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 […]
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 […]
Fundraising Page Tip: Interview with Tiffany Eriksen
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 […]
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 […]
The worst way to fundraise on Facebook
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 […]
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 […]
Fundraising Page Tip: Interview with Jill Benbow
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 […]
