BigTaffman on why Tiltify is his preferred fundraising platform
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BigTaffman aka Chris Harrod is no stranger to charity fundraising on Twitch. For several years now he's donated all his monthly earnings from Twitch to different charities and hosts bi-annual streaming fundraising telethons where he actively fundraises.
His model is unique: he will create a campaign for a charity, donate his monthly earnings for 2-3 months, then retire the campaign, select a new charity, and create a new campaign benefiting them. He repeats this process every 3 months or so. Twice a year he will actively fundraise for charities during a 16-hour marathon livestream.
He has experience using Tiltify, JustGiving, and Twitch's fundraising features. After discovering and using Tiltify in late 2021, it immediately became his preferred platform.
Learning about features I haven't used yet on Tiltify, like polls, gets my creative juices flowing for how I will use them in the near future- it's very exciting!
We recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with him about his fundraising and use of Tiltify. He wanted to share the following recommendations to charities:
- It is much easier to find a charity and fundraise for them if they are listed on Tiltify.
- His preference for using Tiltify is so strong that if a charity isn’t yet registered on the site, he will reach out to the charity and recommend they register instead of using a different fundraising platform.
- The fundraising incentives such as polls, rewards, and milestones on Tiltify make for a much better fundraising experience – really unlocking the inspiration and creativity of the fundraiser.
- Using alternative platforms such as Twitch’s fundraising features or JustGiving, which only provide a basic “donate” button is much less interesting to use.
- He prefers participating in a charity’s organized Fundraising Event than simply fundraising for them individually.
- Participating in a Fundraising Event allows him to visualize himself on the event leaderboard compared to other fundraisers.
- Seeing other fundraisers on an event leaderboard creates an opportunity to follow and support them, as well as network.
- The ability to use Crowd Control- only available when fundraising for charity on Tiltify- creates an amazing experience for the fundraiser!
The first time I participated in a fundraising event on Tiltify was for Dementia UK’s 'Stream for Dementia UK' and I was really proud that I could go and see that I was the top fundraiser for the event.