Jon Stewart describes Story Pirates really well. He says, “The Story Pirates teach kids a love of creative writing.  It helps kids to see that their words and ideas are really important.  I believe that what the Story Pirates are doing is helping America, nay, humanity – helping humanity itself. It’s crazy entertaining.” We recently wrapped up […]

“Not one fundraising platform comes close to CauseVox. The process of creating our site was quick and intuitive to learn, and the team at CauseVox was always available for questions. The entire experience was phenomenal!” — Tammy Tibbetts/Cynthia Hellen, GIRLS WHO ROCK About GIRLS WHO ROCK GIRLS WHO ROCK (GWR) is an annual crowd-pleasing, change-making […]

Bill Murray has raised $13,000+ on his fundraising page just by sending out an email. If you’ve been reading the news the past few weeks, you’ve heard about the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Bill Murray is doing something about it. So far he’s raised enough to provide 500,000 meals in Africa. Read more […]

Last week, we started a two-part series on what tactics successful non-profits have used during their campaign. If you missed it, catch the first part of the 5 Tactics. — Whether you’re a rookie or veteran, it’s no easy task to put together an online fundraising campaign. You’re dealing with technology, content, and a mountain […]

Whether you’re a rookie or veteran, it’s no easy task to put together an online fundraising campaign. You’re dealing with technology, content, and a mountain of other things that need to be organized. Sometimes it helps to have some tips or new ideas. Non-profits always ask us about how they can run a successful online […]

We were invited to take part in a crowdfunding panel this past weekend for TechWeek in Chicago. It’s interesting to see that fundraising concepts apply to both in the for-profit and non-profit world. Here’s a break down of my top three take-aways from the session. For the majority of crowdfunding campaigns, you will be relying […]

Last week, we gave presentation on online fundraising at the Foundation Center. The room was packed with non-profits of all stages of growth. They were interested in how to get started with online fundraising and some of the options available. As a tip sheet, we came up with seven things that non-profits need to have […]

For the past few weeks, we’ve been putting together a study of the habits of successful personal fundraisers from within our online fundraising platform. The interesting thing, aside from those habits, is that there are two characteristics that come up again and again with successful personal fundraisers. I hypothesize that the two characteristics are social […]

I met Albert last year during an annual Synergy Ministries training weekend. He was part of an elite consulting team that went to Ghana to help an NGO over there solve the community’s social problems more effectively. This year, Albert’s going to an NGO in Kolkata India to enhance their startup micro-finance. He has to […]

Jody Landers is one of the founders of The Adventure Project, that recently raised over $23,000 in 24 hours. She’s here to share with us a little bit about her fundraising experience. Read more of her valuable online fundraising tips below. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I’m a 32 year old […]