Case Study: Oregon State University Foundation achieves scalable fundraising success with Ellucian CRM Advance

Oregon State University Foundation scales fundraising past $1 billion with Ellucian

Oregon State University Foundation (OSUF) faced a challenge with its outdated, home-grown legacy fundraising solution that lacked analytics, flexible data fields, and integration capabilities. This system hindered its ability to evolve and support a new campaign. To modernize its operations, OSUF chose to implement the CRM Advance solution from vendor Ellucian.

By leveraging Ellucian's CRM Advance and its integration with Microsoft Dynamics, OSUF gained an open architecture for connecting best-in-class tools, advanced analytics, and a improved user experience. The results were significant, including the successful day-one processing of a $50 million gift and the facilitation of a campaign that raised over $1 billion by January 2023. The solution empowered staff and provided the scalability that led to OSUF's best fundraising year on record.

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