Case Study: Bear Valley Community Healthcare raises $20,000 with DonorPerfect

How A Single Fundraising Event Met A Hospital’s Goal

Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Foundation, a small nonprofit serving a mountain town, needed to grow support for its local hospital with limited staff and resources. In its second year, the foundation faced the challenge of turning a new holiday tradition—the Tree of Lights—into a reliable fundraising source to meet hospital needs.

They gave donors a personal way to participate, used multi-channel outreach (major donors, local media) and a donor CRM to contact nearly 600 prospects, and secured donated goods to cut overhead. The result: attendance doubled, the event raised $20,000 (including an early $5,000 gift), and personalized thank-yous plus transparency about how funds were spent strengthened ongoing donor loyalty.

Bear Valley Community Healthcare

Holly Elmer

President of the foundation