Monday Mixtape 006: Fundraising Mentorship – Take Chances, Make Mistakes, & Get Messy 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. […]

Do your donors know what’s going on at your organization? Have you shown them what their dollars actually do? Too often, we ask donors for money, send a thank you when they give it, and then… They never hear about it again. This lack of follow-through is too bad, for several reasons, including: They helped […]

Pensacola’s Habitat for Humanity started their own Women Build initiative back in 2013 in an effort to bring women together to change the lives of deserving families in Pensacola. At that time, they used a general website equipped with a few fundraising plugins to capture all their much-needed donations. But as the scope of the […]

Monday Mixtape 005: Donor Retention, Annual Reports, & Fundraising Tips 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 […]

Your nonprofit’s website is essential to the success of your work. A high-quality website runs all day, every day to inspire, activate, and rally your online audience for you. But just because you have a functioning website doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Just like you need to train the perfect employee, you also need to build […]

Monday Mixtape 004: Fundraising Events, Galas, & Auctions 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 […]

I’m a huge fan of nonprofits sharing an annual report, but only if it’s crafted the right way. These documents, which are frequently used by both corporations and nonprofits to educate stakeholders about the overall health of the organization, play an important role in educating people about what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. […]

It’s easy to stick with what you know, especially when it comes to fundraising. Traditional methods, such as special event fundraisers, grant writing, and email campaigns are all tried-and-true methods that are sure to bring money into your organization. But times are changing and, if you’re anything like the Asian American Arts Alliance, you’re ready […]

Nearly a quarter of all Americans participate in volunteer opportunities with charitable organizations. Many choose to do volunteer fundraising projects. This is excellent news for your nonprofit. When a person chooses to work with your cause to further your mission, support your programming, and leverage your impact, it means something—they care. One of the greatest […]

Social media is a powerful tool for nonprofits to connect with their community and share their story. However, things are changing (all the time). With an apparent desire to get back to their roots of connecting all of the world’s individuals and building a global community, Facebook alone has announced three significant changes just this […]