Case Study: MARR Addiction Treatment Center achieves massive fundraising growth, tripling silent-auction revenue, with OneCause mobile bidding

How Marr Ditched Paper Bid Sheets and Grew Their Fundraising

MARR Addiction Treatment Center, a nonprofit with a 40‑year history, faced underperforming fundraising at its annual Celebration of Recovery Banquet where paper bid sheets limited engagement. Seeking to modernize without overburdening staff, MARR turned to OneCause and its mobile bidding solution to move away from paper and boost donor participation.

OneCause implemented mobile bidding with an on‑site Help Desk, seat‑based bidding, automated checkout and winner texts, and a countdown clock to close items, allowing remote alumni to participate and staff to save time. The result: a silent auction of $25,161, raffle $2,480, donations $4,155 and total proceeds of $314,555—nearly tripling silent auction revenue and streamlining checkout for 800+ attendees thanks to OneCause.

MARR Addiction Treatment Center

Julie Shields

Manager of Donor Relations