Fundraising

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donor software
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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reverse raffle fundraising
August 11, 2022

Fundraising with a reverse raffle

When hosting fundraising events, finding new ways to engage your participants and make them excited…

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Choosing wine for you fundraiser
August 4, 2022

Choosing wine for your fundraiser

Are you hosting a fundraiser that involves wine? There are a few key considerations to…

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penny social
July 28, 2022

How to organize a penny social

Charitable donations increased by 2.7% in 2021 and continue to rise. Capitalizing on donor generosity and finding…

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Brings people together
July 15, 2022

How fundraising brings people together

Fundraising is an important and necessary part of any nonprofit organization. It can bring people…

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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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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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May 11, 2022

Fundraising Event Ideas: 19 Tips and Expert Advice for Planning Your Next Event

Fundraising Event Ideas, Tips, and Tricks from the Experts Preparing to plan a fundraising event…

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April 19, 2022

5 Fundraising Ideas You’ve Never Thought Of

What are some fun, new things you can do to stand out to potential donors? People are giving. Are you reaching them where they are at? Read more for some fundraising ideas you may not have yet tried.

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April 11, 2022

Boost Earth Day Fundraising 

People have celebrated Earth Day on April 22 every year since 1970. While environmental organizations…

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CraftBeerBlog
March 28, 2022

Craft Fundraising: What Fundraising Feature Relates To Craft Beer Styles

Prost! There’s never been a better time to get into craft beer. With over 9,000…

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March 24, 2022

Mobile fundraising best practice guide

Do you know how to leverage mobile fundraising to empower your supporters to donate to…

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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