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 […]

As the Customer Success Lead at CauseVox, I get to have a front row seat to some incredible campaigns. One of the things I love most about my job is that I get to hear the ins and outs of these campaigns and how they’re making a difference in a vast array of issues. I […]

The summer months at most nonprofits means a slowdown in charitable giving. Why not put your feet up and take a few months to relax, right? Wrong! Instead of letting the summer pass you by, take advantage of the downtime to start planning for the future. While your organization’s fundraising efforts may taper off during this […]

When you’re creating an online fundraising site, there’s a lot of tasks that may immediately come to mind: getting your fundraising goal up, writing your appeal, thinking through a promotion strategy. But something that might not be at the top of your list is designing your site – you’ll just pick some colors to get […]

In our ever-connected world, ongoing engagement is a vital part of every marketing initiative, and the marketing for your next nonprofit fundraising event should be no different. Lucky for you, there are a variety of useful tools and tactics you can implement right at your fingertips! The internet is full of cost-effective promotional tools that […]

It sure does feel like summer outside! And that can mean a lot of things to a fundraiser, including a noticeable decrease in donations. But don’t worry, you can change that! The key is to get your donors excited about getting involved and then encourage them to get their friends and family on board using […]

Let’s say you’re knee-deep in an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. You’ve designated a staff person, established a campaign timeline, determined a goal, and came up with a great theme that is bound to rally current and new donors alike. The ball is rolling! But with peer-to-peer fundraising, you’re not simply relying on your own team […]