Case Study: Filmraiser boosts fundraising and streamlines ticket sales with SimpleTexting

How Filmraiser Uses Texts And Movies To Raise Money For Causes Around The World

Filmraiser, founded by Jacob Medjuck, helps schools, clubs and nonprofits raise money by selling movie tickets ($1 per ticket goes to the chosen organization) but struggled with inefficient paper tickets, bounced emails and the administrative burden on teachers. To modernize outreach and verification for signups—especially while scaling campaigns like partnerships with Fandango—Filmraiser turned to SimpleTexting’s SMS platform.

Using SimpleTexting, Filmraiser implemented phone verification aut0responders, personalized SMS with custom fields, tracked Fandango purchase links and post-campaign confirmation texts. The switch fixed the “only ~20% email delivery” problem, streamlined signups and reduced spam/incorrect contacts, and helped Filmraiser continue raising funds for thousands of student programs and nonprofits (e.g., instances of 120 ticket sales for READY PLAYER ONE). SimpleTexting’s tools and support made outreach more reliable and measurable.

Filmraiser

Jacob Medjuck

Founder