know that trust is built through transparency and communication. In turn, as a global team, it is critical that we have cross-departmental clarity on how/why processes work and make sure to communicate effectively about them. As a company, we need to provide transparency to our clients and donors.
First and foremost, our company is about providing an incredible and high-impact product service to customers. With all the hustle of a busy company, it is easy to lose sight of this fundamental principle of our company. From leadership, operations to the product — everything should start with the customer and build from there. We must work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust and provide world-class product, coaching, management and support. Leaders demonstrate tenacious devotion to the customer.
Leaders take ownership and responsibility for their work, holding themselves accountable for success. They take ownership beyond the scope of their work and act on behalf of the company — thinking beyond their own team and function. Leaders take ownership of their actions, recognize when they are wrong, and embrace their mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow.
Leaders put others first. They make sure that the collective wellbeing is taken care of before their own needs. They don’t need the credit for successes. Leaders don’t have ego. They elevate and share the success with the team. When something goes wrong—they see it as their own responsibility. When there is a success to celebrate they give the credit to others.
Leaders are devoted to producing work that’s on the highest standards. Many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Leaders continually raise the bar and drive their teams to deliver world-class products, services, and processes. Leaders ensure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed.
Leaders are problem solvers. They act smart and they act fast. They deliver results and don’t let things linger. They get the job done and keep things moving. Leaders learn from their experience, from challenges, from wins and losses, and build enduring solutions for the future.
Leaders know that challenges are actually opportunities waiting to happen. They relish the chance to learn and grow, to innovate and build solutions. Leaders know that true impact requires sacrifice and challenge and they constantly seek to invent the future and build creative solutions.
Leaders are learners. And they are growing. For leaders, life is about always evolving, seeking new ways to deepen and expand themselves — through reading, thinking, discussion, and any other medium. They make time for personal and professional growth. And when the time is right they synthesize those learnings and formulate a strategy and build something truly great.
