Case Study: Causeview Inc.

For my placement I applied and was accepted to CauseView / Breakeven incorporated in Markham Ontario, as far as I know there is only one office for CauseView Inc. and that’s the office in Markham that I’m going to complete my placement at. For my placement I will be working on the CauseView platform that the company created, the platform uses the salesforce IDE which is quite similar to java minus some specific functions. What then platform essentially does is manage a non-profit company’s operations on a day to day basis, so things like fundraising, donations, events and volunteer management. The platform is meant to be used by non-profit organizations to manage all their company’s needs, this means the platform is able to generate IRS and CRA compliant tax receipts as well as generate full reports in only a few key strokes. What makes the platform better than the competition is its use of the salesforce IDE, this essentially means that everything is web based and there are no downloads needed. Being online makes the ease of access for companies improve tenfold, you can even access the full site from many tablets like IPads. The goal of CauseView is to provide a simple, all-inclusive user experience that is designed to cater to all you non-profit needs. CauseView is sold on a monthly subscription system at $60 a month for 3 users, if you add more users the cost would increase depending on how many. As well as charging a monthly fee for use of the CauseView platform Breakeven Inc. also take a …show more content…
Also I’m not sure if was hired on as a graduate or completed his placement there, but one of my supervisors is a graduate of the Durham College computer programming analyst program. Being based in Markham I don’t believe they are involved in any of the Durham College Committees or the board of