Monday Mixtape 021: Make The Most of Your Summer Fundraising Slump Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions […]

What is a case statement? Well, let me share a story that will help you better understand what a case statement is, why it’s important, and how to ensure your case statement resonates with potential donors. Imagine you’re sitting down for coffee with a prospective major gift donor. Maybe you met her at an event […]

For many of us, it’s impossible to imagine the limitations and barriers that result from vision impairment. From mobility and education to employment and more, the 441 million plus individuals who struggle with visual impairments and blindness face unfathomable hurdles. But thanks to recent breakthroughs in technology courtesy of eSight, people who are legally blind […]

Monday Mixtape 020: Social Media Fundraising in 2018 Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or questions? Let […]

So, I hear you’re partnering with a local business. That’s awesome! Did you ask them for a sponsorship? Did they donate some supplies in-kind? Are their employees eager to participate in some weekday volunteer projects? All of this is great, because, as you know, all forms of engagement are helpful in enhancing these essential alliances. […]

If you or your nonprofit uses the photo-sharing social media platform Instagram, you may have noticed a new TV screen icon pop up on your screen where there wasn’t one before. It’s a new feature: IGTV. IGTV is an app for viewing long-form, vertical video that launched on June 20, 2018. Previously, Instagram only allowed […]

Monday Mixtape 019: How Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Impact Charitable Giving? Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in […]

Fundraising is all about evolution. So is your fundraising message. You evolve your annual calendar to reach your donors more efficiently. You evolve your story to capture the ever-growing impact your cause provides to the community. And you evolve the ways you solicit to ensure you’re relevant and you can stand out in an economy […]

Monday Mixtape 018: How Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Impact Charitable Giving? Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in […]

From the server who draws a smiley face and “thank you!” on the back of your check, to giant brands like Zappos going on a “thank you tour” businesses understand the power of  “thank you.” Are the businesses who go out of their way to thank their customers simply very polite folks? Maybe, but in […]