In this crazy Covid-19 world are you surviving or
thriving? Are you and your organization barely hanging on or are you innovating
solutions to absolutely thrive? Do not be paralyzed by fear for this is a time
to change landscapes for good and that includes charities that are suffering
from cancelled gala events.
A great example of pivoting and innovating is when
Letitia Frye, an “auctiontainer”. In February of 2020, Letitia was looking forward
to a robust year with more than 40 fundraising events she was promoting, and
then suddenly her world turned upside down as all these events were postponed
or cancelled. Letitia is an expert at overcoming obstacles and has an
overwhelming positive outlook on life. So, looking for a solution, she
discovered the revolutionary new Fund
Duel platform and realized that she found the perfect tool to revitalize her
fundraisers. She was off to the races and convinced Valley Wise Health
Foundation and the Arizona Burn Center to book the first ever virtual
live-stream gamified Fund Duel.
What did Valleywise do? They used their guest list
from their cancelled gala event and had each of those guests RSVP for their April
23rd “Night of Heroes” virtual event. They contacted each of their
corporate sponsors and invited them to be team captains. Their list of team
captains grew to seventeen and each sponsor donated 5,000.00. By the end of the
evening $220,000 were raised including the sponsorship dollars. This was 4
times more than Valleywise had raised in the past at live gala events and at a
fraction of the cost. They were so pleased that there were 6,000 views during
the event and 10 participating countries. The ROI for corporate sponsors was
greater than they could have dreamed of.
Why did it work so terrifically? The spirit of
competition and winning prizes motivates donors to get involved. The challenge
to upload a “selfie” and get donations on it increased engagement and
interactivity (participants photos were seen by the viewing audience). Fund
Duel makes it so easy to “share” these uploaded photos and videos on social
media platforms so an audience of 300 expands to 6,000.00. The platform is
video based and connects donors to the cause.
The story of a young girl who was burned over 60
percent of her body and experienced a full recovery with the amazing care of
Valleywise was emotionally riveting and moved donors (including youth and
children) to participate and get involved to help this hospital. Valleywise
Health Foundation had a dire need to increase levels of protection for
susceptible patients in the Covid-19 environment and to expand their
facilities.
Fund Duel Inc. has innovated a gamified approach to
virtual live-streamed fundraising events that has had stunning results and now
is the most sought-after solution for online donation fundraising.
Now Fund
Duel is working with all types of major and small non-profits, schools, and sports
organizations to solve their fundraising needs and they told us that it’s an
amazing feeling to be able to assist and solve problems at a time like this.
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