Xio Kikauka, Co-founder and Executive Director of Charity Science, an organization focused on looking into science for good, thought fundraising would ruin her connections with people. However, this is not how her story ends. During her fundraising campaign, she tested this idea that claims ‘if you ask for money you will ruin your friendships’ and […]
Movers & Shakers: Heather Biscoe of Bayshore Christian Ministries
30 days / Goal $10,000 / Raised $14,230 Hailing from East Palo Alto, California Heather Biscoe, the development officer of Bayshore Christian Ministries, needed to raise $10,000. This year marked their 30th anniversary so they set out to ask for $30 from each person in their “$30 for 30 years” campaign. Not only did they […]
Movers & Shakers: Mark Whitehead of WOD for Water
In 2009 Mark Whitehead and Forrest Walden founded Neverthirst to bring clean water to people around the world by using a fitness workout as a fundraising event they call WOD for Water. Five years later not only have they helped 300,000 people, they’ve had an outpouring response that has forced them to scale up their […]
New Guide: The Indispensable Guide to Nonprofit Donors
As a nonprofit, you need to know the difference between types of donors and the cultivation cycle and timeline for each donor. We just launched a new guide to help you understand the timing and strategy involved with acquiring individual donors, foundation grants, and corporate donors. With this guide, you will better understand how to diversify […]
Movers & Shakers: Kris Hassanpour of Anchor Church
Our next Movers & Shakers story comes from a pastor in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In August of 2014 lead pastor, Kris Hassanpour, and his team launched a fundraising campaign to help ease the often bumpy transition of relocating and rebranding their church. By raising $15,000 they hoped to move to a new building and take […]
Product Update: Team Member Access Levels
When you’re using CauseVox, you might be working with several other people in your organization across several campaigns. For example, let’s say you’re an Executive Director running a campaign. Your communications staff, your accountant, and your IT person all may need to have access to your CauseVox campaign for setup and operations. In the past, […]
Using Nonprofit Crowdfunding for General Operating Expenses
Crowdfunding and fundraising campaigns focused on projects and programs tend to perform better. Donors like to know what they are specifically donating to and the tangible outcomes and like to see their dollars go directly to a beneficiary or social impact program. But the trend of fundraising only for programs is bad for nonprofits. As […]
Movers & Shakers: Christie Ko of Fiver Children’s Foundation
In July of 2014, torrential storms critically destroyed parts of Fiver Foundation’s summer camp. Christie Ko, Executive Director of Fiver Children’s Foundation, thought if people could see the devastation left by the storm, they would want to help Fiver rebuild their kid’s summer camp. Read on to hear how Christie and her team surpassed their […]
4 Traits To Look For In a Fundraising Professional
You’ve decided it’s time to hire your first fundraising professional (yay!). Fundraising can be complicated work and requires a specialized skill-set. Not only do fundraising professionals need to be good at research, but they need to be excellent at schmoozing and strategic thinking. That’s a lot to ask of one person, which is why many […]
Two Killer Methods To Tell a Social Impact Story
The social impact story you tell in your CauseVox crowdfunding video is critical–both for success in raising the most funds, but also in the message you are sending about your cause. An unfortunate trend in social impact storytelling is something known as “poverty porn.” You know it when you see it–the sad music, dehumanizing photos, […]
