ALS Ice bucket challenge

[nate]

It has done an incredible job raising money...

 

 

The ice bucket challenge is working really well. As of yesterday ALS has raised $11.4M compared to $1.7M last year at this time.

[Tank]

Here's why the ice bucket challenge exists. If you're going to dump water over your head, please make sure you're also donating to the cause.

 

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11366483&ex_cid=sportscenterFB

[RallyMo]

It's pretty difficult to argue the effectiveness of the campaign at this point.

A 1000% increase in comparable period fundraising is amazing.

[Brandon]

I'm such an asshole. If I see people do these videos when I hop on social media I give them props and ask if they donated as well. Everyone has glossed over or avoided the question and continued accepting their props and how awesome they are from their friends for dumping water on themselves. 

[Spencer]

Over the past week, all of the posts I've seen have made a point to include the donation link and demand that everyone donate, regardless of whether you ice yourself or not. Props where props are due.

My virtual friends > Brandon's virtual friends

[TobiasFunke]

Over the past week, all of the posts I've seen have made a point to include the donation link and demand that everyone donate, regardless of whether you ice yourself or not. Props where props are due.

My virtual friends > Brandon's virtual friends

Yea I've noticed that also. I have seen ALS mentioned almost every time now.

[Caralho]

I have a cousin whose husband died of ALS and she is so happy to see all of this attention paid and the money donated to fight ALS. There has been a ton of videos on my timeline and virtually all mention ALS and mention the organization name or provide a link. I'd rather see this than all of the stupid inspirational quotes and political posts.

[yk9001]

Jets cheerleaders "are proud to support ALS!!!".  Oy vey

 

http://www.newyorkjets.com/videos/videos/Jets-Flight-Crew-Accepts-Rex%E2%80%99s-IceBucketChallenge/3d7a1390-1376-430f-bfaa-6c1c39a592af

Edited August 18, 2014 by yk9001

[TobiasFunke]

Jets cheerleaders "support ALS".  Oy vey

 

http://www.newyorkjets.com/videos/videos/Jets-Flight-Crew-Accepts-Rex%E2%80%99s-IceBucketChallenge/3d7a1390-1376-430f-bfaa-6c1c39a592af

"we're proud to support ALS"

 

 

O RLY??

[NJHalo]

Sean Avery, classic. Challenges John Tortorella.

He is such an ass

http://instagram.com/p/r2P8cJKliI/

Edited August 18, 2014 by NJHalo

[Thomas]

Well Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters win
http://uproxx.com/music/2014/08/dave-grohl-ice-bucket-challenge-foo-fighters/

 

Though Charlie Sheen wasn't bad

[Tank]

that was pretty good, charlie. although i was expecting ten grand worth of coke to fall out instead of cash.

[TobiasFunke]

Best "challenge" yet. Watch the whole thing, shit gets real after the silly part.

 

 

ALS runs in my family also and I couldn't agree more with what he has to say about it.

Edited August 19, 2014 by TobiasFunke

[HeavenlyHalos]

As far as I knew, ALS is not a hereditary disease. Sorry to hear that your family has been effected by it as well, it truly sucks.

[HeavenlyHalos]

[nate]

This is probably a craig but FOD did a fail compilation.  It amazes me how many idiots there are out there that don't consider a bucket full of ice is really heavy and hard to tip over a balcony.

 

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e941ea1f29/ice-bucket-challenge-fails

[Brandon]

http://www.politicalears.com/blog/ice-bucket-fraud-als-foundation-admits-that-73-of-donations-are-not-used-for-als-research/

[Ordos]

http://www.politicalears.com/blog/ice-bucket-fraud-als-foundation-admits-that-73-of-donations-are-not-used-for-als-research/

Next you're gonna tell me that most of the Komen's Foundation revenue is used the same sort of way, aren't you? Shocking.

[Chimi]

They also tried to trademark the term "Ice Bucket Challenge" until they pissed off enough people and withdrew their application...

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/28/can-the-als-association-trademark-the-ice-bucket-challenge-its-going-to-try/

[nate]

http://www.politicalears.com/blog/ice-bucket-fraud-als-foundation-admits-that-73-of-donations-are-not-used-for-als-research/

 

Did you read it?  21% goes to administration the other 79% goes to research, education and patient support.

 

[Brandon]

I don't know what you ladies on your period are bitching about. I merely posted a link that was relevant to the discussion.

 

I ran a large D.A.R.E marketing campaign a very long time ago and only 15% went to actual usage for kids. I'm not a stranger to how non-profits work and where the money goes. 

[nate]

Brandon, you posted a link to some hack job political site with obvious vitriol toward the whole thing.

Edited August 30, 2014 by nate

[Brandon]

It was 2am and I was killing time until kickoff. I'm passing along a link with numbers about the company, I think that's important too a lot of people where the money goes from my time working with D.A.R.E. 

 

I don't give two shits personally. As a businessman, any company that goes from ~4m to over ~100m in a year gets my props on the marketing efforts and idea.

[Tank]

the ALS pie chart is making the rounds on Facebook this week. i imagine a lot of people want to believe that at least 75% goes directly to research, accepting there will be costs associated with running the entire operation.

 

what i'd like to see now that they've raised ridiculous amounts of money (over $100 mil i believe) is how THAT money is divided. if they put in still only 27% to actual research, it would be right to question why not more. if they put something like 75 mil into research, imagine what a difference that might make in finding a cure. if they suddenly give all of their executives insane bonuses at Christmas, people have a right to be pissed with how they're spending the money.

[Tank]

just found this article linked on Facebook. encouraging news.

 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/als.asp