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Strategic sustainability meeting
April 17, 2024

What You Need to Know About Strategic Sustainability for Nonprofits

Achieving financial sustainability as a nonprofit is no easy task. With financial obstacles like high…

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nonprofit outreach
April 8, 2024

7 Tips On How To Build An Effective Outreach Strategy

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory. Tactics without strategy are the noise…

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GiveSmart 2023 Impact Report
March 20, 2024

GiveSmart 2023 Impact Report

Last year was an important one for GiveSmart customers, and we want to share the…

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Fundraising event
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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10 Tips to Drive Nonprofit Success
January 22, 2024

10 Essential Tips for Executive Directors to Drive Nonprofit Success

Executive Directors are responsible for A LOT at a nonprofit organization. From managing staff to…

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June 13, 2023

How to Leverage ChatGPT at Your Nonprofit

ChaptGPT has a billion site visitors a day. It is dominating tech, breaking usage records,…

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outrageous ideas for larger than life events
February 16, 2023

Eight Outrageous Ideas for Larger-Than-Life Events

When you’re looking for a great fundraising event, think big! Hosting a larger event is…

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December 15, 2022

Jon Biedermann, Momentive Software: The role of cryptocurrency

This interview originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest on December 15, 2022. It features insights…

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Benefits of Unrestricted Gifts
October 21, 2022

Benefits of Unrestricted Gifts 

As a nonprofit organization, there’s no doubt that you highly appreciate and value every donation…

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October 12, 2022

Freshen Up Your Fundraisers

Fundraising events shouldn’t feel stale. But, with the planning, budgeting, stewarding, and more—likely with few…

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combatting donor skepticism
October 6, 2022

Combatting Donor Skepticism 

In nonprofit funding, every donation matters. Unfortunately, donor skepticism can be a significant hurdle for…

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June 21, 2022

Adapting for Your Donors: How to Use GiveSmart’s Research Study

GiveSmart collaborated with FINN Partners to survey over 500 nonprofit fundraising and development professionals on…

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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