Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful to all of our subscribers and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. A few weeks ago, I made my first turkey from scratch after spending the last two years heating up a turducken (chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey). There are four basic steps in cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving, which […]
7 Tips from The Jubilee Project on Online Fundraising through Building and Rallying Communities
Recently, CauseVox chatted with Jason Lee, one third of the infectious (in a good way) trio over at the Jubilee Project, a non-profit that produces videos to promote good causes. In its first two years of operations, the Jubilee Project has created over 70 videos, raised over $30,000 for 15 different non-profit organizations, garnered over […]
10 Inspiring Nonprofit Facebook Pages
The passion of those who work for nonprofits manifests in some very neat ways. This post is an appreciation of those nonprofits that have made creative and inspiring Facebook pages. 1. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation The CDRF page has a map of the people relevant to their cause, from beneficiaries, to caregivers, and more. […]
4 Steps to Setting Online Fundraising Giving Levels
Imagine you have decided to donate to a new charity. You’re on board with their cause, and you’re ready to give them your hard-earned dollars. But just how many dollars? What real life impact will your gift make? And how much trouble are you willing to go to? Will you give up if the donation […]
Four Ways to Build a Community for Online Fundraising
When it comes to online fundraising, you need to think more about relationships and less about the money. You don’t need just a list of donors – but an active support base that stands behind your cause or nonprofit. In order to build this support base for online fundraising, you need to create community among […]
How the Jubilee Project raised $40,000 in one month
“It was all really seamless …” Jason Lee, Co-Founder of The Jubilee Project Recently the trio behind The Jubilee Project, a non-profit that creates videos for good causes, raised over $40,000 for their “End of AIDS” video using CauseVox. Here’s how they did it: Simple page setup According to Jubilee, setting up a CauseVox page […]
6 Techniques to fundraise like a political candidate
Politicians are masters of virtual fundraising. This election season (and beyond), take a page from their playbook and leverage their techniques to do some good! Here are a few of our favorites: Build regional communities. Not everything has to come down from up high. That is, not all fundraising efforts have to originate in the […]
8 Principles For Writing A Nonprofit Press Release
The goal of a nonprofit press release is to help a journalist to write a story on your event, online fundraising campaign, or a breakthrough impact story. This helps you raise awareness in a broad audience. In addition, when posted online or published to a wire service, a press release can boost your SEO through […]
6 Tips for Social Fundraising
We’re heading into the prime season for fundraising! As you’re planning your fundraising campaign, here are six quick tips to help you succeed. Prepare your staff. Even though your event is online, it is crucial that the team members involved have the knowledge and adequate training to participate in the effort. Teamwork and communication are […]
4 Ways to Use Email for Online Fundraising
Ever since social media became mainstream, its older brother (email) has fallen to the wayside. Nobody thinks email is cool anymore. It has become ubiquitous and boring. But…there’s beauty in boring. Because everyone uses email, it is one of the most efficient communication tools today. According to one poll, about 40% of people surveyed thought […]
