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March 20, 2025

Golf Tournament Fundraiser Guide

As one of the most popular types of charity events, golf tournaments let participants live out their PGA Championship fantasies — all while giving to a meaningful cause.
These fundraising tips to discover how to use the green to earn a little green for nonprofit goals and causes.

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November 21, 2019

Shake up how you give thanks: Gobble Gobble webinar Q+A

We partnered with Winspire to bring you new ways to shake up how you say thanks (to donors, staff, volunteers, and your board). Answers to the webinar’s Q+A are here.

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November 21, 2019

Major Gift Donor Development Strategies

There’s no substitute for the impact of major gifts or the select group of high…

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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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November 19, 2019

Tis the season of giving

As the year wraps up, you may be considering a Giving Tuesday or an end of the year push for donations. About 30% of all annual donations are made in the month of December, so why wouldn’t you want to get in on all that excitement?  

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October 31, 2019

Winning the silent auction: Q+A

We hosted a webinar to reveal inside tricks to hosting a successful silent auction. The…

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October 28, 2019

10 ways to show appreciation…for everyone who furthers your mission

As a fundraiser, you know it’s important to show appreciation and thank your donors. You know it’s nice to send them a hand-written thank you card or call to thank them personally. Donors fund your mission, after all. But what about everyone else who works to move your mission forward? And when you do thank these people, are you capitalizing on the opportunity to further your connection and gain insight? 

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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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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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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