"From 2024's event to 2025, my stress went from a 10 to a 2. The ability to enter… just a quick paddle raise… was like night and day. We really wanted to invest in doing a smooth event. GiveSmart set us up for so much success."
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Blossom IDD was looking for a more reliable and easy-to-use fundraising solution to host Growing Through Music, its largest fundraiser of the year. As a small staff, growing nonprofit, Blossom IDD found that its previous technology relied heavily on manual processes, making events unnecessarily stressful. They were hoping for smoother staff and donor experiences to ultimately grow the event.
Their staff sought recommendations for fundraising event technology, and, alongside their volunteers, other local nonprofits overwhelmingly recommended GiveSmart.
Challenge & Solution
Blossom IDD connected with GiveSmart to understand how the technology could lower event-day stress, increase visibility into real-time fundraising, and improve the donor experience. After deciding on GiveSmart, Blossom IDD worked with its Implementation team, “with an amazing trainer who was almost psychic… She was really able to answer and anticipate our questions.”
In Summer 2025, they hosted Growing Through Music through GiveSmart for the first time.
Results
Using GiveSmart for Growing Through Music streamlined event execution, reduced staff stress, improved donor and bidder experiences, and offered clear, real-time fundraising visibility (especially during the critical paddle raise), eliminating wasted hours previously spent reconciling revenue and reporting.
Robust training and responsive support gave the team confidence, while flexible fundraising tools positioned Blossom IDD to raise more funds, reach more of the community, and scale their programs.