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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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July 17, 2025

How Nonprofits Can Supercharge Summer Fundraising with Virtual Events and Consignment Items

Why Summer Fundraising Matters Summer is here, and while it is tempting to forget about…

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July 2, 2025

4 Ways to Set Your Volunteers Up for Success

Volunteers are as essential to your nonprofit as donations. Without volunteers, many organizations would be…

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June 30, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About In-Kind Donations

Schools, foundations, and nonprofits are continually seeking donations to help them achieve their objectives. An…

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Learn about matching gift strategies for your nonprofit
June 25, 2025

15 Companies with Groundbreaking Matching Gift Programs

You work hard for every dollar raised in online giving. What if you could double…

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June 20, 2025

The Need-to-Know on Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) present a promising opportunity for nonprofits to not only expand their revenue…

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June 17, 2025

Fees: The Four-Letter Word in Fundraising Software

F€€$. It is the four-letter word in fundraising software.   Some providers make it seem like…

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Volunteer Recruitment Tips
June 12, 2025

Volunteer Recruitment and Training Tips from the Experts

Looking for better ways to recruit volunteers and cultivate those relationships? With the value of…

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Diversifying Revenue Streams
June 9, 2025

Diversifying Revenue Streams: Tips from the Experts 

Looking for impactful ways to increase revenue? With two out of three organizations saying they…

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Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Tips from the Experts
May 30, 2025

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Tips from the Experts 

Empower volunteers with these expert peer-to-peer fundraising tips. Maximize your fundraisers’ impact and donations with our panel’s insights.

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May 22, 2025

Tipping the Scales: Revealing the Impact of Fundraising Platform Tipping on Transparency and Donor Trust

Donor tipping can negatively impact the overall donor experience due to the potential lack of transparency and the overall influence on donation decisions.

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May 16, 2025

15 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Your K-12 School 

April through June is a busy time at schools, especially Maycember! This time of year…

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May 10, 2025

Volunteer Recruitment and Management: Why Bother? 

Where would your nonprofit be without its volunteers? From acting as peer-to-peer fundraisers, committee members,…

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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