GiveSmart is a comprehensive service that will transform your fundraising. Through our managed service, we harness the power of technology to make bidding & donating easier and more fun.  At the heart of GiveSmart is an incredibly user-friendly & exciting to use bidding technology to run & manage your charity auctions at your fundraising event.

We make it easier for non-profits and charities by taking the strain. Our trained, experienced event professionals are on hand to help every step of the way, from planning the auction format & finding items through to removing the strain of checkout! We provide you with your own dedicated event professional, a personalized website that can sell tickets to your event, showcase your items and your sponsors, even take donations all whilst getting the bidding going, even before your event starts!

Once registered, Givesmart gives your guests the ability to bid on the auction with ease on a device they are comfortable with, their phones or with one of our personal shoppers, who build excitement and buzz whilst monitoring the auction performance. GiveSmart is more than just auction software, easy to use and incredibly cost effective. Typical results from GiveSmart see massive increases in auction participation and fundraising revenue.

Founded in 2009 in the UK by a group of experienced event professionals, GiveSmart (previously known as BidSmart) was created to give charities and non-profits the ability to maximize revenues at their fundraising events.  GiveSmart utilizes the Internet and mobile technology with its powerful software engine to manage silent auctions and additional fundraising efforts without the need for expensive, restrictive equipment.

Dedicated to our customers and their fundraising efforts, we are a customer service focused company that uses technology to create an approach to fund-raising that raises more money, streamlines the process and delivers an enhanced donor experience. Our values are what drive us, and it’s no coincidence that our values spell out Heart: Honesty (truthful and transparent), Empathy (understanding), Accessibility (enthusiasm, availability), Respect (listen actively and deliver), Trust (professionalism, promise).

Privately owned, our headquarters are based in Atlanta, Georgia although we have offices across the USA and Europe. All of our technology is developed in-house and we have both full-time software developers and technical support based in our Atlanta & Indianapolis offices.

It’s simple, you want to raise more money at your event, whilst saving money and giving your donors something new that will keep them engaged. Our customers typically see an uplift in their auction revenue from 20% and anywhere up to 300% on a year by year comparison basis. This revenue uplift added with less strain on charity resources makes everything go that bit further. In fact we can give you a ton of reasons why to use our service, but that might be because you are still using paper bid sheets, bar codes or even online auctions – but the best thing is to hear it from our customers, the hundreds of referrals and testimonials we receive from customers who love to share what we were able to do for their fundraising! Easy to use as well as effective, our auction technology has achieved 70% audience participation, even partners secretly bidding against each other! GiveSmart is cost effective, able to offer bidding technology at a level much cheaper than other silent auction companies.

Charities and not-for-profit organizations and companies put their faith in us to facilitate the fundraising aspects of your event or gala. We have extensive experience in maximizing auction revenues for schools, churches and charities across the country. We work with a large number of national charities including Make-A-Wish-Foundation, American Heart, Boy Scouts of America, JDRF and Ronald McDonald House.

We are also a partner of Greater Giving, who provides nonprofits and schools with technology and credit card processing services to make all their fundraising efforts more successful. Find out who Greater Giving is, and how we work together to create a truly integrated auction platform.

We can also integrate to whatever payment processing partner you may work with, including PayPal.

We have developed our platform and software since 2009 and work with only the highest quality partners in the industry. We constantly invest in our company, working with our customers feedback to produce an even better service and product range, year after year. In GiveSmart, your money is protected. We use bankruptcy remote escrow bank accounts, and are fully insured and licensed – giving you the peace of mind. We only charge a flat fee for our auction service, we do not take a percentage of your raise, meaning when someone buys an item – 100% of that money is going to the fund they are supporting!

We partner with RackSpace, the world’s most respected hosting company, meaning our cloud based system has dual redundancy and is lightning fast, giving you the accuracy of data you expect.

In short, we care. We are a professional, well funded company that is passionate about helping non-profits, and delivering of excellent levels of customer service that outshine our competition.

Charity Fundraising Ideas : Stuck for inspiration on planning your next fundraiser, check out our blog. It’s full of tips and inspiration on ways to fundraise and give your benefit the edge.

Silent Auction Companies : Reviews from independent non profit organizations on the various technologies in the marketplace and how they perform.

Phone bidding: Understand the benefits of running your auction on your cellular phone. Silent auction bidding sheet: Not a dirty word, if you are using bid sheets then it’s probably because you didn’t know about our service and how it can transform your auction!