Being a fundraiser is hard. And these last few months of the year are especially so, with #GivingTuesday, year-end appeals, donor events, and holidays sprinkled throughout. On top of this, it’s mostly thankless work. Why is this? As our team takes tomorrow off to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the U.S., we wanted to stop and […]

Guest Post by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman, Co-Authors, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout Thanksgiving marks the home stretch of the year-end fundraising cycle which can be a pressure cooker for many nonprofit professional fundraisers.  Trying to manage huge workloads with limited resources, can easily trap us into thinking that we […]

How To Activate Supporters For Your Cause In this episode we talk with Kenny Kane, the Executive Director of Testicular Cancer Foundation (testicularcancer.org/) about the importance of having a deep understanding of your ideal donors and how that fuels how you craft your messages and activate supporters to take action for your cause. Kenny has significant […]

Guest Post by Barb Perell Vice President of Online Services from Avalon Consulting. My name is Barb and I love direct mail. As a digital fundraiser for the past 16 years, that may be surprising. But I’ve seen first-hand that nonprofit programs that leverage online AND offline channels perform better than those that don’t. So as […]

Guest Post by Allison White, Vice President Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. The end of the year approaches and like clockwork, so many organizations and fundraisers throw out the strategic, thoughtful approach they embrace the rest of the year. In its place arrives a hurried pace, an overflowing calendar, and worst of all….a feeling of guilt. The […]

What are ideal donor personas? On this episode we talk with Julia Reich, founder of Stone Soup Creative, about how a nonprofit can identify and craft their ideal supporter personas and how these profiles then influence your fundraising messages. Julia is a branding consultant for nonprofits, strategist, speaker, designer and writer. She works with nonprofits and […]

The Fundraising Strategies & Nonprofit Tech Carnival is back, with tons of new resources to share! Our goal at CauseVox is to provide the resources and tools you need to fundraise effectively. This is especially important during year-end fundraising season. This is because over 50% of nonprofits say they receive the majority of their contributions […]

1.Who are you and what do you do? My name is Lindsay West and my official title is “Communications and Development Coordinator” for the Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation. My role is to help promote the mission of the Foundation to our donors and public using social media strategies, website updates, newsletter articles. 2. What […]

What is the best way to write fundraising appeals? On this episode we talk with Mazarine Treyz, founder of Wild Woman Fundraising, about the core elements of effective fundraising appeals, how the best appeals are centered around stories of one, and even touch on lessons you can pull from your favorite works of fiction when you’re […]

How Can I Craft A Compelling Fundraising Story? On this episode we talk with Lori L. Jacobwith, founder of Ignited Fundraising, about how your organization’s culture matters more than you think and how to craft a compelling fundraising story that drives response (even without an ask). Lori L. Jacobwith is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and […]