• Krono@lemmy.today
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    7 days ago

    So it sounds like theres 3 steps here:

    1. Campaign receives large donation from wealthy donor
    2. Campaign spins up an advertising campaign, encouraging potential donors by saying they will get matched from funds in step 1
    3. Campaign receives donation from small donor.

    Yeah that kinda sounds like bs to me. There are 2 donations, and an advertising campaign. No extra money is generated by the “match”.

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      7 days ago

      I mean, 1 is more of a pledge as I understand so it wouldn’t be guaranteed that they donate the full amount planned. I just suspect that they ultimately would, though, given it’s their cause. But I agree that it is more of a gimmick to secure more funding.

      Then again, so are walk-a-thons and other fund raising events. If you believe in a cause, it shouldn’t matter. I once waited tables for a rich person’s wine tasting fund raiser, and that was a gimmick too. Had raffles and entertainment, etc. Good cause for some kind of illness research, although I only volunteered my time because I had a crush on a girl. That was stupid, of course, but I was 18 so, yeah.