GiveSmart

We use this software for texting, text to give, event registration, and bringing in new member information. The opt-in campaign is likely the hardest part, and that i not to do with the software, but rather getting people to do the simple sign up. For event registration, such as our annual golf tournament, we are able to add graphics to create a great looking platform. The system allows us to capture specific details needed for the event, and to then generate reports for check-in.

We use GiveSmart for the fundraising needs of our nonprofit. We needed a way to make it easier for donors to give to us electronically and to manage recurring sponsors and donors. We also needed help learning how to fundraise and create and foster relationships with those interested in our ministry or currently giving.

Originally, I chose GiveSmart Events when I was the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization that supports a public school system. We were migrating from another CRM to Salesforce and needed an event platform that could accommodate a variety of event types. GiveSmart was compatible with Salesforce and was easy to learn with responsive support. After retiring, I started a consulting company that support nonprofits and one of my clients asked for a recommendation for an upcoming event. We chose a package that included both GiveSmart Events & Fundraise and I've now used both platforms. It would be great if GiveSmart could merge the two platforms. Fundraise is far more versatile and attractive from a user perspective. Events, however, is your only option for an online silent auction. The support team at GiveSmart is extremely responsive and when we approach them with an issue, it is usually easily resolved or a workaround is suggested. Over the past three years, I have also seen improvements made based on user recommendations.

We use GiveSmart for 2 signature events each year and for limited campaigns as well. GiveSmart is easy to use and set up quickly and has yielded strong fundraising results for our organization.

We have been using MobileCause for many years but they merged with GiveSmart about a year ago. The look and feel is still MobileCause so the transition for us was pretty seamless. We use GiveSmart/MobileCause to accept and process online donations for our organization. Potential donors visit our website, click on the "Donate" button and are taken to a web page where they can enter their donation/payment information. We process monthly recurring donations and one-time tributes via this page as well. We will periodically change the form or create a new one to match a solicitation we are sending. We've even themed the form to match an event like a golf tournament or gala.

We were not very pleased with this platform. Our customer service was greatly lacking, and the platform had multiple glitches and the functionality wasn't up to par with what we were promised. However, the bones of this platform seem great! I think with better customer service and more functional and adaptive platform this could be great.

We use GiveSmart to fundraise through auctions, raffles, merchandise sales, and donation pages. The platforms offers us a sophisticated way to hold auctions during all of our events. GiveSmart offers us the ability to reach a group beyond those who are attending the event. Through September to April, we hold multiple auctions weekly raising ~$3,500 each.

We use it at events for fundraising purposes. GiveSmart makes it easy to reach more people and therfor raise more money.

Our organization is nonprofit and we use GiveSmart software for the auction fundraising at our annual Gala event. GiveSmart handles the mobile bidding (silent/live auctions, raffle, wine pull, etc), check in and check out, and paddle raises/fund a need at our event. This software has replaced our need for bid sheets and additional staff at registration and has taken away A LOT of the stress of having to manage these functions on our own. Their support staff is very helpful in helping set up your campaign and in running reports post-event.

Givesmart makes our job so much easier! We are able to set up events with silent auction, raffle, tickets sales and more. Everything is streamlined and we can analyze data much faster. For recurring events, we are able to duplicate the campaign which saves time and money. Having everything at our fingertips, in one place makes for an efficient event and appeal process. We love Givesmart!

We have three minimum large fundraising events a year and have used give smart for two. We use all of the bits and pieces for event registration, silent auction and raffle, individual fundraiser profiles, donations, text communication, etc. Like most event registration companies today, givesmart does not provide staff for event registration - but they do have recommendations for companies, one in particular I have enjoyed working with is GOAT (who is an event solutions company) as they really know the system well for event day. Another bummer we have found with givesmart is though the text ad email capabilities with patrons is amazing, their "sending templates" are limited and you cannot include images in the body of your email. These limitations force our company to use other sending platforms like mailchimp.

