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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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12 strategies to demonstrate the impact of your nonprofit
It can be tricky to outline strategies that demonstrate impact because the phrase, “social impact”…
Nonprofit leaders in Brooklyn share donor engagement strategies
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, GiveSmart hosted the first ‘Brooklyn Brainstorm’ at our office in New York City. We brought together members of New York’s nonprofit community to discuss ways to engage donors all year long.
How to succeed as a small shop fundraising team
Small shop development teams and start-ups are quite similar; little money and lots of passion. Everyone must be willing to take on multiple roles, sacrifice some perks, and learn to work efficiently.
Top 3 missed fundraising opportunities
Fundraising is hard work. Seriously. But what we’ve learned from working closely with thousands of nonprofits is, when you solely focus on basic logistics, you likely miss really important opportunities.
We burned you a mixtape
It’s no revelation that music impacts our emotions and behavior. While building these playlists we started thinking more about the importance of music setting the mood for an event, sustaining the party, and spreading awareness about an issue or a mission to initiate change.
Why the world is blue this April
April is Autism Awareness Month, but what most people are not aware of is how to fully understand and accept autism. This month we celebrate individuals with autism, but we also look at the intense reality that they, and their families, face every day.
FAQs about our mobile bidding platform from April’s webinar
On April 10, 2019, we hosted a webinar, “Your Big 3 Missed Opportunities in Event Fundraising” and here are the answers to the questions you asked in the chat. The questions address best practices, fundraising advice, and platform suggestions.
Corporate Donor Guide: Southeast
Procuring corporate donors takes nonprofit fundraising to the next level. From sourcing in-kind gifts for…
9 questions to ask when purchasing silent auction software
It’s 2019, tech has taken over, and we’ve moved nearly everything online. Technology makes life…
Tips to make your fundraising event special again
A handful of tips and tricks related to special events came about in discussion, that I’d like to share. Here are my 5 tips from the NPLL Las Vegas session that sparked fruitful conversation and a little laughter.
How to secure corporate sponsorships
Ask more poignant questions before stressing about where to find the big bucks. Get with your team, pool resources and address books, and plan ahead. It’s always a good time to look for sponsors.
Who run the world? Girls.
Today, we want to honor all the women who run GiveSmart and the organizations we partner with who serve girls, women, non-binary, and female identifying people every day. We are honored to be a part of helping you achieve your missions to bring equality, opportunity, healthcare, education, and confidence to women everywhere.
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