Robert H. McDonaldMar 6, 2025
Join me today (March 6) and contribute to support CU Boulder and the community we love. #BuffsAllIn #CUBoulder #UniversityLibraries https://giveto.colorado.edu/schools/UniversityofColoradoBoulder/buffs-all-in/pages/libraries
Show threadKevin + Drupal + BeardMar 7, 2024

@finestructure what a week to use the #buffsallin fundraising campaign as an excuse to connect with Mastodon users affiliated with the University of Colorado! We managed to show that the source of 33 of the 1146 donors was Mastodon. Only 3%, but enough to register in marketing reports.

The outages just make it easier to discuss why federated social is growing while the current centralized, walled gardens are just the latest form of AOL.

Robert H. McDonaldMar 6, 2024

We’re halfway through #BuffsAllIn! Thanks to the donors who have already made gifts to support #CUBoulder #Libraries programs and scholarship funds.

Check out our fundraising priorities and consider making a contribution https://buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university-of-colorado-boulder-55/i/fy24-cu-boulder-giving-day/p/university-libraries

Buffs All In 2024

For 24 hours on March 6, Buffs everywhere will unite behind CU Boulder students and researchers as they lead, innovate and make their impact felt like never before. Each donation will help forge paths where none exist, inspiring Buffs everywhere to reach their highest potential. No half measures, no sitting on the sidelines: We are laying it all on the line, moving forward as one. Let’s show the world what it means to be Buffs All In!

Show threadKevin + Drupal + BeardMar 6, 2024

@smellsofbikes now that we're friends, can I have $1? or can CMCI have it?

This morning we were showing the source of 5% of donors being Mastodon, but as the total number of donors has increased in the final hours of the #buffsallin campaign, we're now at 22/680 = just 3%. If you can donate any amount to https://buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university-of-colorado-boulder-55/i/fy24-cu-boulder-giving-day/s/cmci-deans-fund?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic_social, I'd really appreciate it.

CMCI Dean's Fund

To provide funding and support for the College of Media, Communication and Information’s most important and urgent priorities.

Kevin + Drupal + BeardMar 6, 2024

@edwardlau We're maintaining ~5% of donors to #buffsallin coming from Mastodon. Only 14 hours left. It only takes 5 min. Donating any amount helps keep Mastodon listed in the reports.

Can you help?

https://buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university-of-colorado-boulder-55/i/fy24-cu-boulder-giving-day/s/cmci-deans-fund?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic_social

CMCI Dean's Fund

To provide funding and support for the College of Media, Communication and Information’s most important and urgent priorities.

Kevin + Drupal + BeardMar 6, 2024
With only 16 hours remaining in the #buffsallin campaign, Mastodon users currently make up 5% of the donors (12/246) this morning. A HUGE thanks to everyone I'm connected to who already donated. The fact that most of the centralized, closed-source, limited API access platforms had an outage yesterday only helps make the case for shifting attention and resources from these platforms to federated, ActivityPub based solutions like Mastodon. There's still time to donate! https://buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university-of-colorado-boulder-55/i/fy24-cu-boulder-giving-day/s/cmci-deans-fund?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic_social
CMCI Dean's Fund

To provide funding and support for the College of Media, Communication and Information’s most important and urgent priorities.

Show threadKevin + Drupal + BeardMar 5, 2024
@mgifford CU uses a fairly unique approach to fundraising where anyone can have a fund for just about any reason. Like frisbee, donate to https://giving.cu.edu/fund/mens-ultimate-frisbee-program-fund. Apple trees? https://giving.cu.edu/fund/boulder-apple-tree-project-fund. We have > 2K funds on https://giving.cu.edu/. This CMCI was one featured in a campaign CU Boudler is running right now called #buffsallin. Not all 2K funds are part of that campaign, but you could donate to any of the funds on https://buffsallin.cu.edu/ if you add the utm values to the query string.
Men's Ultimate Frisbee Program Fund | CU Boulder | Giving to CU

To provide support for the Men's Ultimate Frisbee Program at CU Boulder (sports equipment, travel, fees, etc.).

Kevin + Drupal + BeardMar 5, 2024
I still need 2 more donations to win my "friendly wager" w/ our fundraising team. I bet I could get 10 Mastodon users to donate to a CU Fund during the #buffsallin campaign. If you can spare even $1 and 5 min, PLEASE consider donating to CMCI using this link https://buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university-of-colorado-boulder-55/i/fy24-cu-boulder-giving-day/s/cmci-deans-fund?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=organic_social. This is a great way to show marketing groups that Mastodon is worth adding to their social media mix.
CMCI Dean's Fund

To provide funding and support for the College of Media, Communication and Information’s most important and urgent priorities.