What Is Different About Successful Nonprofits? On this episode of Rally & Engage by CauseVox, we talk with Kivi Leroux Miller about the challenges that face nonprofit staff, especially those in communication roles, how to stay focused and say “no” to new opportunities, and what differentiates successful nonprofits from those that can’t seem to gain traction. […]

When I served with the United States Peace Corps between 2000 and 2002, I learned the value of storytelling to communicate messages. I had arrived in Senegal, West Africa with a group of 100 other volunteers, most of us just out of college and inspired to change the world. A group of us were trained […]

Making a donation is a big step. When someone decides to back your nonprofit or charity with their dollars, they deserve a thank you letter and shown appreciation right away. They should not doubt for a second that their gift makes a difference and that you value them. A good thank you letter can turn a mere […]

About The Texas Debate Collective (TDC) was created in 2009 to allow low-income students to access the highest levels of competitive debate. Expensive training camps are often where top debaters learn and practice their skills over the summer in preparation for the next season. But, students without significant financial resources are shut out from those […]

How Do Movements Start? On this episode of Rally & Engage by CauseVox, we talk with Lauren Wiskerson. She is the Fundraising Specialist at Project AWARE, a growing movement of scuba divers protecting our ocean planet. For two decades Project AWARE’s mission was to educate divers about emerging ocean issues and encourage participation in underwater […]

Over the past month, our site has featured a handful of informative posts and resources on why fundraising emails are important, fundraising email best practices, and great subject lines. But sometimes, for the information to really hit home, it’s nice to see some examples. While there are hundreds of quality fundraising emails to choose from, […]

Email marketing is an effective way to stay connected with your audience, offer them opportunities for engagement, secure donations, and show them the impact your organization is making. But before you start sending out targeted emails, you need to grow your nonprofit’s email list. Your nonprofit can gather email addresses in a variety of ways, […]

What Are The Challenges Of A Board Run Nonprofit? On this episode of Rally & Engage by CauseVox, we talk with Devin Race. He is the Board President and co-founder of the Texas Debate Collective, a nonprofit focused on providing low-income students access to the highest levels of competitive debate. Expensive training camps are often where top debaters […]

Donor segmentation is the process of categorizing donors based on similar characteristics such as demographics and interests. Nonprofits choose to segment donors for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it’s to send out targeted communications that may appeal to one group of donors over another. Other times it is because we want to know the right […]