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Creating your Landing Page for Success
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…
Complete Mobile Strategy Guide
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…
The Fundraising Pyramid
Are you treating your donors like an ATM? Fundraising is often too transactional. Don’t let it be at your organization! Fundraising the right way should involve building authentic relationships with investors who are committed to…
Your Go-To Guide for Donor Segmentation
Better nurture and engage your donors Giving trends are a bit bleak, with a steady decline in the overall number of both new donors and retained donors over the past few years. As of 2022,…
6 Ways to Increase Revenue During Your Next Fundraising Event
Your organization spends hours upon hours planning and executing fundraising events to reach your fundraising goals. But what else can you do to raise more once the action starts? With these six great strategies, you’ll…
The Ultimate Data-Driven Auction Fundraising Guide
What if you could confidently predict which items would send bidding into overdrive? By using insights hidden within data—from your organization and from outside—you can. With data-driven insights, you can identify exactly the right items…
6 Stats to Help Nonprofits Navigate Economic Instability
Uncertain economic times are, unfortunately, pretty certain. According to a recent Momentive Software survey, most nonprofits are confident that the economy will stabilize in 2023, there are things you can do to find stability amidst…
5 School Fundraising Ideas You’ve Likely Never Thought Of
Find success with these engaging fundraisers It can be difficult for schools to constantly come up with fun, unique fundraising ideas. It takes a lot of time, preparation, and planning to host a successful fundraiser….
Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser Toolkit and Templates
A Guide to Creating the Perfect Assets for Your Ambassadors A comprehensive fundraiser toolkit is an essential part of your nonprofit’s peer-to-peer campaigns. These toolkits help volunteer fundraisers get their individual or team fundraising pages…
Stronger Together: The GiveSmart Teams Set You Up for Success in Every Scenario
GiveSmart’s suite of fundraising, events, and donor management platforms is full of its own superpowers, and investments in the technology are continuously improving to functionally meet your needs as a nonprofit. Within the last few…
Your Go-To Guide for Donor Retention
Engage, Entertain, and Keep Your Donors Coming Back With the average cost of getting a new donor being 5x greater than retaining an existing one, you need a plan for retaining your donors for the…
Nonprofit Fundraising Trends
We surveyed hundreds of organizations—nonprofits supporting animal welfare, health and human services, arts and culture, and the environment as well as K-12 schools, universities religious institutions, and others—to get a better understanding of their experiences…