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How to launch a successful ice bucket challenge

By saadshawSeptember 2, 2014FUNdraising Good Timesannual giving, fundraising, fundraising good times, fundraising infrastructure, ice bucket challenge, social media fundraising

if your challenge is successful, what will be your plan to convert your “challenge” donor into one who will support your organization for years to come? … Will they become one-time donors or life-time donors?

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

By saadshawAugust 25, 20143 commentsFUNdraising Good Times#IceBucketChallenge, ALS, fundraising, ice bucket challenge, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, social media fundraising

Should your nonprofit or college go viral with a “gimmick” to raise millions? Here are our thoughts: put the fundamentals in place first. If you can’t track and thank your donors, you don’t want thousands of donors: that can become a viral disaster instead of success.