Smart tech helped nonprofits to pivot to suddenly remote and digital delivery of programs and services during the pandemic, it may also enable us to turn the page on an era of frantic busyness and scarcity mindsets to one in which nonprofit organizations have the time to think and plan — and even dream. As […]

“Why should I give to you?” Your donors ask or think about this question every time they consider giving. When a donor says it out loud, most nonprofits are ill-equipped to answer it. Do you go through your programming? Ask the donor more questions before responding? Try to find even the slightest connection to the […]

You’ve hit a wall with your marketing strategy. You’re struggling to connect with your target audience and gain or retain their support. You’ve tried the social media thing, but your engagement is lower than you’d like it to be. You’re frustrated and tired. Something needs to change, but you don’t know where to start. Well, […]

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, major gift work revolved around in-person donor visits – and for many of us, that’s how we would prefer to make those big asks. But, even before the virtual shift, this approach was creating significant barriers for smaller nonprofits as well as wear-and-tear on traveling major gift officers. The pandemic […]

Did you “fall” into your nonprofit role? So did Carousel Ranch’s Associate Executive Director, Taylor Adachi. She rose from the ranks, starting as an intern and rising to the Associate ED! Her experiences allowed her to grow with the organization and her fundraising skills, like many of our nonprofit leaders nowadays. She shares amazing key […]

Krista Mortensen, Development Manager at Invest in Kids, a Denver based nonprofit with the mission for supporting the well-being of kids through a wide spectrum of initiatives and programs. Krista dives into how her work in fundraising changes day to day, from in-home events to making the ask, and how her fundraising degree and experiences […]

Every nonprofit is looking for the magic pill to fundraising. While we wish our R&D team had that capability, we aren’t there yet. But, we do have amazing features with the CauseVox platform that support nonprofits in ways that allow them to raise more funds, stress less, and do more good. A user of CauseVox, […]

If you had one shot at spring fundraising this year, what should you put your time in? Short-answer: Peer to peer fundraising. Easy answer: Peer to peer fundraising. Most efficient answer: Peer to peer fundraising. It has shown time and time again, peer to peer fundraising is the #1 approach that consistently outperforms all other […]

Donor engagement is often a stressful activity for many nonprofits, small or large. Social media can help bridge the gap with focused strategies and clear intentions. Do you struggle to get heard in a noisy, cluttered online world? Do you want to create deeper connections with community members? Leveraging the power and potential of social […]

Major donors can sometimes feel like an elusive prize that only few will ever receive. The truth is that a major donor is very similar to any other donor–they want to help causes they’re passionate about, see their impact, and continue their support. A key to understanding where major donors is simply learning more about […]