The band's donations were matched by their label.
For the band's donations related to this album's sales proceeds, Thrice chose novelist Dave Eggers's charity 826 Valencia, a tutorial program for underprivileged children, which promotes literacy and aids teens in developing creative writing skills.
Organized by Newport Beach residents Christopher Pope and Robert Weiner, partners in a local import-export business, participants purchased a wrist band for a donation of $10 to $20, which qualified them for discount specials at participating restaurants: Newport Landing, Balboa Saloon, Shore House Cafe and Cabo Cantina.
Standalone videos posted on YouTube by those three alone with a call to donate could be a powerful way to drive Band Aid 30 donations beyond past campaigns' records, and that's without suggesting similar videos (or even just tweets) from participating artists like One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Olly Murs.
But technology will make it possible for ordinary citizens to band together, piling small donations into substantial political war chests and speaking with a voice every bit as powerful as those of the special-interest lobbies.
If a band reaches $50,000 in donations, SellABand helps them record an album with a studio and expert producer.
Facebook friends band together to solicit donations, promote advocacy and spread awareness for a cause.
The band received €20,000 in donations to cover the cost of PR, album artwork, equipment, mastering among other things.
Nowadays the band relies heavily on donations given by concertgoers to defray the costs of paying for shows given at the park by outside groups that also perform in the summertime series.
