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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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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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September 2, 2022

5 Fundraising Campaigns to Honor our Military this Veterans Day

As Veterans Day approaches on November 11, many nonprofits who work directly with veterans are…

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August 29, 2022

Let the Bidding War Begin: Webinar Q&A Follow-Up 

Our webinar, Let the Bidding War Begin: Auction Strategies and Item Ideas to Excite Your…

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donor wording
August 25, 2022

Could Your Words be Holding Donors Back?

Understanding fundraising psychology helps you develop better tactics for soliciting donations and acquiring more donors. …

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August 22, 2022

Make Sure Your Fundraising Doesn’t Have the Same Rocky Road as the Choco Taco 

The Choco Taco was supposed to be quietly taken out of production. What few at…

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August 19, 2022

Top 3 Tips for Thanking your Donors 

Thank you communications are vitally important and, all too often, are one of the first…

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The ultimate guide to donor retention
August 18, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to Donor Retention

Donors are the lifeblood of your nonprofit. They do so much more than simply provide…

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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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Men saluting in front of September 11 memorial
August 9, 2022

September 11: A Day to Remember, A Day To Serve

Do you remember where you were when you heard the news?  When graphic destruction played…

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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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AFPPartner
August 3, 2022

GiveSmart and AFP Start a New Strategic Partnership

We are proud to partner with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest association…

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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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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