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October 5, 2020

How the Chicago Cubs Charities Keep Donors Engaged Beyond Baseball Season

The Chicago Cubs Charities talk us through their annual campaigns, events, understanding your donors, and…

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October 4, 2020

Fundraising Showcase – Successful Virtual Fundraising Campaigns

We compiled examples of successful virtual fundraising campaigns. We showcase online stores, online auctions, virtual…

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October 3, 2020

How RMHC Obtained 132 New Donors from One Campaign

  Fundraisers with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana share their techniques…

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holiday fundraising
September 29, 2020

Ideas for virtual holiday fundraising

The holiday fundraising season is upon us! As are virtual fundraisers. The options are endless, and we want to share and inspire ideas for holidays throughout the year. 

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virtual run
August 10, 2020

Q+A: Virtual Runs and Gala with CURE Childhood Cancer

In Episode 8 of our #OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series, Mandy Fingerhut of CURE Childhood Cancer joined us to talk about how they pulled off their virtual run, annual Believe Ball, awareness month, and other campaigns over the last few months.

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virtual sign-up parties
August 5, 2020

Raise more funds with virtual sign-up parties

With group gatherings being of limited capacity sign-up parties are becoming increasingly popular and helping organizations raise more funds.

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June 6, 2020

Virtual Games and Video Impact Go Further

Live streaming chat, virtual heads or tails, video impact stories, and mystery box auction items,…

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June 5, 2020

Your School’s Pivot to a Virtual Fundraiser

The following is a transcript of our Q&A conversation from Episode 4 of our Pivot…

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June 3, 2020

Amplifying Your Virtual Reach with Social Media

The following is a transcript of our Q&A conversation from Episode 3 of our Pivot…

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June 1, 2020

Embracing the Online Platform & Informing Your Donors

The following is a transcript of our Q&A conversation from Episode 1 of our Pivot…

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volunteer
May 3, 2020

12 ways to keep volunteers involved with online fundraising

Thank the universe for volunteers, am I right?! Volunteers are the hands and feet of any organization, and without whom, your organization’s impact could not be matched. While times have changed and coming together in person may not be possible; it is essential that you find ways to keep volunteers engaged.  

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April 16, 2020

10 alternatives for live-experience auction items

Not sure what to do with the live-experience auction items that you have for your live auction? Host your silent auction anyway! If those items don’t quite fit the times, here are some alternatives.

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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