Article: NWF plans $40m cause push.

* IN A shift away from grassroots fundraising and awareness efforts, nonprofit National Wildlife Foundation (NWF), has signed New York-based brand and advertising agency Union Green as its first agency of record and Boston-based Cone LLC, a full-service marketing company that specializes in nonprofits and cause marketing.

The nonprofit plans to spend $40 million per year on cause marketing. The NWF business overall is worth $90 million.

Jamie Matyas, COO and EVP of marketing at NWF, said, "The bottom line is that we're not an advertising agency, so in order to develop a consistent message cross-platform we need to partner with the best cause marketers in ...

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