Love it or hate it, data is a necessary part of every fundraiser’s job. You have to capture it, input it, pull it, and learn from it. And, if you follow best practices and use your data to adapt and perfect your fundraising strategy, then everyone will benefit. Tracking Donor Data: It’s Not Just Helpful, […]

Optimize. We hear that word a lot nowadays. As nonprofit professionals, we are told to optimize our websites, our newsletters, and our emails. But what does this really mean? And (more importantly) what does this add to your plate of a million and one things to do? Who actually has time to “optimize”? Don’t worry. […]

Have you ever stayed sitting in your driveway because you needed to hear the rest of a story on This American Life? Do you get a little misty when you hear the story of an Olympic athlete’s journey to success? When something remarkable happens during the day, do you want to tell someone right away? […]

“When we create the framework for people to thrive, they will,” explained Floyd Jones, Development and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Volo City Kids Foundation. It’s this perspective that helped elevate this Baltimore, MD’s year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign and mobilize their personal fundraisers into action. By engaging their eager supporters in sharing their passion for […]

To say that Instagram is a popular form of social media would be an understatement. In fact, as of mid-2017, Instagram reported an astounding 800 million users and 500 million daily users. That’s huge! Thankfully, this image-focused social media platform, which is owned by Facebook, is poised to continue growing. Along with this growth comes […]

Whether you have 20 donors or 2,000, we know you’re always looking to grow your supporter base. And, if you have a solid donor engagement plan in place, you’re likely well on your way to success in both your recruitment and retention efforts. From here, the question is: how are you doing to track all […]

You think about your donors a lot, don’t you? I surely do. As a fundraiser, it’s only natural. We’re constantly wondering who will attend our upcoming events, which supporter is going to step up and volunteer to chair the next fundraising campaign, and why Mr. Smith decided to decrease his gift this year (hint: don’t […]

“Fundraising on your own schedule, anytime, anyplace,” sounds like a great way to entice your supporters to participate in peer-to-peer fundraising efforts, right? But is this fundraising technique feasible and does the financial outcome outweigh the time commitment? Simply put, yes! In fact, DIY (do-it-yourself) fundraising is a strategy nonprofits of all missions, sizes, and […]

Monday Mixtape 011: Nonprofit Crisis Management & PR Strategies 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? […]