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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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January 12, 2022

Best Free Social Media Tools for Nonprofit Organizations

We’ve talked about how to expand your social media reach to drive awareness, engagement, donations, and donor retention. When planning out your strategy with…

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January 10, 2022

Setting Yourself Up for Success: How To Use the Route to Success Guide

Are you wondering how to run a successful fundraiser? Planning and hosting fundraising events is…

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social fundraising
January 6, 2022

Why is social fundraising so successful?

Social fundraising is a powerful tool that can help you meet your fundraising and awareness…

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December 17, 2021

Holiday Cards for Nonprofits: Multi-Channel is Better

Holiday cards for nonprofits engage donors and supporters at the end of the year. They…

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December 16, 2021

Virtual Fundraising In 2022

Virtual events are here to stay. Find out where you can take your virtual fundraising to the next level in 2022.

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December 15, 2021

40 Fundraising Tactics to Get You Started in 2022

The spread of COVID-19 marked the beginning of a new era of event planning. In-person…

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December 13, 2021

Should you include virtual elements in in-person fundraising?

When planning a fundraiser, there are many different types to consider. You may spend considerable…

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December 8, 2021

The importance of high volume resiliency in fundraising software

Online fundraising is a highly effective way to gather donations for your organization. The internet…

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December 3, 2021

Wrap up 2021 with Creative Fundraising & Stewardship

Find out how to drive your fundraising efforts in creative ways as we wrap up the year 2021, and increase donor engagement!

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November 21, 2021

5 Creative Ideas to Expand Your Donor Base by Year-End

The changing leaves, sweater weather and pumpkin spice-everything is just around the corner.  Before we…

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November 18, 2021

4 Reasons Why Recurring Giving Works

Establishing a recurring giving strategy before online giving came into existence was nothing but a…

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Spirit of Giving Webinar
November 16, 2021

How to stand out in the crowd on giving days: Spirit of Giving Webinar Q&A

Watch our pre recorded webinar, The Spirit of Giving, where we discuss optimizing giving days to your advantage because standing out the crowd means more success for your organization.

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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