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  1. Add Form Elements

    Truly personalize your forms by adding Form Elements . Form elements can help insert images, media, or rich text to your GiveSmart forms. Most importantly, they can capture a variety of additional information for reporting purposes.  For our gui...
  2. Add Checkbox Element

    Checkboxes can be used for many things. You can give your supporters the option to choose multiple things from a list or maybe you want to add a disclaimer that you would like to thank them on social media. Any time you need that acceptance or ackno...
  3. Add or Manage Sections

    Want to change the layout of your form? Want to Add sections that can be easily found and moved? Then click on Manage Sections to get started. Manage sections allows you to add to the standard sections in your forms.  You can also move sections wit...
  4. Add Agree to Terms Element

    For a run/walk or for any other form, you can include a Agree to Terms Form Element checkbox in its own section, to link to a page on your website with the details of the terms and conditions. To add the Agree to Terms, you may want to create i...
  5. Add Date Element

    Collecting a Date may be a need, such as for a range for a run/walk, attending an age-restricted venue, a survey for requested dates of action, or any other reason. The Date element provides a simple way to collect that information. Date is one ...
  6. What are the Processing Fees associated with my Merchant Account?

    The credit card processing fees assessed by the merchant services provider, CardConnect, are as follows:  MASTERCARD, VISA & DISCOVER: 3.5% AMEX:   3.95%   These fees will automatically be deducted from your bank account at the end of each m...
  7. How can I let my donors cover the Processing Fee?

    You can configure an option to allow donors to help cover the credit card Processing Fees associated with their donation. When a donor opts in to help cover the fee, an amount is added to their intended donation to offset the fees that are charge...
  8. Saved Reports

    You can save your various reports and access them from one location under the Saved Reports tab under Existing Reporting > Search Transactions .  All filters such as the Date, Campaign, Form, or Amount you select will be saved, in addition to...
  9. Set or Edit a Campaign and Activity Goal

    Campaigns are made up of one or more Activities. Activities have their own goals you can establish, which make up the Collective Goal on any Campaign. The guide details how to set or edit a goal associated with a Fundraising Activity which will ...
  10. Connecting a Constant Contact Account to your GiveSmart Fundraise Account

    The first step to sending email within GiveSmart Fundraise is to connect your Constant Contact account to your GiveSmart Fundraise Account. For more about the entire process of sending email in GiveSmart Fundraise, click here . To connect your Con...