Nonprofit fundraisers need to understand this: writing fundraising copy is not like writing a paper or a direct mail letter. You can use some of the same techniques, but your approach must be different. When people read online, they have shorter attention spans and they tend to skim content. You need to write in a […]
How Synergy Ministries’ volunteers raised $21,000 for their microfinance projects abroad
“There’s nothing that comes close to the effectiveness and power of CauseVox. Every ministry should use their platform.” – Andy Michaels, Synergy Ministries Synergy Ministries raised over $21,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. This case study reviews fundraising strategies, techniques, results, and lessons learned. About Synergy Ministries Synergy Ministries was founded in 2004, and is […]
Four Resources to Help Start a NonProfit
Starting a nonprofit is no easy task. You have to work with refining your programs, finding funding, building a team, and so much more. With some friends from LinkedIn, we’ve rounded up four resources to help you start your nonprofit. Foundation Center The Foundation Center provides a Nonprofit Startup Map with links to helpful state […]
How World Help raised $175,000 for Somali refugees
“We are so thankful that we found CauseVox! It was the perfect solution for our multi-platform campaigns and we have been able to utilize CauseVox across a variety of projects. Our donors have been thrilled with the features that Causevox offers.” – Noah Barnett, World Help This case study discusses how World Help raised over […]
The Secrets of Bum-Based Fundraising
Bums. Beggars. Pan-handlers. You can see one on every corner of NYC and almost in every subway car. They have a secret. You have to look underneath the body odor and dirt stained clothes. If you look deep enough, you’ll see that bums are some of the best fundraisers in NYC. I’ve seen hundreds of […]
Building High Impact Organizations: Creating Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises and Nonprofits
Our friends at the Social Innovators Collective are organizing a couple of sessions in NYC specifically geared towards social enterprises, and startup/small nonprofits. This is a must attend course for those that want to learn more about financial sustainability and building their organization. — Are you finally ready to tackle the question of financial sustainability […]
Generosity comes from relationships
If people are not donating to you, that means you havent spent enough time building the goodwill of your community. Think about it. If I was your best friend, then I would give you $20 if you asked for it. No questions asked. We have a thing called trust, created through a relationship. If you […]
There’s no “get rich quick” scheme for nonprofit fundraising
Remember the Kevin Costner movie called Field of Dreams? It is about an Iowa corn farmer that hears voices and interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields. He does, and the Chicago Black Sox come. The whole mantra of the movie was — “If you build it, he will […]
How Well Aware raised $77,000 in one week to provide clean water to 40,000 people
CauseVox was integral in the success of Shower Strike. Having a web platform that was easily accessible by participants, donors, and admin, that was sleek and user friendly, that enabled much greater social media potential, and empowered advocates, made fundraising much easier, much more fun, and much more effective. – Sarah Evans, Well Aware This […]
Nonprofit Storytelling Round-Up
Stories have the unique power to inspire feeling, connection, and action. They capture the hearts and minds of your audience in unimaginable ways. We use stories everyday — in our conversations with donors, in our mailings, and even our Tweets. Because storytelling is so important for online fundraising, we’ve rounded up a few recent articles […]