Right now, we primarily use it for our events and silent auctions. We were using it for P2P and generally year-round giving but have stepped away from those implementations.

At both organizations where I have used GiveSmart (previously MobileCause), we have GiveSmart for: peer to peer fundraising campaigns including large scale tracking for volunteer solicitors who raise money for us through each year; for do-it-yourself fundraising options like donate your birthday/anniversary/wedding shower or tribute pages; to provide text to give options during in person events; and for virtual events fundraising - especially during the COVID crisis. GiveSmart provides flexibility and permits to empower donors to set up their own fundraisers on our behalf. It provides great tracking of progress to goals and the interface for reporting is easy to us.

We use GiveSmart to run our fundraising events! Mainly, our Golf Outing and Annual Gala. Through GiveSmart, we are able to sell tickets for the event, raffle prizes, and auction items. It is convenient for everything to be in one place, on one platform. On the user side, it is very easy to use and intuitive, which is important for some of our older donors.

We planned to use GiveSmart as our primary fundraising site. However, we find that for our purposes it is not the best fit. We were not even able to get the minimum return on our investment (we lost funds) and therefore this did not fit our needs in the way that we had projected. Once we received the primary contact for our company, the support was great. But from a fundraising standpoint, it was not good. Initial setup and having a reliable contact with GiveSmart was a nightmare. We went through two or three contacts before our final contact was made. The final contact (Corey) was WONDERFUL. He was the one bright spot in this entire process.

We use GiveSmart to process donations, for event ticket management, and auctions.

As a nonprofit with a small staff, GiveSmart has allowed us to build out a much larger fundraising platform, particularly for events and auctions. It saves time for us to be able to receive gifts, communicate with donors, acknowledge gifts, and even text message in real time during events. GiveSmart allows us to add "buy it now" features during our live events, creates ways for guests to make gifts, bid on auction items, and get important messages timed to the minute of our program. It is intuitive to use and allows us to manage our volunteers as well, providing them also with bid numbers and thanking them for service with the push of a button. The customer service is quick and kind, thoroughly answering our questions. GiveSmart is an excellent tool for our small non-profit and worth every penny, many times over.

As a 501c(3) school for 3-year-old children to 9th graders, we host several fundraising events. GiveSmart helps us in executing a successful annual auction. The funds raised support our students and teachers. From silent to live auctions, GiveSmart improves the way that we raise funds for our greatest assets.

We use give smart in partner with Second Chance Charity of Palm Harbor. It makes creating events, especially virtually, much easier. We are able to create a landing site and make it branded to us pretty easily. We can then send the link out to anyone who would be attending or make it public and share publicly. This ensures ease of access and use for everyone involved when we are fundraising. Then we can even add what we raised in person to our totals. It is a great tool to use if you want a platform to host your event and be able to raise money online.<br><br>My only real dislike was we were told we could host a raffle via the platform but that is only partially true. You can host a raffle if you live stream or use a website that does the random picking-- we were under the impression the platform itself could do that and it doesn't, though it does have a nice way to keep track of and present the raffle prizes and allow for people to buy tickets easily.<br> We have truly enjoyed our experience with GiveSmart.<br>

We use Givesmart to host our annual fundraising dinner that includes a silent auction. The platform gives us the ability to house all of the ticket sales and auction items in one location.

We use GiveSmart for our fall annual fund campaign and our spring fundraising gala.

Easy to use on the patron side, a lot more technical opportunities for event promotion, event site is lovely.

We used GiveSmart to run an online Silent Auction for our Parish Picnic in September of 2022, as well as a raffle to support the same picnic.

We use it as our online donation platform and peer-to-peer fundraising. We just started using it a few months ago, but we were looking for a product that would help us streamline online donations, make it easier to people to donate from their phones, and set up fundraisers on their own.

We use GiveSmart for various fundraising events across our 11 school districts. We appreciate the ease of use, quick payment, and easy reconciliation. We currently have five events that we are using the application to support.