Written by Kelly McLaughlin, Your NonproFIT Coach. Fundraising for advocacy organizations is tough, maybe one of the toughest types of fundraising out there. First of all, it’s hard to quantify the impact of your work—something foundations and donors are increasingly demanding from the nonprofits they consider funding.  Furthermore, there are so many factors outside of […]

When it comes to running an event for your nonprofit, one of the essential steps you need to do is set up event ticketing so you can easily sell tickets online. The ticket-buying process is the first impression your attendees have of your nonprofit’s fundraising event before they even walk through the door. So, you’ll […]

Whether you’re creating a receipt for a general donation form on your website or for a specific fundraising campaign, one of the essential components is creating a donation receipt that will get automatically sent to donors following their donation. With automatic donation receipts, you have the ability to immediately acknowledge your donor’s gift, which has […]

When you’re setting up a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, one of the best things to ensure that your fundraisers create a page that’s optimized to drive donations is by creating a default appeal. A default appeal is the content that auto-fills on an individual’s personal fundraising page during setup, and it’s a powerful tool you can […]

When you put on a fundraising event, the most important element of success is to sell fundraiser tickets: if no one shows up to your event, none of your other metrics will matter.  Whether it’s an in-person event, virtual, or hybrid, nonprofit leaders are always asking how to get people on board. How do you […]

by Mark Becker, Founding Partner, Cathexis Partners  These days, peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and events take many forms: virtual runs/walks/rides, tribute/memorial campaigns, virtual drives. The list goes on. But no matter what types of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns or events you’re running, they all require one key thing to be successful: participants. So how do you get […]

If you’re part of a fraternal organization, or an alum of one, you know that an important element of Greek life is raising money for your organization. But coming up with fundraising ideas for fraternities and sororities isn’t always an easy task. Don’t worry: we’re here to help. Here at CauseVox, we’ve seen plenty of […]