This document summarizes key topics from a course on cause marketing and social change. It discusses definitions of cause marketing, statistics on consumer preferences and spending related to causes, examples of successful cause marketing partnerships between non-profits and for-profit brands like Nike/Livestrong and TOMS Shoes, and strategies used by charities like Charity:Water and Operation Christmas Child to engage supporters through digital campaigns and user-generated content. It also briefly touches on the risks of greenwashing and resources for evaluating cause marketing campaigns.