Case Study: Event.Gives achieves real-time fundraising engagement with PubNub

Event.Gives Powers Engaging, Real-Time Fundraising Events

Event.Gives needed a way to power real-time, flexible fundraising events while removing friction from bidding and donating. As the company grew from a simple SMS bidding bot into a full virtual and hybrid event platform, it relied on PubNub to handle real-time communication, updates, and chat across auctions, raffles, item sales, and other fundraising activities.

PubNub helped Event.Gives deliver immediate bid updates and a smoother attendee experience, making it easier to host virtual events and boost engagement. The impact was significant: the original texting bot more than doubled funds raised at the first school event, and the platform now supports hands-off fundraising with reliable infrastructure that helps increase attendee engagement and donation amounts.

Event.Gives

Sam Staley

CEO and Co-founder