I recently gave a presentation on the principles of support-driven fundraising at the United Way in Newark. Interesting enough, not a lot of the attendees knew too much about the concept or online fundraising tools available. In addition, concepts like storytelling, messaging, and objectives were not common in their fundraising planning. To me, the most […]

Over the course of 40 days, CauseVox powered RestoreNYC’s (Restore) online fundraising campaign, which raised over $130,000. The funds enabled RestoreNYC to open a long-term safe-house for international survivors of sex trafficking. This case study discusses how Restore exceeded their campaign goal of $50,000 and key lessons learned. About RestoreNYC Faith Huckel, co-founder and current […]

Over ten years ago, a Kiwi family – Kerry Hilton; his wife, Annie; and their four children – moved from New Zealand to Kolkata, India to live among and serve the poor.  They settled into an apartment in a seemingly innocuous part of the city; as Kerry walked through the streets at night, however, he […]

endPoverty is an amazing non-profit in Washington D.C. that supports microfinance institutions abroad. Last year, through Synergy Ministries, I led a team in Uganda for a two-week pro-bono consulting project for one of endPoverty’s partners in Uganda.  Understanding our audience was one of the lessons our team learned to become more effective. We had spent […]