Now that I am comfortable with it, I like it
Rating: 7 out of 10
February 18, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- data review
- help chats
Cons
- call customer service
- mobile use
Overview
What is GiveSmart?
GiveSmart, a Community Brands company, offers a full-service event management platform supporting event website, event registration, attendee tracking, donor management and data insights, and full customer service for entities wishing to raise funds via an auction or charity event. The…
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Now that I am comfortable with it, I like it
We use the product for fundraisers to help manage donations and donors
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Director
2 years of experienceGiveSmart- Just Do It
I utilize all three platforms GiveSmart offers: Donor CRM, Fundraise, and Events. Previously, our organization was using an event platform that was separate from our Donor CRM...
Amber Berkey
Manager - Other
Fundraising and Development Officer
Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center
5 years of experienceEasy to use for galas and auctions!
My non-profit uses GiveSmart for our annual fundraising gala. We use it to create the website for the event utilizing the features of ticket/sponsorship purchases and auction ...
Bunny Rosenberg
Director - Marketing
Director of Marketing & Communications
Muttville
5 years of experienceGiveSmart is a Smart Choice for Schools
Our advancement department uses GiveSmart Furndraise, Events and Donor CRM to implement and track all of our fundraising events and donations. We like how he different element...
GiveSmart Won't Disappoint!
At my organization, we use GiveSmart to create event pages for two of our largest development events each year, our golf tournament and our Gala, as well as for one of our lar...
Maddy Lamers
Administrator - Marketing
Development and Communications Associate
Angel Foundation
3 years of experienceVerified on LinkedIn
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GiveSmart, a Community Brands company, offers a full-service event management platform supporting event website, event registration, attendee tracking, donor management and data insights, and full customer service for entities wishing to raise funds via an auction or charity event. The platform…
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What is GiveSmart?
GiveSmart is a full-suite online fundraising, event, and donor management platform designed to elevate fundraisers. From mobile-friendly silent auctions to dynamic peer-to-peer events and guest management to donor engagement, the solution helps missions to motivate donors.
The vendor states that their software has helped thousands of nonprofits raise $7.5+ billion. The full GiveSmart suite of solutions and expert support helps exceed fundraising, event, and donor management goals, and helps users focus resources and make an impact all year round.
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | United States |
Frequently Asked Questions
GiveSmart, a Community Brands company, offers a full-service event management platform supporting event website, event registration, attendee tracking, donor management and data insights, and full customer service for entities wishing to raise funds via an auction or charity event. The platform also integrates technology from Community Brands brand Gesture to provide a comprehensive suite of services.
GiveSmart replaces the former 501 Auctions, a platform to support charity auctions, mobile bidding, and general event management with automation for nonprofit fundraising.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.2.
The most common users of GiveSmart are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Easy to use for galas and auctions!
Rating: 10 out of 10
October 02, 2024
BR
Vetted Review
Verified User
5 years of experience
- Silent auction bidding
- Easy follow up functionality
- Intuitive UX
Cons
- Opt out option for credit cards (some donors prefer not using credit cards)
- Would love examples of best use cases from clients
- Credit card swiping is never 100%
GiveSmart Won't Disappoint!
Rating: 10 out of 10
September 16, 2024
ML
Vetted Review
Verified User
3 years of experience
- GiveSmart is a very easy-to-use platform that provides robust instruction on use but is so user-friendly that the instructions are mostly not necessary. I find it easy to update, change, and create all aspects of our page. For example, I first used GiveSmart without any instruction from a manager. She instructed me to look around and see what was going on. I was able to navigate the site effectively, and only found a few pieces for which I needed more instruction.
- GiveSmart offers a well-made item section. Our gala has a silent auction made up of more than 170 items, and GiveSmart makes it easy to upload those items in bulk or add them individually. It offers every field I would want to have for an item and provides a comprehensive and adjustable front-facing-view for donors that is easy to manipulate.
- GiveSmart's main page creator is easy to navigate and create the site you want. They provide helpful details like sizing for images and the ability to create buttons and links and different sections as our needs dictate. It's easy to adjust the colors and design to reflect our branding.
Cons
- I think it would be helpful if we could use QR codes with the GiveSmart site. I don't understand why there's such an issue with the QR codes.
- I wish the home page was almost completely customizable. I think it's pretty good, but it would be nice to be able to pull more than one display there and to have more linking options.
- The display section is difficult to use and often frustrates me. I have used it 6 or 7 times now, and each time, I have to reteach myself how to use it by creating multiple displays. I am not usually slow with technology, so I feel this tool could be improved.
GiveSmart- Just Do It
Rating: 10 out of 10
October 07, 2024
AB
Vetted Review
Verified User
5 years of experience
- Integration Options
- Reporting
- Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Cons
- Communication options could be improved- texting & emailing. The Event platform has an excellent interface for this. The other two do not.
GiveSmart is a Smart Choice for Schools
Rating: 10 out of 10
September 24, 2024
JD
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- direct importation of data from events and fundraise into donor CRM
- user friendly interface
- online help center and customer service
Cons
- In donor CRM I want to be able to print address labels for large groups of thank you letters (not envelopes, which it does do) without having to download a spreadsheet and do my own mail merge in word.
- The projectable thermometer in events does not update in real time when doing a live call for donations.
- I would like individual bidding numbers tied to specific people as they register. When you add bidder numbers later we had multiple people end up with the # "0"
- I would like projectable images/descriptions that can be controlled during a live auction