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6 Tips for Texting Your Donors
Tips on how to utilize text messaging during your fundraising event to increase donations.
Maximizing the ROI of Fundraising Auctions
Most nonprofits will plan one or two big events in a year, which puts the pressure on to maximize the ROI of fundraising auctions. Organizations need to find a multitude of ways to increase revenue streams to avoid leaving any money on the table. The following are some tips to help development teams create financially successful events and improve existing fundraising auctions.
The Biggest Event Sponsorship Mistakes
Fundraising events only come together when a lot of moving parts work smoothly in sync….
Running (and winning) the marathon of nonprofit fundraising
Securing donations for a nonprofit organization often feels like a race against time. It can…
Nonprofit leaders in Brooklyn share donor engagement strategies
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, GiveSmart hosted the first ‘Brooklyn Brainstorm’ at our office in New York City. We brought together members of New York’s nonprofit community to discuss ways to engage donors all year long.
How to succeed as a small shop fundraising team
Small shop development teams and start-ups are quite similar; little money and lots of passion. Everyone must be willing to take on multiple roles, sacrifice some perks, and learn to work efficiently.
Top 3 missed fundraising opportunities
Fundraising is hard work. Seriously. But what we’ve learned from working closely with thousands of nonprofits is, when you solely focus on basic logistics, you likely miss really important opportunities.
We burned you a mixtape
It’s no revelation that music impacts our emotions and behavior. While building these playlists we started thinking more about the importance of music setting the mood for an event, sustaining the party, and spreading awareness about an issue or a mission to initiate change.
9 questions to ask when purchasing silent auction software
It’s 2019, tech has taken over, and we’ve moved nearly everything online. Technology makes life…
Tips to make your fundraising event special again
A handful of tips and tricks related to special events came about in discussion, that I’d like to share. Here are my 5 tips from the NPLL Las Vegas session that sparked fruitful conversation and a little laughter.
Corporate Donation Guide: Miami
The 305 is full of energy, ocean waves, palm trees, picture-perfect sunsets — and a…
5 Tips for a Quick and Easy Silent Auction Checkout
At the end of a successful event, it can be hard to get guests off the dance floor and over to the checkout table. Closing out auctions can be a daunting task which is why we’re here –– to help you run your most efficient auction checkout yet.
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