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making non-profit events special again
March 13, 2019

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.

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international women's day
March 8, 2019

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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tips for a quick and easy silent auction
February 27, 2019

5 Tips for a Quick and Easy Silent Auction Checkout

At the end of a successful event, it can be hard to get guests off the dance floor and over to the checkout table. Closing out auctions can be a daunting task which is why we’re here –– to help you run your most efficient auction checkout yet.  

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January 11, 2019

10 Unique Charity Event Venues

After partnering in more than 10,000 charity events, the GiveSmart team has seen a variety…

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2018 fundraising trends
December 21, 2018

2018 fundraising trends

The way donors give is ever-changing. We got our team together to reflect and discuss fundraising trends we saw at events across the United States this year.

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Donor Segmentation
October 8, 2018

Donor Segmentation: Why it Matters and How to Use it

Data has many uses in the nonprofit world and beyond. Segmenting your donors and catering…

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mobile bidding
September 4, 2018

Why mobile bidding is an improvement, not a distraction

Many organizations considering the transition to mobile bidding from paper bidding ask us if fundraising…

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millennial donors
September 2, 2018

Attracting and Retaining Millennials as Donors and Volunteers

To grow your organization, you need to focus on attracting and retaining younger constituents. Many…

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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