How the United Way of Norman raised $17,000 by not shaving
January 26th, 2012 Case Study 0

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“CauseVox is easy to set up and easy to maintain. They also have lots of great tools and tips available that got our campaign going.” ~ Jed Dembrowski, United Way of Norman

This case study discusses how the United Way of Norman’s “No Shave November” campaign raised over $16,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned from their campaign are discussed in detail.

About the United Way of Norman
United Way of Norman strengthens the Norman, Oklahoma community by empowering each person to change lives. For example, one of their recent successes …

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How One Girl raised $42,000 to educate girls in Africa
December 20th, 2011 Case Study 0

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“CauseVox is the sexiest fundraising platform I’ve ever used. So simple, so easy to understand.” – Chantelle Baxter

This case study discusses how One Girl’s “Do It in a Dress” campaign raised over $42,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned from their campaign are discussed in detail.

About One Girl
One Girl is an Australia-based nonprofit that provides education opportunities for girls in rural Africa. It was founded in 2009 by David Dixon and Chantelle Baxter. One Girl keeps one important fact in mind as motivation for the work they do: …

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How Synergy Ministries’ volunteers raised $21,000 for their microfinance projects abroad
October 18th, 2011 Case Study 0

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“There’s nothing that comes close to the effectiveness and power of CauseVox. Every ministry should use their platform.” - Andy Michaels, Synergy Ministries

Synergy Ministries raised over $21,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. This case study reviews fundraising strategies, techniques, results, and lessons learned.

About Synergy Ministries
Synergy Ministries was founded in 2004, and is composed of volunteer business professionals and college students who provide management and information technology consulting services to microfinance organizations abroad.

Synergy Ministries Fundraising Site
CauseVox enabled Synergy volunteers to launch their own personal fundraising sites. Ultimately, ten volunteers reached out to their personal network of …

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How World Help raised $175,000 for Somali refugees
October 6th, 2011 Case Study 0

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“We are so thankful that we found CauseVox! It was the perfect solution for our multi-platform campaigns and we have been able to utilize CauseVox across a variety of projects. Our donors have been thrilled with the features that Causevox offers.”Noah Barnett, World Help

This case study discusses how World Help raised over $175,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned from their campaign are all discussed in detail.

About World Help
World Help is a faith-based, humanitarian organization that serves the physical and spiritual needs of people in impoverished …

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How Well Aware raised $77,000 in one week to provide clean water to 40,000 people
September 13th, 2011 Case Study 2

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CauseVox was integral in the success of Shower Strike. Having a web platform that was easily accessible by participants, donors, and admin, that was sleek and user friendly, that enabled much greater social media potential, and empowered advocates, made fundraising much easier, much more fun, and much more effective. - Sarah Evans, Well Aware

This case study discusses how a small non-profit, Well Aware, raised over $77,000 in a week through their annual Shower Strike campaign. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned from their campaign are all discussed in detail.

About Well Aware
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Mini-Case: Runa Raises $5,000 for Education Scholarships
September 1st, 2011 Case Study 0

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About Fundación Runa?
Fundación Runa provides tools and resources to indigenous communities and farmers’ associations working towards their vision of sustainable development in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Runa focuses on three core areas: social empowerment, community development, and environmental management.

Campaign Techniques
Runa sought to raise $5000 to send two indigenous leaders, Ernesto Huatatoca and Patricio Andy, to an MBA program sponsored by USAID. Runa needed to reach as many of their constituents and possible donors around the world in a short amount of time.

Runa is based in Ecuador and has a very strong presence in the U.S. and Europe …

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Mini-Case: Girls Who Rock Raises $17,000 for Education in Uganda
August 23rd, 2011 Case Study 0

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“Not one fundraising platform comes close to CauseVox. The process of creating our site was quick and intuitive to learn, and the team at CauseVox was always available for questions. The entire experience was phenomenal!” – Tammy Tibbetts/Cynthia Hellen, GIRLS WHO ROCK

About GIRLS WHO ROCK
GIRLS WHO ROCK (GWR) is an annual crowd-pleasing, change-making benefit concert, sponsoring girls’ education with non-profit She’s the First. They wanted to turn their local event during Internet Week New York into a national movement for universal education. GWR online supporters who have been following the journey since the very first concert, in …

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Mini-Case: StoryPirates Raises $100,000 for Creative Writing Programs
August 16th, 2011 Case Study 0

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“CauseVox was a huge factor in the success of our benefit this year.” – Jamie Salka, StoryPirates

About StoryPirates
StoryPirates is a nationally respected arts and creative writing organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people, to promote literacy as a vital part of education, and to preserve the spark of youthful creativity often lost in the transition to adulthood. The cornerstone of the company is the Play/Write Program, a series of creative writing and drama workshops that lead to a musical sketch comedy show acted by adults and comprised entirely of stories written by …

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Mini-Case: Unique Learning Center Raises $10,000 to Help At-Risk Kids
July 28th, 2011 Case Study 0

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About ULC
Unique Learning Center (ULC) is a tiny after-school program making a huge impact in the Washington D.C. metro area by positively influencing the life trajectories of scores of inner city kids. As with many smaller non-profits, funding for programs is unfortunately a recurring issue. In this case, ULC’s critical summer program was in jeopardy due to one of the organization’s major grants falling through.

The six-week summer program is one of the highlights for all of the center’s students every year. It keeps the kids off the streets, engaged academically and with internships, and culminates in an outdoor …

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How Camp Rising Sun has raised $15,000 for youth development
June 21st, 2011 Case Study 0

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“The future of fundraising rests in peer to peer engagement. Causevox offers an essential tool that is easy to use and affordable.” – Ruthellen Rubin, Camp Rising Sun

Camp Rising Sun integrated CauseVox into their fundraising strategy and launched a multi-pronged, online fundraising effort to raise money for their cause. Camp Rising Sun strives to create a culture of philanthropy among its 4,000 alumni around the world, who range from ages 15 to 95. This online fundraising campaign was designed to target new/first-time donors. Their fundraising strategies, techniques, results, and lessons learned are discussed in detail.

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