Case Study: Canisius Fund achieves a record $2,985,075 Giving Day and expanded peer-to-peer fundraising with Bonterra GiveGab

Canisius Fund Hosted a Game-Changing Giving Day and Continued the Fundraising Momentum with GiveGab

Canisius Fund, the fundraising arm of Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, needed a more effective, scalable way to run online campaigns and launch a Giving Day after relying on internal fundraising methods. To empower volunteers and students without adding administrative work, they adopted Bonterra GiveGab’s online fundraising platform, using its peer-to-peer and crowdfunding features to host Canisius Giving Day.

With Bonterra GiveGab, Canisius Fund ran a record-setting Giving Day that raised $2,985,075 from 1,349 donors; their "Be the Spark" annual campaign brought in $2,743,469 (exceeding the $2.6M goal), and the International Service-Immersion Campaign surpassed its $10K goal well ahead of schedule. Bonterra GiveGab’s platform and hands‑on support enabled student-led peer-to-peer fundraising, reduced administrative burden, and produced measurable, sustained fundraising growth.

Canisius Fund

Erin Hartnett

Director