So far, Matt Whitcomb has raised over $1400 for the National Nordic Foundation. He’s smashed his goal of $500. Read about his fundraising tactics and what has worked for him. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I grew up skiing and playing baseball in Massachusetts. I went to Stratton Mountain School, Middlebury […]

Tiffany Erkisen is an avid supporter of The Adventure Project. When we interviewed Jody Landers, co-Founder of the organization, she mentioned Tiffany was a big part of launching their TypeTAP campaign. Tiffany shares her fundraising tips and techniques below. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I’m a 25 year old college graduate […]

There are only two things you need to do to make Facebook not work for you for online fundraising. The first is writing a bad appeal. The second is spamming your friends. Let’s start with the bad appeal. Here’s an example of a bad appeal that we’ve found on a Facebook wall (it’s been scrubbed […]

Jill Benbow shares her digital fundraising techniques with us today. Read more on how she was able to raise more than $3500 for clean water. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I am a stay at home mom that does some contract grant writing for a couple of small organizations.  I live in […]

The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) just finished up their online fundraising campaign through CauseVox. In the end, they were able to raise over $50,000, beating their original goal of $25,000. Skyler Davis, the youngest member of the US Ski Team and a supporter of NENSA, raised over $1,300 and generated more than 175 […]

We recently published the 7 Habits of Effective Personal Fundraisers, a free eBook that helps your supporters fundraise better. It’s gotten raving reviews from readers. One of the readers, Emily Rotella, asked if we were going to write one up for team leaders in group fundraising. After finding out she has a wealth of experience […]

About Fundación Runa? Fundación Runa provides tools and resources to indigenous communities and farmers’ associations working towards their vision of sustainable development in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Runa focuses on three core areas: social empowerment, community development, and environmental management. Campaign Techniques Runa sought to raise $5000 to send two indigenous leaders, Ernesto Huatatoca and Patricio […]

Online fundraising is all about making it personal. Here we talk with Rene B. and her online fundraising efforts for ULC. She shares her fundraising journey and techniques. So far, she has raised $980 through her personal network. Check it out below. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I started as a […]

Bill Murray has raised $13,000+ on his fundraising page just by sending out an email. If you’ve been reading the news the past few weeks, you’ve heard about the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Bill Murray is doing something about it. So far he’s raised enough to provide 500,000 meals in Africa. Read more […]

“CauseVox was a huge factor in the success of our benefit this year.” — Jamie Salka, StoryPirates About StoryPirates StoryPirates is a nationally respected arts and creative writing organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people, to promote literacy as a vital part of education, and to preserve the spark of […]