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Important Themes, Dates, and Strategies to Help You Steward Donors in 2025 GiveSmart’s popular Annual Fundraising Calendar delivers the holidays, recognized awareness moments, days of giving and connection, and fun days (mostly food-related) worth celebrating….

Did you know that approximately $48 billion is donated to nonprofit organizations every year between November and December?    As you close your fiscal or annual calendars, year-end asks make a considerable difference in your revenue…

Choosing and fundraising and donor management system There is no shortage of options when it comes to fundraising and donor management software. As online fundraising has been a growing technology for some time, an overlap…

How can you overcome fundraising hurdles to mission success? Nonprofit organizations need funding, and constituents require continued support, regardless of the landscape and the challenges organizations might face.   Fundraising is a critical part of nonprofit…

Is your nonprofit searching for ways to broaden your revenue sources? Our 30+ Nonprofit Revenue Sources Workbook has you covered! More and more nonprofits are reporting the need to find additional revenue streams with long-term sustainability….

It has been a milestone year at GiveSmart, and our team is excited to share more about what our nonprofit partners accomplished!  This report highlights our customers’ fundraising achievements and remarkable creativity and offers insight…

How can you map out better fundraising and financial management? As you’re mapping out your upcoming year of events and campaigns, it’s important to look at your past fundraising and donor management journey. Did you…

Social media may be free to use, but each channel is invaluable for nonprofit organizations. Whether you use social media to raise awareness for your mission, gain more donors and volunteers, or do other things…

#GivingTuesday is all about getting new donors involved with your organization that may not have been otherwise. It is also about trying new fundraising and supporter engagement strategies.  To help you rally your team, supporters,…

To maximize giving and engagement, each of your fundraising landing pages should be user-friendly and informative. You can create opportunities that help you reach and exceed your fundraising goals by better leveraging a fully equipped landing…

How text-to-donate and other mobile optimizations boost fundraising for nonprofits  Smartphones have revolutionized our communication and connection with loved ones, the causes we are passionate about, and the world at large. As technology progresses, it…