The phrase "advanced this cause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts or actions taken to promote or support a particular issue or initiative.
Example: "The organization has advanced this cause through various outreach programs and community engagement efforts."
Alternatives: "promoted this cause" or "furthered this cause."
He also advanced this cause by sustaining an unending attack upon the repressive and, to his mind, anti-human demands of traditional Christian asceticism, especially priestly celibacy, and the moral codes of sexual restraint and bodily self-abnegation that were still central to the traditional moral teachings of the day.
The present study has advanced this cause by demonstrating that changes in occur rapidly following neuronal activity and that the size and direction of these changes are laminar specific.
In advancing this cause, Lipsky visited Weber in the hospital, where the older man was recovering from a broken hip.
APEC established the Regulatory Harmonization Steering Committee (RHSC) to advance this cause among member economies.
If the policy changes that we have outlined don't reverse this epidemic, and if the manufacturers don't do their part to help advance this cause, I'll explore additional actions".
Few in this movement who don't work in media have done more than Solomon to advance this cause in Canada.
With all due respect to the gay rights groups who have worked tirelessly and courageously for decades to advance this cause, perhaps it is time to stop thinking of this as a "gay" issue.
Programs like Million Women Mentors (MWM), an initiative of STEMconnector, is advancing this cause by connecting corporations, nonprofits and government entities to raise awareness and support young girls and women in STEM education.
Human-centered development must be recognized as a universal value and the entire UN system -- including the specialized agencies -- should synchronize and coordinate their activities for advancing this cause.
