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 […]

We recently sat down with PR expert Shonali Burke at the Non-Profit 2.0 Conference in DC. Her mantra on telling stories and community building really resonated with our thesis on fundraising. She asked us for tips on how to run better fundraising campaigns and here’s an excerpt from her article. Check out the full version […]

“Raising $10K in a single day would’ve been impossible without CauseVox.” – Becky Straw, The Adventure Project This case study discusses how a six-month-old non-profit start-up, The Adventure Project (TAP), raised over $23,000 in a single day through their TypeTap campaign site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned are discussed in […]

HUGE is a full-service interactive agency that specializes in building digitally-driven businesses. They rallied their own company’s community to raise over $12,000 for Japan. Read their story and fundraising tips. Tell us a little bit about who you are. My name is Claudia Chow, I am a Creative Director at HUGE. Why did you decide […]

I met Yoko Nakano at SXSW during our panel discussion about SXSWcares. After things settled down at bit in the campaign, I asked Yoko to share her thoughts on fundraising for SXSWcares. Check out some of her scientifically-ground tips on how to get your friends, family, and coworkers to give. Tell us a little about […]

On March 11th 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan. The massive earthquake triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 77 feet that pushed as far as 6 miles inland. Tens of thousands of Japanese were reported dead or missing and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. That morning, CauseVox […]

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, Author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising, Speaker, Consultant Mazarine helps people get money for the causes they care about. She also helps businesses and people with their online reputations. Give her a shout on twitter, or email her at info@wildwomanfundraising.com. @wildwomanfund WildWomanFundraising.com ———————————————————————————————— You have one lick, and then you want more and more! It’s […]