You’ve been racking your brain trying to come up with an MVP fundraiser for your athletic booster club. Suddenly, the light bulb goes on and you’re struck by a brilliant idea: you’re going to set up an online fundraiser on GoFundMe or GiveButter. That’ll work, right?
In theory, yes. There’s nothing stopping you from setting up a GoFundMe account or launching a campaign on GiveButter. However, there are some hidden challenges associated with these tactics.
Think of this approach like that flashy trick play the young assistant coach drew up last season. Sure, it looked cool on the whiteboard, but things fell apart as soon as the team tried to execute it under pressure.
Let’s take a closer look at why these platforms may not be the answer for your ABC and explore a better option that will help you find the fundraising end zone.
The Hidden Downsides to Common Fundraising Platforms
If you’ve ever shared someone else’s GoFundMe campaign or donated using the platform, you know that the experience was effortless. But what you may not realize is that hours of hard work went into creating and sharing that campaign.
Promoting an online fundraiser and getting it to go viral are the keys to hitting your revenue goals. You practically have to put together a full-fledged marketing strategy to advertise your fundraiser.
Even if you don’t mind rolling up your sleeves and logging the hours, there’s another problem — many fundraising platforms charge hefty fees when you go to withdraw the money you’ve raised. We’re talking in the 20%–40% range in some cases.
Fortunately, there are some truly excellent online fundraising tools out there, like BoosterBucks from BoosterHub.
Why BoosterBucks Is the Better Choice
BoosterBucks is BoosterHub’s innovative online fundraising solution. This novel platform allows you to create a custom campaign for your athletic booster club and begin raising funds quickly.
BoosterBucks also gets your audience involved by gamifying the donation process. Adding competition engages your participants and can be a fun team building experience.
With BoosterBucks, you get access to our powerful fundraiser management engine, which you can use to go viral and reach thousands of potential donors. The platform does most of the work for you by sending over 75 communications for each participant added. Intrigued? You should be.
BoosterBucks represents a better way to engage in online fundraising. The best part is that the platform charges minimal fees, meaning you can keep more of the money you generate and allocate it to the student athletes you support. After all, isn’t that the whole point?
Be a Fundraising MVP This Sports Season
Online fundraising is an excellent way to meet your athletic booster club’s money-generating goals this season. Just make sure you choose a platform that provides you with the tools and tech you need to succeed. With the right solution, you can shatter last season’s fundraising record and hit a home run for your club.
