When we think about stewardship, the first things that often come to mind are financial transparency or donor appreciation. Stewardship goes deeper than that, though. To communicate stewardship, your organization must express a clear sense of mission and how you are using your resources to reach that mission. In an article at the Nonprofit Times, […]

A rare genetic disorder robbed 4-year-old Maya Nieder of her sight and the ability to run, as well as severely diminishing her ability to hear.  For three and a half years, she endured multiple doctors visits and two major operations, yet her condition remained a mystery. Fortunately for the Nieders, the Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) has instituted the practice of nonprofit […]

Your fundraising idea needs to be as simple as possible. If it’s not, then you’re setting yourself up for an uphill battle. Crafting a story, writing content, and recruiting supporters is going to be exponentially more difficult for complex ideas. Here’s why simple wins: 1. You’ll have a clear call to action so that supporters […]

The landscape for philanthropy is moving faster than ever before, and the way you run your nonprofit today may not work tomorrow. We found three major trends occurring in online philanthropy that will affect how you operate this decade. These trends are economic, social, and technological. Economic trends Because of the recent recession, donations during 2008 […]

“With CauseVox, we were able to focus on helping children with rare diseases connect with researchers and not worry about building a fundraising platform. It has saved us hundreds of hours and still give our families a beautiful and easy way to raise funds.” ~ Dr. Jimmy Lin, Rare Genomics Institute About Rare Genomics Institute […]

One of the easiest ways to “wow” your donors and supporters is to use a background image or pattern that tells your story visually. We know finding the right image or the right pattern can be difficult, but we’re excited to share a resource where you can download professionally designed patterns — all for free. […]

After taking a year’s worth of feedback from our users, we’ve built from the ground up a brand new and improved CauseVox. The first piece of the new CauseVox is geared towards our site administrators. It’ll help you run your fundraising site with incredible ease and give you peace of mind when managing your site. […]

Fundraising is all about the strength of the relationships that you build with your supporters as well as their relationships with their friends and family. At no other point in our history has it been easier to keep in contact with our friends and family through social media, mobile phones, and new technology. We can […]

In conjunction with the launch of Get Donors, our free 7-part video series on the secrets of nonprofit fundraising, we’ll be publishing key take-aways from each of the seven videos. Our series is taught by Ruthellen Rubin, an NYU Professor of Philanthropy and Certified Fund Raising Executive. She distills over 30 years of professional nonprofit fundraising experience […]

We’re headed off to SXSW on March 9 – 13 and NTC on April 3 – 5 in the next few weeks. If you’re going to be there, we’d love to catch up. Feel free to ping us on Twitter or email. More info on these conferences below. It’s not too late to register! SXSW […]