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March 15, 2024

Event Fundraising Ideas from the Experts

Feeling the pressure of the upcoming fundraising event season? You’re not alone!   Two out of…

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March 12, 2024

How to Calculate Net Gain from Your Nonprofit Event 

With in-person events as a cornerstone fundraiser for many nonprofits, nonprofits are always looking for…

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August 18, 2023

9 Fundraising Event Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

We’ve seen a few common mistakes nonprofits make when planning their events that can negatively impact their results. To help ensure you’re not making those same missteps, we’re sharing the top nine mistakes we’ve noticed nonprofits make and the easy solutions to overcoming them.

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March 20, 2023

How to Fundraise Effectively During Event Season [Top Tips]

Event season is quickly approaching. Is your fundraising organization prepared? According to Double the Donation…

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March 8, 2023

An Event Day in the Life of a Fundraising Director

Event day is a long, exciting, fun, and draining day. Whether you’re hosting a distinguished…

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January 2, 2023

15 Games for Fundraising Campaigns

Looking to spice things up at your next event? Games are a great way to raise additional funds, entertain, and keep guests engaged through participation. Raffles and wine pulls are familiar, but we’ve broken down a few more to help jog new ideas.

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December 15, 2022

Organizing a Toy Drive 

The holidays are a time of giving, with many people worldwide exchanging gifts with their…

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September 6, 2022

Why You Should Have Both Fundraising and Donor Management Software

Whether you’re raising money for a widespread cause or funding your nonprofit, fundraisers allow you…

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June 14, 2022

Auction Off an Immediate, Exclusive Experience

Few things sink a fundraising director’s heart more than looking toward the bar or food tables and seeing your dedicated, generous donors waiting in long lines. Eliminate the wait. 

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October 27, 2021

What to consider before selecting your event ticketing software

Selling tickets to customers is one of the most crucial steps in the fundraising process….

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August 10, 2021

How to empower donors at your annual event

Donors are one of the most valuable pieces of a nonprofit or other organization. They…

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July 22, 2021

How to increase recurring donations for nonprofits

Many nonprofit organizations succeed at getting donors to contribute to their causes — the first…

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We needed a platform to make sales online and to track and display ads for our sponsors. GiveSmart was perfect. We ended up making close to $15,000 more than we had hoped for. Definite better ROI than we anticipated. The interface is easy to use and provides plenty of options to get help if needed.

Michelle M.

The Rotary Club of South Whidbey Island

Using GS has created ease in auction bookkeeping, payments, and generating post-event thank you/tax letters. While we were online during COVID, our interactions with our GiveSmart via phone, email, and zoom were seamless. A representative always got back to us within the day. I would recommend GiveSmart to anyone doing a large online event.

Julie G.

MicroFinancing Partners in Africa

GiveSmart is highly flexible - you can use it for [a] simple registration and check-in, to full-scale galas with complex order forms, onsite upsells, live auctions, seating management, and more.

Jamie F.

Hope Chest for Breast Cancer

GiveSmart is easy to use and ideal for virtual events and can be used for in-person events to manage the silent auction, seating charts, and check-in to the event. Being able to use the platform for unlimited events within the contract year is very useful and being able to add other users and volunteers for different levels of access is helpful as well.

Dawn L.

Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County