The Millennial Impact Report is back for 2017 and we wanted to share some great insights from the latest report with you. This annual research project, conducted by Achieve and funded by the Case Foundation, provides everyone from business leaders to nonprofit professionals a glimpse into what makes the Millennial generation “tick.” It’s a useful […]

The bulk of a fundraiser’s day isn’t spent planning fun events or wining and dining. In fact, we spend the majority of our time tracking down donors. And, if we’re completely honest, it’s not exactly the most “exciting” part of the job. In fact, it’s a task many of us come to dread over time. […]

Lauren Barnes, Executive Director and the inspiration behind The Motherhood Collective, has passionately advocated for and supported women and their families in and around Lynchburg, Virginia for the past six years. Since the nonprofit open its doors in 2011, the entire team of staff and volunteers at The Motherhood Collective has sought ways to meet […]

Guest post by Zach Shefska, Fundraising Report Card “So, I should be measuring changes in these numbers daily, is that right?” I couldn’t help but shake my head at what I was hearing. “No, my recommendation would be once a month at most. Daily simply doesn’t make much sense.” I heard a brief “Huh,” in […]

Launching a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign entails a bit of preparation. You have to set up your campaign, create your content, promote it to your audience, and get fundraisers engaged. And once your fundraisers are engaged, they need to stay engaged. After seeing thousands of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns on CauseVox, I’ve noticed there’s a small feature […]

These days, I’m talking about nonprofits all the time. Learning about and sharing the awesome things that CauseVox customers are doing is turning me into a one-woman nonprofit promoter. I am the Charity Navigator of my group of friends. I think the work you do deserves a parade, and I just can’t stop talking about […]

Guest Post by Brady Josephson, CEO of Nonprofit Supply Co. “If a tree falls in a forest and nobody’s around to hear it, does it make a sound?” A famous philosophical question I’m sure you’ve heard before but I think it can be applied to online marketing & fundraising for nonprofits. “If a nonprofit website […]

By Sara Lowe, Communications and Partnerships Manager at Elevation As a nonprofit, you often don’t have time to think about technical issues but are rather more concerned about spreading good in your community. How often do you think that you would love to have a great website but you don’t even know where to begin? […]

You Are A Storyteller When you picture a storyteller, what do you see? A mythic figure beside a campfire? A gregarious “life of the party” person? A novelist? A Hollywood director? Do you see yourself? Storytelling is essential for fundraising. At CauseVox, we often say storytelling is fundraising fuel. But telling your story in a […]

We’re used to seeing it all the time- a website and a completely separate fundraising campaign site. And, while it may be the norm, promoting your campaign on your website is key to having an integrated marketing strategy. Directing people on social media and through email to your campaign is good, but what if a […]