Have you wondered how your nonprofit’s digital strategy compares to others? Did you ever stop to think about whether your digital budget is adequate in this day and age? Are you surprised at your online marketing return on investment? The M+R Benchmarks study aims to answer these questions and more. Each year, a team at […]

When it comes to inspiring young leaders through immersive cross-cultural experiences, the nonprofit Amigos de las Americas leads the way. April Hearne, Amigos de las Americas’ managing director of marketing and communications, sits on a fundraising team responsible for fundraising to support this programming. As an AMIGOS alum herself, April understands the importance of these […]

Whether your fundraising appeal is front and center on your fundraising website, goes out in the mail as a letter, or pops up in an inbox, it’s an important tool to raise money for your cause. Good fundraising appeals can inspire action, connect people to a cause, tell your story, and bring in donations. Great! […]

A decade ago, the nonprofit I worked for used a straightforward CRM (customer relationship management) system to track donor data, view trends, and sometimes send out communications. However, our four-person development team was barely scratching the surface of the program’s capabilities. Occasionally, someone would stumble upon a helpful function; we’d make a note of it, […]

During this webinar, Vanessa will share the exact steps you can use to improve your nonprofit’s storytelling effectiveness in 2019.

David Cohn, executive director of First Tee of Southeast Wisconsin, knew that peer-to-peer fundraising could potentially help his nonprofit raise money, so he turned to CauseVox to help power a brand new community-driven fundraising event to support the organization’s mission. 100 Holes of Golf, a “marathon,” of sorts, engages participants who’ve raised anywhere from $500 […]

Have you noticed that it’s getting increasingly difficult to meet the needs of your entire donor base? It seems like we have so many different ways to connect with our donors, but all that noise often drowns out the impact. Even if you cater to each donor’s communication preferences and fine-tune your fundraising, there’s still […]

In some ways, donor retention isn’t all that different from dating. Just like romantic relationships, your organization’s relationships with its donors thrive on communication, appreciation, loyalty, and trust. And just like a romantic relationship, if your donors don’t know you love them, they might not stick around. You can start building a passionate, unbreakable love for […]

Testicular Cancer Foundation’s CEO, Kenny Kane, has a lot on his plate. Kenny works tirelessly to ensure TCF is providing education and support to young males about testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer among young men under 35. This includes managing day-to-day operations and the organization’s fundraising efforts. Undoubtedly, one of Kenny’s biggest hurdles […]

Wow. Did you happen to listen in on the first-ever community-driven fundraising summit? It was a jam-packed day of inspirational anecdotes, educational sessions, and expert speakers. There were literally hundreds of takeaways– so many in fact, that we had to compile a 26-page document just so sort through all of them! During the summit, we […]