Fundraising is all about evolution. So is your fundraising message. You evolve your annual calendar to reach your donors more efficiently. You evolve your story to capture the ever-growing impact your cause provides to the community. And you evolve the ways you solicit to ensure you’re relevant and you can stand out in an economy […]

Monday Mixtape 018: How Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Impact Charitable Giving? Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in […]

Monday Mixtape 017: Monthly Giving Best Practices & Tips Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or questions? […]

If someone told you to, “Write a year-end appeal with two soft asks and a hard ask at the end, aimed at recurring donors, with a mention of planned giving” would you know what to do? If so, congratulations! You’re probably fluent (or at least conversational) in nonprofit jargon. You understand the specialized language that […]

I don’t know about you, but I love donor data. I’ve gotten absolutely giddy over moves management functions, cross-referencing, and year-over-year comparisons. This is all part of smart donor management. It is possible I am a big nerd. You may think about donor data as a necessary evil you have to track so you can […]

You’ve recruited some volunteers. Congratulations! That’s awesome! Volunteers make the nonprofit world go round. At their best, they’re advocates for your cause, relieve burdens from your staff, and expand your organization’s reach and impact. Let’s do a small dance of joy right now. WOOHOO! WE’VE GOT VOLUNTEERS! So, how are you going to keep them? […]

Monday Mixtape 014: Nonprofit Volunteers Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or questions? Let us know at blog@causevox.com. […]

To say that Instagram is a popular form of social media would be an understatement. In fact, as of mid-2017, Instagram reported an astounding 800 million users and 500 million daily users. That’s huge! Thankfully, this image-focused social media platform, which is owned by Facebook, is poised to continue growing. Along with this growth comes […]

You think about your donors a lot, don’t you? I surely do. As a fundraiser, it’s only natural. We’re constantly wondering who will attend our upcoming events, which supporter is going to step up and volunteer to chair the next fundraising campaign, and why Mr. Smith decided to decrease his gift this year (hint: don’t […]

“Fundraising on your own schedule, anytime, anyplace,” sounds like a great way to entice your supporters to participate in peer-to-peer fundraising efforts, right? But is this fundraising technique feasible and does the financial outcome outweigh the time commitment? Simply put, yes! In fact, DIY (do-it-yourself) fundraising is a strategy nonprofits of all missions, sizes, and […]