As the Junior League of St. Petersburg quickly learned after running a stellar peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, amazing fundraising results don’t always mean you have a phenomenal fundraising experience. When a fundraising website isn’t laid out properly or isn’t user-friendly, both your fundraisers and donors suffer. When it was time to run their 2017 Little Black […]

Pensacola’s Habitat for Humanity started their own Women Build initiative back in 2013 in an effort to bring women together to change the lives of deserving families in Pensacola. At that time, they used a general website equipped with a few fundraising plugins to capture all their much-needed donations. But as the scope of the […]

In January of 2016, the California Auto Museum renewed their lease on a building owned by the city of Sacramento. Their home for the past 30-years, the museum knew that a lease-renewal was a must-have. But there was a problem—the roof. In fact, the roof leaked so badly, they needed a whopping $750,000 to replace […]

Amanda Mulder, the Development Director at 20 Liters, has a lot on her plate. After all, she’s the sole staff fundraiser for an organization that makes dirty water clean for vulnerable families in Rwanda, particularly children, the elderly, and those suffering from HIV/AIDS. Families throughout rural Rwanda rely on the education and tools offered by […]

“I definitely think that CauseVox played a large part in helping us effectively raise that money.” The Little Black Dress Initiative isn’t a new fundraiser for Junior Leagues across the country, but the Junior League of Atlanta (JLA) chapter decided to spice up their efforts this past year by incorporating online peer-to-peer fundraising, and they […]

Lauren Barnes, Executive Director and the inspiration behind The Motherhood Collective, has passionately advocated for and supported women and their families in and around Lynchburg, Virginia for the past six years. Since the nonprofit open its doors in 2011, the entire team of staff and volunteers at The Motherhood Collective has sought ways to meet […]

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 […]

In this always-connected world, everyone has a story to tell. Companies and nonprofits alike are constantly vying for media attention, so how can you make sure your nonprofit’s fundraising campaign catches the eye of your local media outlets? Nonprofit marketers should take a targeted approach to public relations, aiming to reach the most relevant group […]

Today is election day here in the US and we’ve all learned a lot about our two general election candidates and their primary opponents over the last year and a half. But, aside from the political (and personal) campaigning, there are a number of takeaways that nonprofits and charities can learn from the general election campaign moving […]

1.Who are you and what do you do? My name is Lindsay West and my official title is “Communications and Development Coordinator” for the Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation. My role is to help promote the mission of the Foundation to our donors and public using social media strategies, website updates, newsletter articles. 2. What […]