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school fundraiser
December 22, 2020

50+ Fundraising Ideas to Try at your School

If you raise money for a school, you know there are many ways you can…

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October 10, 2020

How to Run Safe & Successful Golf Tournaments During a Pandemic

First Tee Delaware talks to us about how golf tournaments don’t only happen on the…

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October 6, 2020

Summer Fun, First-time Virtual Events, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Communications

Place of Hope walks us through their various summer campaigns and how they continued to…

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March 4, 2020

Does my event need a theme?

Does my gala need a theme? Should the event theme be the same year after year? What if people don’t want to participate? All completely valid questions. So. What to do?

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January 28, 2020

Event planning: build confidence and reduce stress

You’ve likely been planning your big event for months and now it’s finally just around the corner. It’s time to lock down the final details and focus on delivering a successful event. We know that stress can run high during this time, so we’ve compiled a 1-month out checklist and a few tips to help you build confidence and keep cool. 

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silent auction
December 13, 2019

What donors want: fundraising elements that appeal the most

When you invite guests to your events, you expect that they participate in fundraising. They likely purchased a ticket to attend but what other fundraising elements get donors excited to give? Here is how your organization can engage them: 

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charity golf tournament
December 5, 2019

Charity golf tournament key software features

Charity golf tournaments can bring in challenges but the fundraising technology powering one should be easy to use. When selecting a software, look for a simple solution so donors can pick up some clubs and focus on what truly matters – the mission and organization everyone is passionate about. 

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table placement
December 4, 2019

Optimizing event flow + function: table placement

Table placement has a big impact on event flow, which in turn will affect a guests’ experience at your event. When you’re looking to optimize your event’s flow and function, here are a few things –– table related –– to consider…

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donors
November 19, 2019

Your questions, answered by our research on donor expectations

We wanted to know: where is the donor divide? Where are expectations misaligned between event planners and donors when it comes to fundraising events?
We conducted a research study and hosted a webinar to break down the facts. #GiveSmartPowerUP

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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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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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3 big missed opportunities
April 25, 2019

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.  

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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