CauseMic’s origins can light the way for your nonprofit
In 2012, when I was leading fundraising for nonprofit Team Rubicon, I traveled to Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco.
You’re on a mission. You have a bold and righteous ambition to end homelessness, eliminate childhood hunger, or stop sex trafficking.
As with any business, survival for nonprofits is all about continued growth. But previous management decisions can doom even the mightiest or noblest of them all.
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You tell people what your nonprofit does.
But do you inspire them with why you do it?
There are lots of causes in the world, and lots of good folks active in promoting them. Through websites and various communication venues, they always tell us what they do (and to some extent how they do it).
You read thousands of words a day; the daily forecast, news headlines, ingredients in your juice, social media posts, ads, emails, and rambling articles on fundraising strategies.
Double your mission’s impact next year by launching a digital transformation now.
First, if you’re reading this in the new year of 2022, happy New Year! And if you’ve stumbled here later, it’s still relevant, so keep reading.
How to spend less on your digital transformation at just the right time for bigger returns.
Welcome to the digital-first world. You’ve personally been living in it for years, and now it’s time to punch through the barrier-to-entry for your nonprofit and welcome growth and greater impact for your mission.
The Great Resignation has left many nonprofits with limited budgets shorthanded.
Many nonprofit leaders face a similar dilemma: how can we attract new, younger donors to invest in our cause? A good starting point is to get up to speed on how younger generations want to make a contribution. Millennial and Generation Z donors are investing in and spending cryptocurrency at increasing rates, and if you aren’t set up to welcome them, you may be missing out on your portion of a $300 million pool of charitable funding.
This spring, record numbers of Americans said they’re looking for a new position. How can you ensure your nonprofit organization’s culture is strong enough to not only retain your top talent, but also attract new employees who are looking for a career with more purpose?
At CauseMic, we help our nonprofit clients apply best practices from Fortune 500 for-profits to scale their revenue and impact. One of the most efficient frameworks successful Silicon Valley companies use is called the Design Sprint, a concept created by Google’s Jake Knapp.