This week we host Mark Chou, a guest blogger and recent RestoreNYC advocate. He’s here to share with you details on what makes fundraising pages effective. In supporter-driven fundraising, supporters are the key to raising funds and awareness. Online, we use fundraising pages to make this happen. Supporters are able to weave their own story […]
CauseVox Goes Beta
What, I thought you guys were in already in beta?? Well, somewhat. Today marks the launch of our limited beta, which comes with a new website and an updated blog. For the past few months we have been operating our pilot program with a handful or organizations. Here are a select few case studies. During […]
United Way Presentation Recap
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 […]
How RestoreNYC raised over $130,000
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 […]
Freeset: In Business for Freedom
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 […]
Connect Better
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 […]