How Can You Use Peer-to-peer Fundraising To Scale Your Impact? On this episode of Rally & Engage by CauseVox, we talk with Claire Geiger. She is the Grassroots Development Manager at World Bicycle Relief, a nonprofit focused on mobilizing people through the power of bicycles. We talk about: The importance of personalized storytelling in fundraising How […]

Everyone’s on Facebook, from your grandmother and sister to your hairdresser and best friend from 5th grade. And since the platform’s been around for quite some time, most nonprofits are effectively using it to connect and engage with supporters. But, times are a changin’! Facebook frequently updates their News Feed algorithm, and oftentimes, this has […]

It takes more than being on social media and having an eye-catching logo to attract millennials to your nonprofit. This generation of donors and volunteers, born between 1980 and 2000, is more interested in getting their hands dirty, staying connected, and seeing the change occur firsthand than simply mailing nonprofits a check every year. Unfortunately, many […]

New: Must read book by our friend Beth Kanter on strategies for impact without burnout. When you work for a nonprofit or charity, it can feel like long hours and few days off are inevitable due to an unrealistic workload and deadlines. A few years ago, I was working for a quickly-growing nonprofit in Detroit. […]

In today’s digital world, nonprofits and charities can’t underplay the importance of video and visual storytelling as a key fundraising tool. 80% of the highest-grossing campaigns on CauseVox’s fundraising platform have used video as part of their online fundraising campaign. Read our beginner’s guide to learn the basics of nonprofit video storytelling and how to use […]

At 1.65 billion (over 1/5 of the world’s population), Facebook has more monthly active users than any other social network. With such a large number of users, Facebook prevails as the king of social networks. Therefore, creating great Facebook posts is a vital part of a successful social media campaign for nonprofits and social causes. Check out […]

What Is Different About Successful Nonprofits? On this episode of Rally & Engage by CauseVox, we talk with Kivi Leroux Miller about the challenges that face nonprofit staff, especially those in communication roles, how to stay focused and say “no” to new opportunities, and what differentiates successful nonprofits from those that can’t seem to gain traction. […]

When I served with the United States Peace Corps between 2000 and 2002, I learned the value of storytelling to communicate messages. I had arrived in Senegal, West Africa with a group of 100 other volunteers, most of us just out of college and inspired to change the world. A group of us were trained […]

Making a donation is a big step. When someone decides to back your nonprofit or charity with their dollars, they deserve a thank you letter and shown appreciation right away. They should not doubt for a second that their gift makes a difference and that you value them. A good thank you letter can turn a mere […]

About The Texas Debate Collective (TDC) was created in 2009 to allow low-income students to access the highest levels of competitive debate. Expensive training camps are often where top debaters learn and practice their skills over the summer in preparation for the next season. But, students without significant financial resources are shut out from those […]