Do your donors know what’s going on at your organization? Have you shown them what their dollars actually do? Too often, we ask donors for money, send a thank you when they give it, and then… They never hear about it again. This lack of follow-through is too bad, for several reasons, including: They helped […]

Monday Mixtape 005: Donor Retention, Annual Reports, & Fundraising Tips Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or […]

Monday Mixtape 004: Fundraising Events, Galas, & Auctions Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or questions? Let […]

You Are A Storyteller When you picture a storyteller, what do you see? A mythic figure beside a campfire? A gregarious “life of the party” person? A novelist? A Hollywood director? Do you see yourself? Storytelling is essential for fundraising. At CauseVox, we often say storytelling is fundraising fuel. But telling your story in a […]

Imagine your network of supporters reaching out on your behalf, raising funds to support your cause, and expanding your reach into new circles. They’re telling your story, raising awareness, and getting their own networks excited about your cause. It’s a pretty picture, but how do you make it happen? Peer-to-peer fundraising accomplishes these things, but […]

How many hats are you wearing? As nonprofit fundraisers, the answer is often, “Too many!” or “Hold on, I can’t hear you from under this pile of hats.” Development professionals are often tasked with raising both funds and awareness for our organizations, which are two distinctly different activities that often get muddled together. Clarifying the […]

People who support nonprofits get a lot of mail. Their email inboxes get pretty crowded, too. Whether it’s from you, or another nonprofit, it’s rare for a month to go by without at least a few fundraising letters popping up in the mailbox. With so many worthy organizations making so many asks, how do you […]

#17NTC It’s time for the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference! On March 23- March 25, professionals across the nonprofit tech sector will gather to learn about the latest developments in tech, build new skills, and meet and network with their peers from across the country and the world. Are you going? A conference like the NTC […]

“Social Fundraising.” “Crowdfunding.” “Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.” There are a lot of terms floating around, but they’re mostly talking about the same thing: an online fundraising effort that relies on leveraging the social networks of your supporters. At CauseVox, we believe this is the future of fundraising. In today’s connected world there is more noise and distractions […]

Imagine a supporter looking at your fundraising appeal. Is she immediately compelled to take action? If not, you’ve got to make your content more compelling. With your 2017 fundraisers starting soon, there’s no time to waste! See what I did there? I could have started this post with something like: “Compelling content makes the difference […]