When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, hundreds of nonprofits were forced to scramble to adjust their plans for fundraising events. Summit Assistance Dogs was one of them. Their annual Unleash Your Love luncheon was scheduled for early May. After shutdowns and quarantine orders, they made the tough decision to move the event to a virtual […]

On May 25, 2020 George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, watched by three additional police officers. In the time that has followed, Minneapolis and the surrounding cities have been the site of protests, riots, looting, violence, increased police presence, and massive chaos. Minnesotans are standing up and saying that they will not […]

In 2020, galas and other fundraising events look a little bit different from the way they used to. Ok maybe quite a bit different.  Even as some areas are lifting stay-at-home orders, big gatherings are simply not an option for the foreseeable future. As a responsible nonprofit fundraiser, you’re looking around wondering how you can […]

A few years ago, text-to-give was a buzzword that had lots of nonprofits excited. Some people were convinced that it would revolutionize giving for younger generations. But we’ve had enough time to see how well text-to-give works and here’s the truth: text-to-give is dead in 2020. Don’t believe us? Let’s take a look at the […]

So you’ve decided that you’re not going to let a little thing like a pandemic get you down: you’re still going to do your work and get a fundraising campaign going for your organization. Cool…but now for the tricky part: what on earth are you going to do for this virtual fundraiser? Your normal events […]

The nonprofit world feels like living in a snow globe these days: every morning you wake up, someone’s shaken your world, and the snow has fallen differently. Things are changing constantly and there’s so much happening that it’s hard to keep up. In this climate, it feels like asking for money is out of place […]

Every fundraiser wishes someone would do their job for them, which is why peer-to-peer fundraising has become so wildly popular: why ask people for money when you can get your supporters to ask their friends? It’s such a simple concept. Alas, as many of us have learned the hard way, choosing the wrong peer-to-peer fundraising […]

When the weather outside gets frightful, it’s not just kids that go a little stir-crazy. Especially during these cold, dark months, your donors are looking for ways to get involved, which means you’re always looking for the best winter fundraising ideas. Here at CauseVox, we believe that you can give them something to look forward […]

Many of the global challenges that we aim to solve seem to come with these big, intimidating numbers – billions of people without water, hundreds of thousands of homeless individuals, 70% of schoolchildren qualifying for free or reduced price lunches. So it’s no wonder that many donors find it hard to connect their support and […]