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7 tips to get more online donations for your nonprofit
July 7, 2021

7 tips to get more online donations for your nonprofit

Online donations are outstanding opportunities for your nonprofit. So much of the world is online,…

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5 ways to make the most of your online donation platform
July 2, 2021

5 ways to make the most of your online donation platform

When you use an online donation platform, your main goal is donor retention. The average…

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June 30, 2021

GiveSmart Receives 2021 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards

GiveSmart has been recognized by the 2021 TrustRadius Awards as a Top Rated product in the Event Management and Virtual Event categories.

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June 21, 2021

Tracks to reopening: Self-check-in

Your guests came to your event to support your mission. Make their experience even better with contactless check-in.

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school fundraiser
December 22, 2020

50+ Fundraising Ideas to Try at your School

If you raise money for a school, you know there are many ways you can…

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October 10, 2020

How to Run Safe & Successful Golf Tournaments During a Pandemic

First Tee Delaware talks to us about how golf tournaments don’t only happen on the…

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October 6, 2020

Summer Fun, First-time Virtual Events, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Communications

Place of Hope walks us through their various summer campaigns and how they continued to…

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March 4, 2020

Does my event need a theme?

Does my gala need a theme? Should the event theme be the same year after year? What if people don’t want to participate? All completely valid questions. So. What to do?

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January 28, 2020

Event planning: build confidence and reduce stress

You’ve likely been planning your big event for months and now it’s finally just around the corner. It’s time to lock down the final details and focus on delivering a successful event. We know that stress can run high during this time, so we’ve compiled a 1-month out checklist and a few tips to help you build confidence and keep cool. 

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silent auction
December 13, 2019

What donors want: fundraising elements that appeal the most

When you invite guests to your events, you expect that they participate in fundraising. They likely purchased a ticket to attend but what other fundraising elements get donors excited to give? Here is how your organization can engage them: 

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charity golf tournament
December 5, 2019

Charity golf tournament key software features

Charity golf tournaments can bring in challenges but the fundraising technology powering one should be easy to use. When selecting a software, look for a simple solution so donors can pick up some clubs and focus on what truly matters – the mission and organization everyone is passionate about. 

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table placement
December 4, 2019

Optimizing event flow + function: table placement

Table placement has a big impact on event flow, which in turn will affect a guests’ experience at your event. When you’re looking to optimize your event’s flow and function, here are a few things –– table related –– to consider…

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What our clients say

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