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  1. How to Upload and Validate Mobile Numbers

    14% of your donors change their mailing address each year and more than half of them no longer have a landline. Their mobile number is the most consistent record in your donor database, and text messages are the most convenient way to keep suppor...
  2. Setting Up a Fundraising Event Form & Thermometer

    Build a strong emotional attachment to the giving process and thank your donors using the dynamic Fundraising Thermometer. Read below to learn how to display your fundraising goal, donation results, donor names and messages in real-time to increase ...
  3. Set Up a Crowdfunding and Peer to Peer Activity

    Crowdfunding and Peer to Peer Fundraising empowers your supporters and staff to efficiently collect donations on your behalf from their social networks. Individuals can easily set up their own fundraising pages in minutes from any device. All donati...
  4. How do I send a text message?

    From the left navigation, select Text under Message Center. To send an single message Message Title: This is an internal title, never seen by your message recipients, so you can easily identify messages in your Outbox, which is where...
  5. Text to Donate Activity Design

    The Text-to-Donate activity is essentially the core activity in GiveSmart Fundraise. Once you design a Text-to-Donate activity, you can design just about anything. The Text-to-Donate activity is a Donation form that can be accessed via a web lin...
  6. Set Up a Text to Subscribe (SMS) Activity

    A Text-to-Subscribe activity allows your supporters to text your unique keyword to 51555, to opt in to receive texts from your organization. This activity type is a marketing opportunity to create general awareness about your organization, upcomin...
  7. How are collected donations transmitted to my bank account

    Donations collected through GiveSmart Fundraise will be batched to your bank account daily at 6:45pm Pacific. Batches will show up in your bank statement within 24 - 48 hours (depending on the bank) as soon as the transactions are settled. The depo...
  8. How do I personalize or edit my fundraising thermometer?

    The Dynamic Fundraising Thermometer can be displayed at live events to help motivate donors to give and celebrate reaching your fundraising goal. A thermometer is automatically created when you set up a new Fundraising Event (Text to Donate) ke...
  9. Create Lists from Contacts

    You have a group of people within GiveSmart Fundraise that you want to reach through texting, but you don't have a specific list for them. You could export a list , make your modifications in the .csv file and upload it into a new list , or yo...
  10. Ticketing Activity

    The Ticketing Activity in GiveSmart Fundraise will allow you to sell tickets, check in your supporters, and manage your event communication. Watch the video for an overview of Ticketing activities and EventWorks. Click the buttons below to learn how...