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#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 9 – Misericordia

How Misericordia Achieved Success With Their Virtual Fundraising Gala Chicagoland’s beloved Misericordia joined us for episode 9 of our #OutsideTheRoom series to talk about the unexpected success of their virtual gala. Opening their exclusive event…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 8 – CURE Childhood Cancer

How CURE Took Their Annual 5k Online Every year, CURE’s donors look forward to their huge 5k run. This year it looked a little…virtual. CURE shares how they pivoted their cherished annual campaigns, how they…

Engaging Champions for Your Cause

Your biggest advocates and loudest voices are often not traditional fundraisers themselves. Building a network of champion fundraisers to further your mission is a great way to spread awareness while raising funds and arming these voices…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 7 – Place of Hope

How Place of Hope created fun and engaging donor experiences with virtual events. ““ The great summer of fun! In this episode, Place of Hope walks us through their various summer campaigns and how they…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 6 – Chicago Cubs Charities

How the Chicago Cubs turned Fundraising Challenges into Opportunities with Virtual Fundraising The Chicago Cubs Charities talk us through their annual campaigns, events, and how they keep their donors engaged beyond baseball season. This webinar…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 5 – Showcase

20+ Examples of Virtual Fundraising Success in 2020 This webinar is a showcase of successful virtual fundraising campaigns. We cover online stores, online auctions, virtual run/walks, meal delivery, raffles, live streams, and more. The through-line?…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series Episode 4 – RMHC

How Ronald McDonald House of Charities Defied Expectations in 2020 Fundraising Fundraisers with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana share their techniques for pivoting to online campaigns and events, driving donor engagement…

Hybrid Fundraisers: Creating and Running Successful Campaigns

Even though in-person events don’t look like they used to they are starting to pop up in different ways and can be paired with virtual and online fundraising elements. We expect to see more and…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series Episode 3 – Girl Scouts

How the Girl Scouts Inspired and Engaged Donors with Virtual Events. The Girl Scouts of Central California South was honored and involved with an Inspiring Girls Awards Dinner, memberships instead of sponsorships, and our favorite…

#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 2 – First Responders Children’s Foundation

How One Organization Pivoted Their Fundraising to Achieve Success in 2020 Scott Perrin from First Responders Children’s Foundation shared their success with champion fundraising, the Austin Marathon, silent auctions, drive-ins, partnering with the American Cancer…

#OutsideTheRoom Fundraising Success: Episode 1 – Reach for Resources

How One Organization Pivoted Their Fundraising to Achieve Success in 2020 Minnesota’s Reach for Resources takes us through their sidewalk art competition, fundraising at breweries, and how their annual bowl-a-thon fared in 2020. This webinar…

Dog Days: Giving Campaigns to Run This Summer

Ahh, summer days. A lovely time to relax, however, your organization shouldn’t take the summer off from fundraising. Donors are still willing to give and it’s a good way to set yourself apart, especially since this fall is…

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What our clients say

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