GAgives | Nonprofit Resources

As Georgia’s #GivingTuesday organizer and champion, GCN is here to support your success! We’ll help your nonprofit get ready with timely planning tips, free training events, on-demand webinars, online support, campaign graphics, and more.New GAgives.org feature:

Join thousands of fellow Georgia nonprofits – and organizations worldwide – coming together for the next annual day of generosity: Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

You are welcome to use GAgives.org as a year-round fundraising platform for your organization. (Learn more here.) Or, run your campaign using a donation platform of your choice.

Either way, GCN is here to help. Be sure to sign up to receive notice of our complimentary training opportunities, new resources, and timely tips to help ready your team for the big day. And tap into the many resources highlighted to the right, and below!

EVENTS

On August 17, 2018, our 2018 GAgives on #GivingTuesday nonprofit kickoff event featured a keynote from #GivingTuesday’s community lead, Jamie McDonald, highlighting winning campaigns from around the world, plus panel discussions on campaign planning, strategies, and tactics from eight of Georgia’s own top-performing campaign leads.

#GivingTuesday Keynote presentation slides
Tapping into the Power of #GivingTuesday: Keynote highlights
Advice from GAgives vets: More kickoff highlights

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The Countdown Is On: A Procrastinator’s Guide to #GivingTuesday (2018)
Presented by #GivingTuesday
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How to optimize your nonprofit’s GAgives.org profile page (2018)
An orientation to customize your nonprofit’s profile page, review of the latest platform features and resources, followed by a Q&A.
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How to get started on GAgives.org (2018)
An orientation for nonprofits interested in, or new to, the GAgives.org platform.
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GAgives.org 2018 Jumpstart: Planning Tips & New Features (2018)

Start your campaign strong with early planning tips and platform updates from GAgives.org platform host, Click&Pledge. Learn about the new feature enhancements, small tasks that you can do now to make things easier this fall, and how to get help when you need it.
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Last-minute strategies to get ready for a great GAgives on #GivingTuesday (2017)
Even with Halloween behind us, you can carry that sugar rush into November as we hit the four-week countdown to the launch of the giving season—starting with GAgives on #GivingTuesday. We'll review the last-minute strategies you can focus on now to make it a successful fundraiser for your nonprofit.
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GAgives and #GivingTuesday: Storytelling and Marketing (2017)
A review of how to tell a great story and build your marketing for the big day.
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GAgives on #GivingTuesday: How to Optimize your Nonprofit’s Profile Page (2017)
Click & Pledge, our GAgives.org platform provider, explains how to login and optimize your nonprofit's page, covering new features, highlights of GAgives website, instructions on how to customize your profile, and additional resources.
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GAgives on #GivingTuesday: How to Get Started (2017)
Click & Pledge, our GAgives.org platform provider, explains about the enrollment process to participate in this year's event. This webinar is for nonprofits who are new to GAgives and have NOT participated in past campaigns.
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Get Ready for GAgives on #GivingTuesday (2017)
A review of GAgives must-knows and overview of the history and growth of #GivingTuesday, best practices around goal setting, building an ambassador corps, and case studies from past successful campaigns. This webinar is for nonprofit leaders and development staff thinking about participating in this year's campaign or looking for a jumpstart to the new opportunities presented by our partnership with #GivingTuesday.
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GAgives: How to Prepare your Profile Page and Giving Day Platform Overview (2016)
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How to Boost Your Nonprofit's GAgives Social Presence (2016)
Alex Brizzi, a digital specialist from Edelman Atlanta, shares tips on how to use social media effectively for your GAgives campaign.
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Lessons Learned: How GAgives campaigns leveraged incentives to maximize giving (2016)
Learn about how your nonprofit can set up a Max My Gift Challenge to excite donors with matching and challenge gifts, and hear from three organizations who leveraged the program to boost their results: Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta, Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, and Enduring Hearts.
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Getting Found: Creating a compelling GAgives profile (2015)
Learn how to boost profile searchability, make your profile more compelling with storytelling, set up the giving menu board to boost donations, use photos and videos, and add your own challenge or matching gift incentives.
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Maximize your GAgives Donations: How to leverage end-of-year giving and challenge gifts (2015)
Understand how to leverage your end-of-year campaign to activate even more donors to your cause and how to create your own donor challenges and organize games to make your promotions fun, exciting, and engaging to both your traditional supporters and new audiences.
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CONNECT

Click here to access the GAgives Resources widget, powered by Cureo — a roundup of articles, on-demand webinars, graphics, and helpful links, along with a calendar of GAgives events and deadlines.

Sign up to receive GAgives communications to support your campaign with event invites, timely tips, prize announcements, and more.

Join our private Facebook group for participating nonprofits to ask questions, share ideas, and connect with fellow campaigners.

Follow our blog for updates and insights.

Follow @GAgives on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to participate in the community conversation.

Follow @GAnonprofits on Facebook and Twitter for campaign support, along with sector news and insight.

Need assistance? GCN's GAgives team is here to help. Contact us.

PARTICIPATE

Registration to build a profile and ecommerce account on GAgives.org is open Dec. 1 through Oct. 1.

If your nonprofit already has an account and live profile page on GAgives.org, you are all set!

We also welcome all Georgia nonprofits using your own donation platform to sign up to receive GAgives communications and take advantage of our free resources, training, and support.

TAP INTO TOOLS
AND RESOURCES

Click here to access the GAgives Resources widget, powered by Cureo — a roundup of articles, on-demand webinars, graphics, and helpful links, along with a calendar of GAgives events and deadlines.

Click here to download the GAgives 2018 nonprofit graphics share folder with logos, campaign graphics, and more.

A six-month planner for #GivingTuesday campaigns
Straight from the #GivingTuesday team, these month-by-month steps will ease your campaign planning and help prepare you for the big day.

The #UNselfie returns!
Find out how to make our #UNselfie social contest part of your donor activation plans.