Nestled in between Worcester and Boston rests Framingham, a historical town in Massachusetts known as the gathering spot for members of the abolitionist movement. Today, the light of social justice still shines in Framingham with Advocates, a nonprofit that has been serving Massachusetts for the last 40 years. They partner with people with mental health […]
Metrics and Trends Behind Fundraising Campaigns
For successful short term fundraising campaigns, the typical rate of donations chart looks like this. There is a higher rate in the beginning and end, with a slight leveling out in the middle. In other words, most short-term campaigns slow down in the middle of the campaign. This is typical across many of nonprofits. We […]
How Camp Rising Sun has raised $15,000 for youth development
“The future of fundraising rests in peer to peer engagement. Causevox offers an essential tool that is easy to use and affordable.” – Ruthellen Rubin, Camp Rising Sun Camp Rising Sun integrated CauseVox into their fundraising strategy and launched a multi-pronged, online fundraising effort to raise money for their cause. Camp Rising Sun strives to […]
CRM Software for Nonprofits vs. Fundraising Platforms: The Essential Breakdown
A few years ago, I was helping a small nonprofit revamp their donor outreach. They had an optimized donation page and were running campaigns online, but every time they needed to send a thank-you note, pull a donor report, or figure out who gave last year, it turned into a scramble. “Didn’t we already thank […]
Donor Segmentation: What It Is, And Why It Matters
Have you ever sent an email to your entire donor list, only to realize afterward that it didn’t apply to everyone? Maybe the message mentioned years of loyal support or an invitation to join a legacy giving program, and then you got a reply from someone who just made their very first gift: “Thanks… but […]
21 Donor Recognition Examples: How to Thank Donors Well
When’s the last time you received a great thank you? I once volunteered to help raise some extra funds for our nonprofit. The event lasted an entire Saturday after an already busy week. On Monday, I walked into my office to see a handwritten thank you note from our CEO on my desk. This experience […]
Customer Story: How the Inaugural H2gO Challenge Campaign Raised Over $200K
What if every step you took could help someone gain access to clean water for life? That’s the idea behind Well Aware’s inaugural H2gO Challenge, a campaign launched in April 2025 that brought together hundreds of participants to walk, run, and fundraise for clean water access in East Africa. The initiative invited people to walk […]
8 Ways to Optimize Your Fundraising With a CRM for Nonprofits
You know the feeling: juggling donor emails, tracking event RSVPs, trying to remember who gave what and when, all while prepping for your next big campaign. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. For nonprofit professionals, staying on top of fundraising often feels like spinning plates while walking a tightrope. But here’s the good news: a CRM […]
Online Fundraising Site: 10 Tips to Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website
Online fundraising sites are powerful tools to help you fundraise. With a dedicated fundraising website, you can enhance your campaign, providing a central hub to help you raise more money; it’s the rallying point for all of your planning and messaging. These days, you don’t have to be tech-savvy to have a professional-looking campaign but […]
Everything You Need to Know About Nonprofit CRMs
It’s hard to fundraise without clean, easy-to-access donor data. Instead of reaching out to donors, offering relevant giving opportunities, and telling your nonprofit’s story, you spend your time trying to find information, entering data in multiple places, and creating endless spreadsheets. None of those activities raise any money. Luckily, there’s a simple answer to streamline […]
