Boy Scouts of America – Long Beach Area Council
Founded
1919
How we helped
Campaign strategy
Pre and post event communication
Collect online and offline event donations
Real-time donor recognition
Text-to-donate
Mobile pledging with auto-fulfillment
Donor reporting
Gift management
Segment
Youth Services
Size
Medium
$48,000
collected
36
recurring gifts
390
local donors engaged
Through the MobileCause platform solutions, I’m thoroughly convinced it can help us revolutionize the way BSA leverages the power of its immense volunteer-base.
– Marc Bonner, Development Director of BSA Long Beach
Challenge
Wanting to grow but needing funds, the Long Beach Area Boy Scout Council found themselves in a predicament. They faced a present where parents no longer carried cash and check and often opted to just carry a credit or debit card. With a staff of only 4 people, they needed to find a flexible and easy to use mobile donation software.
Solution
MobileCause worked with the Long Beach Area Boy Scout Council to come up with the best possible solution. Within two days of deciding to work with MobileCause, a customer service representative helped create the text-to-give online campaign for their fundraising event with a live thermometer for recognition. They also were able to set up a subscription campaign to capture phone numbers of donors who wanted to receive updates which allowed for them to send out text messages with compelling reasons to donate to those who care the most about their cause.
Impact
The MobileCause solutions resulted in 75% of event attendees donating during the event. Also $48,000 was raised through online giving, $23,000 of which was donated specifically to fund a new summer camp dining hall. MobileCause was also able to cultivate 36 recurring donations and counting, as well as engage 390 local donors.
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America, Long Beach Area Council (Long Beach BSA) is the Long Beach, California
branch of the Boy Scouts of America, whose mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and
moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
