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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jon Stewart describes Story Pirates really well. He says, “The Story Pirates teach kids a love of creative writing.  It helps kids to see that their words and ideas are really important.  I believe that what the Story Pirates are doing is helping America, nay, humanity – helping humanity itself. It’s crazy entertaining.” We recently wrapped up […]

“Not one fundraising platform comes close to CauseVox. The process of creating our site was quick and intuitive to learn, and the team at CauseVox was always available for questions. The entire experience was phenomenal!” — Tammy Tibbetts/Cynthia Hellen, GIRLS WHO ROCK About GIRLS WHO ROCK GIRLS WHO ROCK (GWR) is an annual crowd-pleasing, change-making […]

Last week, we started a two-part series on what tactics successful non-profits have used during their campaign. If you missed it, catch the first part of the 5 Tactics. — Whether you’re a rookie or veteran, it’s no easy task to put together an online fundraising campaign. You’re dealing with technology, content, and a mountain […]

Whether you’re a rookie or veteran, it’s no easy task to put together an online fundraising campaign. You’re dealing with technology, content, and a mountain of other things that need to be organized. Sometimes it helps to have some tips or new ideas. Non-profits always ask us about how they can run a successful online […]

I talk to a lot of non-profit startups. All of them have a vision on how they can change the world, and all of them have amazing plans on how to make it happen. Some of them will make it through, most of them won’t. I’ve started many things and have failed at many more. […]