Case Study: PGSS Campaign achieves $250K in annual fundraising with CharityEngine

How a small STEM program utilized alumni networks to launch a record-breaking peer-to-peer campaign

The PGSS Campaign, a volunteer-run nonprofit supporting a STEM program at Carnegie Mellon University, was challenged with finding a new all-in-one platform for donor management and fundraising after their previous CRM was acquired. They needed a solution that could specifically handle the complexities of their peer-to-peer fundraising model to engage their alumni base effectively. They chose CharityEngine for its comprehensive suite of built-in tools.

CharityEngine provided the native peer-to-peer functionality the campaign needed. The solution involved creating customized fundraising pages for each alumni class, which streamlined volunteer efforts and fostered competition. This strategy helped the PGSS Campaign raise $250,000 in their first year using CharityEngine, a 14% increase from the previous year.

PGSS Campaign

Alfred Schnabel

Treasurer