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Creators + Causes in 2025: Rising Trends, Real Impact, and the Path Ahead
“The world doesn’t need more empty content. It needs content that matters.” — Causability The Causes Rising to the Forefront Climate Action & Environmental JusticeCreators ...
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Massive Cuts In Funding Of NEA Grants For Artists
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government that provides funding, support, and recognition for the arts. ...
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“Burnout” Is A Major Trend In 2025
Burnout has become a significant global concern over the past decade, and as of 2025, it remains a top mental health and workplace well-being issue. ...
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Calling All Causability Creators: Host Your Next Event at Shakti Creative Wellness Center
Are you a Causability Creator Grant Applicant looking for an inspiring and supportive venue to bring your vision to life? We’re excited to introduce Shakti ...
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2025 GRANT RECIPIENTS
We’re thrilled to announce the three incredible winners of the 2025 Causability Grant, each using their art to foster meaningful change and community impact: Marnino ...
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How To Be A Cause Not An Effect
A Step-by-Step Guide In order to create change and lead with intention, you must shift from being reactive to proactive. Here’s how: Step 1: Develop ...
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Unlock Your Creative Spark: A Practical Guide to Refreshing Your Creative Routine
Unlock Your Creative Spark: A Practical Guide to Refreshing Your Creative Routine Welcome to your guide for unlocking a more creative, inspired life. This resource ...
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What Isn’t Taught In Schools! Step By Step Instructions For A Successful Cause/Belief Art Career…
How to Create a Successful Cause/Belief-Based Art Career: Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Define Your Mission and Vision Mission: What core beliefs, values, or causes will you ...
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Empowered Marketing For Cause-Belief Based Creators
Step-by-Step Marketing Content for Cause/Belief-Based Cause Creators Title: Empowering Cause Belief- Creators: A Step-by-Step Marketing Guide Introduction: The founders of AFYC & Causability believe that ...
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How Can A Creator Can Measure the Success Of A Nonprofit Event?
Measuring the success of a nonprofit event involves evaluating its impact, financial results, engagement levels, and overall execution. Below are actionable ways creators can assess ...
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What Does a Cause Need to Succeed?
Link To Video A successful cause requires a well-rounded approach that combines purpose, strategy, and execution. Here’s a breakdown of the essential components a cause ...
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Play A Game To Quit Procrastinating Now!
This self-coaching program is designed as an interactive, gamified journey to help you identify, understand, and overcome procrastination. Through reflective exercises, actionable strategies, and engaging ...
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Top 10 Tips For Applying For The Causability Creator Grant Application
10 Top Tips for Filling Out the Causability Creator Grant ApplicationApplying for a Causability Creator Grant is an exciting step toward making a difference with ...
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Exploring ‘Wellness Initiatives’ As Causes
Exploring Wellness Causes: How Holistic Health Initiatives Are Transforming Lives and Communities In recent years, wellness causes have gained significant momentum as people increasingly seek ...
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Tips From Our Grant Winners For A Standout Application
Securing a grant can be a game-changer for any project, providing the support needed to bring your vision to life. But what makes an application ...
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The Elements Of Causes & Activism
Causes/Activism Definitions: Causes: A cause refers to a social, environmental, or political issue or goal that people feel strongly about and wish to address or ...
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Do You Want A Collaborative Partnership? How To & Template
What creatives does a creator need to present to a nonprofit to win a collaborative partnership? To secure a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit, a ...
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Create A Cause: Art Activism “Art for Peace: Transforming Violence Through Creativity”
“Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this.” Leo Tolstoy Art activism is a powerful and ...
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Tips To Run A Social Justice Cause Campaign
Running an effective social justice cause campaign requires a well-thought-out strategy that engages the public, builds awareness, and drives meaningful action. Here are steps to ...
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How To Get Sponsors For Your Cause
How to Get Sponsorships for Your Cause: A Step-by-Step Guide Securing sponsorships can be a game-changer for your cause, providing the financial support, resources, and ...
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How To Break The Starving Artists Myth
Breaking the starving artists myth: Creatives can collaborate with local nonprofits in various ways, leveraging their unique skills and perspectives to enhance the impact of ...
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How to Determine Your Hourly Rate as a Creative in 3 Easy Steps
How to Determine Your Hourly Rate as a Creative in 3 Easy Steps Setting your hourly rate as a creative can be daunting, but it’s ...
