Case Study: Cornerstone Schools of Alabama achieves a 16% increase in bids and surpasses fundraising goal with OneCause

Cornerstone Schools of Alabama - Customer Case Study

Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, a private school in metro Birmingham, had to pivot its 600+ person gala to a virtual fundraiser within days. With technology partner OneCause, their small team moved silent and live auctions, donation appeals and raffles online and used OneCause’s bidding and communication tools to reach supporters.

OneCause enabled a seamless virtual event—combining social, email and text outreach, early online bidding, multiple Fund‑A‑Need programs and white‑glove follow-up—which generated 575 bids (+16% vs prior year), 789+ online participants (avg 6.69 bids per item) and surpassed the school’s fundraising goal. Cornerstone credited OneCause’s platform and outreach capabilities with expanding reach and delivering measurable gains despite the rapid pivot.

Cornerstone Schools of Alabama

Eve Hennessy

Special Events Coordinator