Zephyr James is not your average CauseVox user: they have a bit of an unfair advantage, because they wrote CauseVox education materials for years. So when their day job employer, the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM), decided to start using CauseVox for their peer-to-peer fundraising, Zephyr was all in. Here’s where it gets juicy: Zephyr […]

Peer-to-peer fundraising isn’t always limited to an online fundraising campaign. Sometimes, nonprofits get creative with peer-to-peer fundraising events; effectively raising money and engaging supporters at the same time. Let’s talk about some of the ways you can use peer-to-peer events to fuel your nonprofit fundraising.  The Lowdown On Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events Peer-to-peer events are a […]

There’s a chill in the air and everyone’s enjoying their pumpkin spiced lattes and hot cocoa. Soon, we’ll spend our days purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones, baking, and gearing up for visits from family and friends. Naturally, our personal to-do lists grow increasingly long as year-end nears. As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of […]

This guide will walk you through the what, the why, and the how of capital campaigns for churches. If you think now might be the time to run one, this guide is for you! Capital campaigns are a great way to make big dreams a reality, and one thing we at CauseVox know about church […]

As humans, we’re naturally drawn to relationship building. We seek out friends and partners who share common interests and values with us, and we spend time nurturing those connections. We crave friendship, companionship, and camaraderie. All this leads me to the relationship between a nonprofit and its donors— a topic we’ve touched upon a lot […]

It’s hard to fundraise without clean, easy-to-access donor data.  Instead of reaching out to donors, offering relevant giving opportunities, and telling your nonprofit’s story, you spend your time trying to find information, entering data in multiple places, and creating endless spreadsheets. None of those activities raise any money. Luckily, there’s a simple answer to streamline […]

In today’s digital world, nonprofits and charities can’t underestimate the importance of nonprofit videos and visual storytelling as a key fundraising tool. 80% of the highest-grossing campaigns on CauseVox have used video as part of their online fundraising campaign. In fact, 57% of people who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a donation. Impactful […]

Among the thousands of nonprofits that use CauseVox, we’re always amazed at the impact each organization makes everyday. In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising […]

Between your donors, volunteers, board members, staff, and clients, you’re in a constant state of relationship-building. And it’s a wonderful thing! You get to forge these awesome, deep connections in order to make a significant change in your community that REALLY matters. But with all the socializing, mixing and mingling, and transactions with your biggest […]

Picture this: you’ve read our post on running a capital campaign, you’re wildly psyched, and you’re ready to get started! Only problem…you’re not totally sure how to plan a capital campaign. Don’t despair. We’ve got your back and by “got your back” I mean we’ve put together this complete guide to building the plan for […]