“Raising $10K in a single day would’ve been impossible without CauseVox.” – Becky Straw, The Adventure Project This case study discusses how a six-month-old non-profit start-up, The Adventure Project (TAP), raised over $23,000 in a single day through their TypeTap campaign site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned are discussed in […]

HUGE is a full-service interactive agency that specializes in building digitally-driven businesses. They rallied their own company’s community to raise over $12,000 for Japan. Read their story and fundraising tips. Tell us a little bit about who you are. My name is Claudia Chow, I am a Creative Director at HUGE. Why did you decide […]

I met Yoko Nakano at SXSW during our panel discussion about SXSWcares. After things settled down at bit in the campaign, I asked Yoko to share her thoughts on fundraising for SXSWcares. Check out some of her scientifically-ground tips on how to get your friends, family, and coworkers to give. Tell us a little about […]

On March 11th 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan. The massive earthquake triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 77 feet that pushed as far as 6 miles inland. Tens of thousands of Japanese were reported dead or missing and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. That morning, CauseVox […]

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, Author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising, Speaker, Consultant Mazarine helps people get money for the causes they care about. She also helps businesses and people with their online reputations. Give her a shout on twitter, or email her at info@wildwomanfundraising.com. @wildwomanfund WildWomanFundraising.com ———————————————————————————————— You have one lick, and then you want more and more! It’s […]

A logo is just one part of your brand. At a general level, your brand is how your audience perceives and identifies you. Your brand is holistic; the mission, audience, and personality of your organization drive it. This foundation sets the course of your messaging platform (copywriting/storytelling) and visual identity. The visual identity includes the […]

Donors and supporters are the lifeblood of every non-profit; they interact with you online through different channels, like your website, social media, and intermediaries (3rd party giving sites). These interactions are crucial in moving your donors and supporters towards richer engagement with your non-profit. At CauseVox, we’re irrationally obsessed in providing our non-profit partners with […]

This week we host Mark Chou, a guest blogger and recent RestoreNYC advocate. He’s here to share with you details on what makes fundraising pages effective. In supporter-driven fundraising, supporters are the key to raising funds and awareness. Online, we use fundraising pages to make this happen. Supporters are able to weave their own story […]

What, I thought you guys were in already in beta?? Well, somewhat. Today marks the launch of our limited beta, which comes with a new website and an updated blog.  For the past few months we have been operating our pilot program with a handful or organizations. Here are a select few case studies. During […]

I recently gave a presentation on the principles of support-driven fundraising at the United Way in Newark. Interesting enough, not a lot of the attendees knew too much about the concept or online fundraising tools available. In addition, concepts like storytelling, messaging, and objectives were not common in their fundraising planning. To me, the most […]