With a 7% chance of survival, baby Christian and his family were faced with the harshest of possibilities, but with a lot of courage, support of family and friends, and talented medical staff, he pulled through. We sat down with Sean Larkin who created the Team Christian campaign to raise funds and help the Grun […]

Our customers love the CauseVox platform, so we’re going to start a series on some of their favorite features. You’ll learn quick tips and get sneak peeks at future updates, and there’s something for everyone — long-time customers, new organizations just getting started, and prospective users. We’ll be covering a variety of topics in the […]

After the excess of Thanksgiving—the food, the travel, and perhaps the shopping—over a dozen people gave generously to Project Renewal. With more than $77,000 raised, Project Renewal will be able to feed and shelter and empower homeless men and women out of poverty. How was this nonprofit able to break through the noise of a […]

Donation tiers are levels of giving that you show donors. Most of the time, it’s presented as a list of donation amounts with corresponding descriptions for each amount. Here’s an example: $25 provides one day of housing $50 provides two days of housing $75 provides three days of housing There are two methods you can […]

This past week, I was fortunate enough to hear the founder of Charity: Water speak. As expected from a former club promoter, Scott Harrison’s life of the party personality quickly illuminated the cozy nonprofit incubator, BeeSpace. After a rollercoaster of emotion shown through Scott’s words and a colorful and concise PowerPoint, I walked away with […]

(Photo from Shubhagata Sengupta) The Nonprofit Technology Conference is one of my favorite nonprofit conferences. It always has a wide array of insightful sessions (that are more hits than misses) on everything from fundraising to big-data. We’ve presented there a couple of times, including our session on the 10 Principles of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising as well […]

“Fake! Fake! Fake!” is what they’ll call you if you don’t focus on telling authentic stories when fundraising online. You have to give your readers a memorable experience with authentic content. If not – they’re not going to donate, contribute, or support your project. Here are four ways you can be authentic in your online […]

In true David and Goliath fashion, human & environmental rights organization EarthRights International takes on corporate human rights abusers in the arena of public opinion by crowdfunding a documentary film series & training curricula that will empower activists in their pursuit of justice. “John Steinbeck was my hero,” said Katie Redford, EarthRights International’s Co-founder and […]

Before we talk shop about crowdfunding, I’d like to ponder another favorite thing of mine: food. Especially, carbs. Like, matzoh and bread, for example, both are tasty and are made with flour & water. But one is flat and crispy, the other round and fluffy. What sets the two apart? Yeast and time. Yeast is […]

Photos and videos have become the king of storytelling in the past few years. With Instagram, Snapchat, Vine, and Pinterest continuing to bring in millions of new users to share billions of pieces of media, startups are finding opportunities to take this obsession to the next level. Individuals tend to share a single photo or […]