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2024 Causability Creator Grantees!
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Causability Creator Grant! We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Causability Creator Grant! This year, we ...
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50+ Creator Activities For Building Collaboration
1. Articulation – Stop a presentation periodically and have partners talk with each other about what was just presented, what it means to them, and ...
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Unlock Your Potential | $5K Causability Grant Application
Introduction: Applying for a grant can be a pivotal moment for artists and nonprofits. With Causability’s commitment to fostering creative partnerships, our grants aim to ...
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What Can Creators Do with the Causability Grant
What Can Creators Do With The Causability Grant? So, you’ve won the Causability grant or you’re thinking of applying. Congrats! While you may already have ...
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Crafting Your Creative Identity: A Guide to Identifying Artistic Gifts
Introduction: Embarking on your artistic journey is like stepping into a magical realm where your creativity takes the reins. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or ...
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Unveiling the Transformative Power of Artist Grants, last year’s winners did what?!
As we reflect on the impact of last year’s grants, the stories of Mars Wright, Kenley Turner, and Kelsey Giroux stand out as beacons of ...
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Empowering Creativity: A Guide to Causability Grants
Are you an artist with a passion for making a positive impact in your community? Look no further! Causability, a cause-based grant-making organization, is offering ...
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How Creators Can Collaborate
So, you’ve won the Causability grant or you’re thinking of applying. Congrats! While you may already have a good idea of what to do with ...
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Volunteer Retention: Building a Loyal and Effective Volunteer Base
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization. They bring energy, enthusiasm, and skills that are invaluable. However, one of the challenges many nonprofits face ...
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How To Effectively Communicate Your Cause + Resources To Stay Relevant
In a world brimming with messages and missions, how can a nonprofit ensure that its cause doesn’t just echo in the void but reaches and ...
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Being True To Your Nonprofit Mission Through All Your Communication Channels: How to do it
In an age dominated by digital communication and rapid content consumption, it’s never been more essential for nonprofits to maintain a consistent and authentic voice. ...
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How Nonprofits Can Support Each Other In The Crowded Landscape of Social Media
The vibrant world of social media often feels like a bustling marketplace where every corner you turn has a different stall trying to grab your ...
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Snail Mailers: Are They Sustainable? + Eco-Conscious Alternatives
For decades, snail mailers – the tangible, paper-based communications sent through postal services – have been a vital tool in the arsenal of nonprofits, serving ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Engaging the Younger Generations as a Nonprofit
In the rapidly evolving world of philanthropy and activism, the younger generations – primarily Millennials and Gen Z – are emerging as powerful agents of ...
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Steering Clear of Pitfalls: Navigating Grant Application Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Embarking on the journey of securing grants can be a challenging yet rewarding process. Applying for grants, much like any critical endeavor, requires precision, clear ...
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Seven Fundraising Event Ideas For Nonprofits And Charities
Fundraising events play a crucial role in the success of non-profit organizations and charities. They help raise funds, create awareness, engage the community, and foster ...
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How Artists Can Leverage Video To Boost Engagement for Their Causes
In the realm of art, each stroke of paint, each molding of clay, and each note in a composition represents an intimate piece of the ...
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The Many Ways Creators Can Utilize Causability Grants
Sadly, over recent decades, funding for art education has diminished nationwide. But that doesn’t mean that it is not important. A large-scale study by The ...
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How Nonprofits Can Collaborate With Artists, Besides Using Their Art
The connection between artists and nonprofits is long and has, in many cases, been mutually beneficial. Take the internationally acclaimed artist Banksy, for example. Although ...
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6 Successful Nonprofit Causes Created by Artists that Will Inspire You
Artists have the extraordinary power to evoke emotions, inspire change, and create a long-lasting impact through their work. Many artists have used their creativity and ...
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The Art of Collaboration: How Nonprofits Can Partner with Artists to Expand Their Reach
We’ve all seen it—a powerful, inspiring piece of original art that can ignite emotion, create conversation, and embody a cause. The possibilities for infusing unique ...
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How Artists Benefit From Collaborating With Nonprofits
According to Americans for the Arts research, over 2.5 million artists were working in America in 2020. However, ask any artist, and they’ll tell you ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Causability’s Creator Grants
If you’re an artist or creator, you understand the importance of grants for boosting your visibility and helping you to connect with projects that you’re ...
