Case Study: The Austin Community Foundation raises over $600,000 for local organizations with Bonterra GiveGab

A Night For Austin Live-Stream Benefit success

The Austin Community Foundation faced the urgent challenge of quickly raising and distributing support for local organizations during the COVID-19 crisis through a star‑studded, two‑hour livestream, A Night For Austin. To provide a seamless, on‑brand giving experience that kept viewers on the stream and enabled rapid grantmaking, The Austin Community Foundation worked with Bonterra GiveGab using the Bonterra Advanced Forms Designer to collect and route donations without disrupting the event.

Bonterra GiveGab embedded customizable, white‑label donation forms directly into the event site and coordinated with producers to ensure capacity and a smooth donor flow, while ACF advised on beneficiary selection. The result: $603,000 raised from 8,300 donors in two hours, with gifts distributed to seven local nonprofits — a measurable, fast‑moving impact enabled by Bonterra GiveGab’s platform and partnership.

The Austin Community Foundation

Cybil Guess

Vice President of Donor Relations