This morning I woke up to an inbox of 50 unread emails.
“Adopt-a-Family will be hosting a Bake Sale this Friday Night from 10:00pm-1:00am”
“Cherokee Nation will be having a Pita Pit fundraiser on TUESDAY from 5PM-10PM. Please pick up a flyer on your way downstairs and present it when you make your purchase! Thank you!”
“Alternative Spring break fundraiser this Monday at Crepeaway! Be sure to say that you are there for the fundraiser for our trip so that you are coun
ted towards our total. Please invite your friends!!!”
Having been a brother in a coed community service fraternity, I might get more fundraising-related emails than the average college student, but still, a lot of students will receive emails, facebook event invites, and even be told by their friends to visit the local campus eatery during a certain time period (revenue share fundraiser) or to stop by their bake sale later that day.
Whether you are raising money for a cause, an event, or your rugby team, it’s always a hassle doing marketing, purchasing goods for sale, and convincing your friends get the word out. This is one pain point that technology has yet to remedy. That is, until now.