Why you want an end date in your fundraiser

Christine Lemmer-Webber at 2015-12-17T21:20:05Z

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Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠), AJ Jordan, shuckle likes this.

That middle part is called "the plateau of despair" and where you need a constant cycle of interesting things to talk about. And you'll still be frustrated during it. Fundraising sucks, and empathy to all who endure that painful cycle! :) Hardest months of my life were spent campaigning...

File this under things I've learned that I never figured I'd learn a decade ago...

Christine Lemmer-Webber at 2015-12-17T21:21:46Z

Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠), Douglas Perkins likes this.

Nothing like a "it's your last chance!!" to get people moving, huh?

JanKusanagi at 2015-12-17T21:26:00Z

Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠), lnxwalt@microca.st likes this.

@JanKusanagi Yes, I think there's a lot of psychological factors involved in fundraising.

(Not the least of which is keeping psychologically sane if you're the person doing the fundraising... :))

Christine Lemmer-Webber at 2015-12-17T21:29:07Z

Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) likes this.

I've often noticed this pattern with Kickstarter campaigns

James Dearing 🐲 at 2015-12-18T02:03:42Z