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How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal for Artists
According to research by IBISWorld, federal arts funding has been in a state of decline since 1980. However, the good news is that there are ...
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The Role of Transparency and Accountability in Successful Nonprofit CrowdFunding
To succeed in crowdfunding, a nonprofit organization must be transparent in how funds are used and be accountable to their donors and the tax rules ...
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The Steps to Create and Fund a Non-Profit That Supports a Good Cause
Creating a charity has several positives for those with a heart for philanthropy, including increased credibility, funding, and contributors. Starting a charity organization can be ...
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How to Apply for Art Grants
If you’re an artist, you don’t need us to tell you that the last couple of years have been tough for arts and culture. Yet ...
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How Artists Can Collaborate With Nonprofits
The best collaborations are where everyone benefits while giving back to your community. Collaborating with a nonprofit is a great way to give your art ...
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Can a Non-Profit Organization Sell Merch?
The driven people behind non-profit organizations are truly special. Often, these focused individuals pour everything they have into making a difference in their community, drawing ...
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How Artists Can be Beneficial to Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations generally focus on one thing: improving the quality of life for others. So, while achieving financial gain isn’t the goal, they need to ...
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How Sponsorships Drive Awareness
The idea of company sponsorship isn’t new to anyone in the non-profit world. We all know how far securing a sponsorship can go to helping ...
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6 GoFundMe Alternatives for Your Nonprofit
If you’re an individual or nonprofit who often raises money for your cause, you’ve likely used one of the many fundraising platforms on the market. ...
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Tips For Raising Money For Charity: The Keys To Success
Regardless of the charity you’ve chosen, raising money is never easy. After all, you’re asking people to donate their hard-earned money. However no matter the ...
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Is It Moral to Raise Money During the COVID-19 Crisis?
The coronavirus pandemic is currently affecting millions worldwide, and there seems to be no end in sight. The virus has spread from country to country, ...
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Raising Money for Your Non-Profit Under the COVID-19 Crisis
There’s no way to get around it. The world is facing a crisis, and it’s affecting everyone. Countries have been forced to close their borders, ...
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Ways You Can Help Those In Need Because of The COVID-19 Outbreak
As COVID-19 spreads throughout our country, many are wondering what they can do to help those that are affected. While we all want to maintain ...
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Random Acts of Kindness During Troubled Times
As the latest pandemic sweeps the nation, we’ve seen humanity behave as never before. There’s something to be said about the power of fear and ...
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Charities to Donate to During Covid-19
“Researchers racing to find a vaccine for Novel Coronavirus.” “Citizens scramble to prepare for novel COVID-19 quarantine”. News stories with titles like these have become ...
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Campaign-Driven Crowdfunding – Why It’s Effective
Click on any non-profit’s web page. You’re sure to see a ‘donate here’ button prominently decorating each page of the website. It’s a no-brainer. Donor ...
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Fundraising Incentives – Auctions for Charity
If you’re new to the non-profit world or are simply having a hard time reaching your funding targets, you may be wondering how you can ...
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Fundraising Incentives – Luncheons and Galas
You’ve become an established non-profit, and you’re ready to host a semi-formal, or even a black-tie affair to simultaneously thank your donors and generate further ...
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Fundraising Incentives – Donor Appreciation
A cornerstone of being a non-profit organization fueled almost entirely by the kind donations of others is donor appreciation. Donors need to feel like their ...
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Do Incentivized Fundraising Auctions Raise More Money? How?
Many nonprofits cringe at the thought of the time and effort involved in planning an event that is as involved as an auction. Still, few ...
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How to Use Social Media to Raise Money
Social media is fantastic for keeping up with old friends, documenting your travels, staying up with the latest memes, and of course, seeing what your ...
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Why Crowdfunding is Awesome
From saving Australian koala bears on the brink of extinction to finding sustainable alternatives for plastic to building a new performing arts center in your ...
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Tis the Season for Giving
As the holiday shopping season heats up, so does our desire to give back. In fact, studies have shown that American’s are 40% more giving ...
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What Is Cause Marketing And How Do I Create A Cause Campaign?
If you run a business, you’ve probably heard of various marketing strategies, some new and some old. There’s Traditional Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, ...
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