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November 30, 2024

15 Games for Fundraising Events

Looking to spice things up at your next event? Games are a great way to raise additional funds, entertain, and keep guests engaged through participation. Raffles and wine pulls are familiar, but we’ve broken down a few more to help jog new ideas.

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October 18, 2019

Paddle Raise or Mobile Giving?

Many charity partners we work with have trouble with deciding whether to use a paddle…

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October 18, 2019

Top 5 silent auction items

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tip! Today I’m going to share five of the best…

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October 18, 2019

7 Additional Fundraising Opportunities at your Event

Looking for ways to bring your audience excitement and increase revenue at your next fundraising…

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October 18, 2019

5 Tips For a Successful Donation Appeal

Every charity fundraiser should include a donation appeal, also known as a raise the paddle,…

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October 9, 2019

Turn event attendees into long-term donors

Events are fun ways to not only celebrate the work your organization is doing, but also to say thank you to your supporters and turn event attendees into long-term donors. Here’s where to start.

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fundraising auctions
October 3, 2019

Tips to maximize the ROI of fundraising auctions

Most nonprofits will plan one or two big fundraising auctions per year, leading to high expectations. Organizations need to find a multitude of ways to increase revenue streams to avoid leaving much-needed money on the table. The following are some tips to help development teams create financially successful events. 

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October 1, 2019

You asked, we answered. Turn Data into Donations Q+A

We hosted a webinar, Turn Data into Donations, in September. You can download the full recording of the webinar here. We didn’t have time to get to all of the questions that participants submitted through the chat, so here are the answers…

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Corporate Donors in North Carolina
September 24, 2019

Top Corporate Donors in North Carolina

Looking for corporate donors and sponsors in North Carolina?  We have compiled a list of…

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Salt Lake City Corporate Donors by nonprofit segment
September 24, 2019

Top Corporate Donors in Salt Lake City

We have an overview of top corporate donors in Salt Lake City by area of…

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September 20, 2019

Museum fundraising guide

This guide explores the museum fundraising process given this contemporary axis. Its ideas and insights are relevant to all levels of staff at your museum, but particularly those in the development, external affairs, and event management segments.

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September 12, 2019

12-month signature event masterplan

It’s time for a new approach to event planning. Tips, timelines, and checklists to help you plan better events, reduce stress, and raise more money… all year round. A joined-up approach, that turns one-off donors into regular supporters. That leaves less money on the table. That lets you actually enjoy what you do. This year-round timeline will get you started.

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September 6, 2019

Marketing strategies to bring donors to your online donation page

Digital marketing strategies for nonprofits are all the rage — and for good reason. Online…

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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