5 Questions for Your Team

Who will be using it? How many users do
we need?

Your fundraising platform should not limit or deter additional users. To be a good partner to nonprofits, software providers should understand that when they can disable silos and increase access to fundraising tools, development teams succeed!

What features do
we need?

What will help us improve fundraising efforts, diversify revenue streams, engage with supporters and work toward greater sustainability?

Here are a few things you should look for when searching for the right solution:

1. Single sign-on for access to all your fundraising (peer-to-peer, annual campaigns, auctions, and more) and donor management needs with one login to remember

2. Easily customizable, fully embeddable online donation forms

3. Customizable colors and malleable design blocks on
fundraising web pages

4. Real time, flexible reporting to track performance
and fundraising data

5. Unique keywords and pre-loaded templates for text-to-donate campaigns, that make it easier to get started

6. Fully-featured fundraising campaigns that efficiently allow for multiple giving opportunities

7. Engaging auctions where users can bid from anywhere

8. Real-time progress thermometers and leader boards to increase engagement and inspire giving

9. Options for your donors to make and share ‘in honor or memory of’ gifts

10. Tools to streamline donor experiences such as self-check-in and checkout

11. Learning library, personal training options, and support that fuel your success, available outside of standard business hours

12. Tools that ensure current supporters are effectively thanked to best support retention and better guide prospecting strategy for donor acquisition

Check out GiveSmart’s features and see how the right fundraising software can support online fundraising and donor management all year round.

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What components of our tech stack do we want our fundraising software to integrate with?

Integrations collect all relevant data in one place, simplifying donor management, contribution tracking, and fundraising analysis.

By connecting fundraising software with CRM systems, email marketing platforms, and accounting tools, nonprofits are able to streamline processes, reduce manual data entry, and minimize errors. This unified view of donor interactions allows for tailored communications and enhanced donor relationships.

Automation of tasks like sending thank-you emails and updating records frees up staff for strategic activities. Integrated systems generate accurate reports, aiding data-driven decisions and improving fundraising strategies, ultimately boosting efficiency and effectiveness in achieving nonprofit missions.

And, as your nonprofit grows, having integrated systems ensures that your fundraising software can scale with your platforms accommodating increasing data volumes and more complex processes.

How will this platform
grow with our
organization in
the future?

Of course, you have fundraising and donor management needs today, and perhaps you are looking for a new tool because you need one specific thing.

Your GiveSmart contract cost is the same whether you use one feature or all of the dozens we offer. So today, text-to-donate or digital wallet payments are at the top of your priority list. Is adding a peer-to-peer event a part of your five-year plans? Maybe your gala has never had an auction component, but that doesn’t mean it never will. If you choose a platform that doesn’t offer something you don’t need yet, you are unnecessarily limiting yourself.

Your mission has a future. Choose a partner that does more to get you there.