An Ivy League University

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Challenge

Solution

An Ivy League University held reunion events every year. They struggled with separating donations between graduating classes and procuring the donations in the first place. They needed a way to collect donations remotely while encouraging the alumni to come out and celebrate the event. 

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With the help of [GiveSmart], this university was able to set up text-to-donate pages for eight different graduating classes. Alumni simply had to text their graduation year to 91999, and they were sent a link to a donation page with information about the reunion event. Once on the page, they saw a thermometer showing the current donation—seeing old friends who donated and planned to attend the event created excitement about the event. 

Impact

Overall, the campaign was a great success! Alumni participation was even higher than expected, and over $11,500 was raised from 8 different graduate classes. Most importantly, the fulfillment rate for those who initiated a donation was 94%! 

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Devoted to higher education, this Ivy League University strives to offer the best educational and developmental services to those whom it serves. 

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