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January 19, 2023

The Best Charity Golf Outing Games

Golf tournaments are a great way to raise money and give people a good time, so they keep returning for more. In many ways, charity golf…

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October 24, 2021

5 Fundraising Ideas To Get You In The Holiday Spirit

Incorporating the winter holidays into your year-end fundraising is a great way to engage with…

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October 21, 2021

5 Inspiring Nonprofits that are Using TikTok to Fundraise

TikTok is a generation Z facing social network for sharing user-generated videos. While many associate…

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October 19, 2021

3 Halloween fundraisers you can setup in minutes

Pumpkins glimmer. Werewolves howl. Ghost says boo.   With fall in full swing, fundraising in this season offers the opportunity to be…

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October 16, 2021

“Technology moving MKE Black forward with growth plans”

This article featuring GiveSmart customer and GiveSmart Gives Back winner MKE Black originally appeared in…

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October 15, 2021

How to Improve and Repurpose your Nonprofit’s Core Story

Once upon a time, I worked with an organization that, when asked what they’d like…

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October 15, 2021

The Countdown To #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is only six weeks away (or less, depending on when you’re reading this). That means it’s time to figure…

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October 15, 2021

You may have noticed ….

…a new name around here! GiveSmart Gives Back is now Community Brands Creates Change  For the past year, GiveSmart by Community…

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October 14, 2021

How to engage donors outside of fundraising events

What is recurring giving?  Recurring giving has been around for years, offered by plenty of…

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October 12, 2021

So, what’s the deal with relationship mapping?

It might come as a surprise that the donor retention rate is about 43 percent. It takes a lot…

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October 7, 2021

#GivingTuesday Myths: Busted

There ARE easy, turnkey ways to make an impact for your organization on #GivingTuesday. Check out what you can do to bust these four #GivingTuesday myths to make an impact on your mission.  

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October 7, 2021

Annual Giving Resources and Strategies

An organization’s annual fund is one of its most important sources of revenue, but it…

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October 6, 2021

“Fundraisers Wrestling With Tech As Giving Plows Forward”

This image and article featuring Brandy Keller, Vice President of Product at Community Brands, originally…

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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

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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