Case Study: Givebutter boosts realtime donor engagement with Pusher Channels

Givebutter launches realtime donor feeds in hours with Pusher

Givebutter, a fundraising platform for nonprofits, faced the challenge of maintaining donor engagement and community during the COVID-19 lockdowns when traditional in-person fundraising events were impossible. To help their clients run successful virtual events, they needed to create a realtime, engaging online experience for donors. They turned to vendor Pusher and implemented its Channels product to power this functionality.

Using Pusher Channels, Givebutter quickly built a realtime donor feed for its new Livestream platform, allowing viewers to see donations and contributor names appear live during events. This implementation, which took just a few hours, leveraged Pusher's integration with Laravel. The solution directly increased online donations during streamed events by creating a sense of community and social proof, which was critically important while people were isolated at home.

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