Givecentral Training Sessions

We are delighted that you have chosen to join the leading organization dedicated to helping you achieve your fundraising and community engagement goals.

At GiveCentral, our mission is to help your church, charity, or nonprofit succeed. To support this, we offer an exceptional training experience designed to teach you the essentials of using GiveCentral's SmartTools effectively, particularly those critical to your success.

We highly recommend participating in this training program. Experience has shown that organizations that follow this structured approach begin to see measurable success within weeks.

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Our training sessions are tailored for clients who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills on the GiveCentral platform, including GC SmartTools and various features. Each session will provide helpful tips and ideas to strengthen giving and engagement. Throughout our training, you'll have opportunities to exchange ideas and gain insights from your peers. Additionally, you can reference all the training materials in our Knowledge Center. Our training program is structured to help you focus on the tools and features that best suit your organization's needs.

The GC Training Program includes five 60-minute training sessions covering

In this session we will provide an overview of GiveCentral and resources to help you succeed, including the Knowledge Center, GC Guru, webinars, Customer Service, and implementation support.


We will show you the way around your GiveCentral account and how to set up your platform, including event setup and connecting GiveCentral with your database and bookkeeping system. We will walk you through locating the links you will need for communicating your giving platform and efforts and how to categorize your events allowing for organization.

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In this training session we will show you how to set up your GC SmartText, use your SmartQR codes, and gain an understanding of how the engagement tools work. We will also discuss event links and which ones to use for your website and for marketing materials to engage your donors.

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In this session, we will show you the GiveCentral Communications portal and all the customizable templates you can access. We will also walk you through how to use GC SmartGive and SmartLinks, which allow you to send personalized and prepopulated communications to your donors and those in your database.

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In this session we will show you the various types of reports and how to continuously generate the reports your location requires. Set up your SmartReports and understand the power of our Monthly Monitor report. We will teach you how to look up donors and locate their records, activity, tax letters, and other important donor information.

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Mondays at 2:00PM CST

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In this session we will walk you through all of the GC Special Events tools and features: Setting up a Ticketed Event, Setting up a Crowdfunding Event, GC Auctions, Raise the Paddle, Pre-Event Registration, and GC SmartQR codes, SmartText, and card readers.

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Mondays at 3:00PM CST

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To view all of GiveCentral's training materials and videos, please visit your Knowledge Center, located on your GC Dashboard.

For questions regarding materials, videos, and training, please email implementation@givecentral.org

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Winnetka, IL 60093-2400

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