120 Years Of Fundraising History: What Can We Learn?

Since there have been good causes to support, there has been fundraising.  Communities have rallied to meet needs around the globe and throughout history. In the last one hundred years or so, the “how” of fundraising has changed dramatically.  The ways we raise and give money constantly change due to new situations, needs, priorities, and […]

Donor Lifetime Value: What It Is, and Why It Matters

Look, I get it. You got into fundraising to change the world and support a cause, not to do math. Digging into metrics and calculating ROIs was never my favorite part. I like a good spreadsheet as much as the next development professional, but it wasn’t the highlight of my day. I wanted to talk […]

How To Run A Bowl-A-Thon

If you’re planning a bowl-a-thon fundraiser for your nonprofit, you’re probably hoping for a bunch of fundraising strikes, or at least to avoid a gutter ball.  But what makes a peer to peer bowl-a-thon successful?  How can you make sure your event is a hit, instead of a ton of work for no results?  Combining […]

Monday Mixtape 029: Storytelling Tips That Will 10x Your Fundraising Results

Monday Mixtape 029: Storytelling Tips That Will 10x Your Fundraising Results 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 […]

How To Run A Golf Marathon Fundraiser

A day on the fairway can be relaxing and fun, but if you’re planning a golf marathon fundraiser, “relaxed” may not be how you’re feeling. Managing registration, figuring out the event details, and running a fundraising campaign all at once can be overwhelming. And if your peer to peer fundraising software is clunky? You’ll probably […]

6 Top School Fundraising Campaigns You Can Learn From

If you’re a school administrator, or on the PTO, do the words “school fundraising” strike terror into your heart? Are you picturing hours and hours of thankless admin, crates of wrapping paper or lollipops to sell, or shuffling piles of order forms and sign up sheets? It doesn’t have to be that way. Bring your […]

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Take Their Fundraising Over The Edge

When you think about Girl Scouts fundraising, your mind probably goes straight to cookies. But these successful fundraisers from the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois go beyond the Thin Mint. Speaking of mints, look how much they’ve raised with CauseVox! About GSNI Before using CauseVox, the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) struggled with using […]