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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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. […]