Case Study: Union County Education Foundation achieves nearly $34,000 raised for its first auction with Bloomerang Fundraising

Union County Education Foundation - Customer Case Study

Union County Education Foundation, with just one staff member and a team of volunteers, wanted to expand beyond traditional lunch and breakfast fundraisers by launching its first-ever evening gala and online auction. The organization needed a flexible online fundraising platform that could support virtual bidders, integrate with eTapestry, and avoid a long-term contract while they tested engagement for the new event. Bloomerang Fundraising, through Qgiv, was the vendor they chose.

Bloomerang Fundraising provided a customizable auction solution with drag-and-drop site design, branding options, sponsor widgets, video and thermometer widgets, and real-time bidding and reporting tools. The event site opened a week early to engage remote supporters, and the foundation was able to raise almost $34,000—98% of its goal—despite it being its first auction. Bloomerang Fundraising also made post-event gift import into eTapestry easy and offered proactive customer support that the foundation praised as exceptional.

Union County Education Foundation

Amy Sperry

Executive Director