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March 11, 2025

15 Games for Fundraising Events

Discover creative fundraising game ideas make your next event a success. Engage supporters, foster friendly competition, and raise more.

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The Fundamentals of Donor Management
September 27, 2023

How to Implement and Use a Donor Management Platform: The Fundamentals of Donor Management

Donor management is essential to help you make the most of the information you collect….

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How to build a donor database
September 25, 2023

How to Implement and Use a Donor Management Platform: Building a Donor Database

Keeping track of donor information allows you to make better decisions within your organization, such…

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The Donor Journey
September 20, 2023

How to Implement and Use a Donor Management Platform: The Donor Journey

Learn more about the donor journey and how you can keep track of each stage…

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September 19, 2023

Hosting a Ring Toss Fundraiser

Fundraisers with games offer a dynamic way to garner support for a cause. Games infuse…

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How to use a Donor Management Platform
September 18, 2023

How to Implement and Use a Donor Management Platform: Donor Management 100

Nonprofits rely on donors to continue their mission, so it’s important to keep track of…

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GiveSmart Gives Back
August 23, 2023

GiveSmart and The Nonprofit Makeover Collaborate for GiveSmart Gives Back

GiveSmart is thrilled to be partnering with The Nonprofit Makeover, a minority-owned consulting firm dedicated…

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August 18, 2023

9 Fundraising Event Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

We’ve seen a few common mistakes nonprofits make when planning their events that can negatively impact their results. To help ensure you’re not making those same missteps, we’re sharing the top nine mistakes we’ve noticed nonprofits make and the easy solutions to overcoming them.

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August 5, 2023

Which Leading Lady in Comedy Matches Your Fundraising Style?

Laughter really is the best medicine. It helps boost immunity, pain tolerance, cardiovascular health, and memory.  There have been…

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Level up your storytelling with GiveSmart
July 31, 2023

Level Up Your Storytelling

Effective storytelling is imperative to achieving success with your fundraising strategy; it creates deeper, genuine…

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July 21, 2023

Importance of Automation for Nonprofits: How GiveSmart Can Help

Boost efficiency and success with automation. Eliminate data silos, save time and money, and streamline fundraising efforts to grow your mission!

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July 17, 2023

Can Donors Still Support Race-Conscious Programs?

This article by Rasheeda Childress originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on July 17,…

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July 7, 2023

Preparing for Fiscal Year-End 

If your nonprofit is approaching its fiscal year-end, you have a lot on your calendar….

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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