What if you could easily learn the secrets of a professional fundraiser? What if you could learn how to get more donors?

Fundraising is the lifeblood of your nonprofit. It’s what you need to help you make an impact, but it’s what you worry about the most.

For most of us, we’re not professionally trained fundraisers so it doesn’t come naturally to us. We know how to make an impact, yet we had to learn fundraising the hard way, by stumbling around and making mistakes.

There’s good news.

We’re launching a free 7-part web video series on fundraising fundamentals to …

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We’re headed off to SXSW on March 9 – 13 and NTC on April 3 – 5 in the next few weeks. If you’re going to be there, we’d love to catch up. Feel free to ping us on Twitter or email.

More info on these conferences below. It’s not too late to register!

SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive is an annual festival in Austin TX focused on emerging technology, a focus which has earned the festival a reputation as a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. There’s a social good track and hundreds, if not thousands, …

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We love TechSoup, and our friends over there are having a digital storytelling challenge for nonprofits this month! Read more below.

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TechSoup’s third annual Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs) is on this month, and we want you to submit!

It’s simple: Create a one-minute video or five-photo slideshow capturing your organization’s mission, passion, and hard work and enter it by February 29. A panel of judges – including award-winning documentarian Marc Smolowitz, Raven Woods of Netroots Nation, and the folks from the Story of Stuff – will pick the best videos and photo slideshows to win technology for your org…

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Happy holidays to all! We’re excited to kick 2012 off with a free session in NYC on video storytelling, hosted by the Foundation Center and NTEN.

We’ll be talking about our recent digital storytelling ebook with ListenIn Pictures. Read more and register for the session below. It’s free and limited seats are available.

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The best way to raise funds and motivate people online is to tell great stories through video. When done right, video allows your audience to connect with your work on an emotional level, inspires them to take meaningful action and can be the foundation …

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After co-authoring our video ebook, we decided to “eat our own dog food” and create a video! Here it is:

Let us know what you think.…

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We are thrilled to announce that our e-book The Starter Guide to Non-profit Video Storytelling (which we co-wrote with ListenIn Pictures) is now available for download!

In the book, we describe how your non-profit can create a video strategy that will set you up for success. We explore how to create video which push people to action, what kinds of stories hold the greatest emotional power and how to ensure that your video will not only be seen, but shared.

Get your copy now at www.startstorytelling.com

And don’t forget, every Thursday for the next four weeks one tweeter will …

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From your team at CauseVox, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving!

We have a lot to be thankful for. One of the biggest things is you, our customers and supporters.

This has been our first full year, and it has been a been a tremendously awesome year. Through ups and downs, we are so grateful for you.

Thank you thank you thank you!…

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We want to help your non-profit make your vision of the world a reality. In order to be successful, you need to help  your supporters visualize your impact and emotionally connect with why you exist (i.e. the people you serve). But we recognize that we can’t possibly work with every organization that’s doing great work. To increase our impact and help more non-profits tell their story well, we partnered with ListenInPictures to write the Starter Guide to Nonprofit Video Storytelling. In it you’ll find tons of wisdom to help your non-profit create powerful videos which will connect audiences with your work, mobilize …

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Many non-profits recognize that online video storytelling is the most powerful driver of online fundraising.

The problem is that after identifying they want video, most aren’t sure what to do next.

Many dive in without thinking about what kind of story will garner the response they are looking for. Most don’t know what outcomes they want. Some start by creating completely boring overview videos which explain each of their programs. Others create videos, post them to Facebook once, cross their fingers, close their eyes and hope that donations will suddenly start pouring in.

There’s a better way. We promise.

We want to help …

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Want to learn what it takes to launch and manage a successful online fundraising campaign? Join us on July 13th at the Foundation Center! We’re part of a panel with NYCharities, FirstGiving, and the Louis August Jonas Foundation.

Register for FREE. Below is the panel description.

Many nonprofits are finding that online fundraising has become a way to augment their traditional fundraising strategies. How do you get started, and what do you need to know? Join us for a special program in which we walk you through the process of choosing among various online methods, whether it’s raising funds

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