Whether you are new or you've been doing fundraising for years, we encourage you to use these tools and resources to succeed! New and updated resources will be added as we get access to them.
Need assistance? Contact the Washington Gives Support Team.
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You can now download the official GiveBIG logos in PDF and PNG formats in black, blue, and gold!
These logos can be used in your emails, newsletters, website, postcards, printed letters, and social media channels to promote your GiveBIG campaign.
Not sure where to start? Read the GiveBIG At-A-Glance guide to give yourself an overview of activities that will make your GiveBIG campaign successful. It includes a helpful summary of the campaign, social media links, and other useful information. It's a helpful introduction to anyone unfamiliar with the event, or who needs a refresh.
The GiveBIG Campaign Guide provides recommendations and a sample fundraising and communications plan for your GiveBIG campaign. You can use this document as a template, replacing the sample content with your own copy and fundraising strategies to provide a final guide that reflects your organization's plan for GiveBIG!
It's up to us! Download the GiveBIG 2026 Campaign Messaging Kit for nonprofits (and the overall campaign) so everyone can align their messaging accordingly. When everyone is talking about GiveBIG in the same way across social media, emails, newsletters, websites, and conversations, it'll help everyone get excited to give and give again!
Fundraising Tools for a Successful GiveBIG Campaign
Wednesday, Mar. 18 | Noon to 1:00 p.m. (PST)
This practical, fast-paced webinar is designed for organizations ready to take their GiveBIG strategy to the next level. “Fundraising Tools for a Successful GiveBIG Campaign” will walk you through the essential tactics, timelines, and digital tools that turn participation into performance.
You’ll explore proven approaches to donor outreach, peer-to-peer activation, email and social media strategy, matching gift promotion, and campaign tracking. The session will highlight what drives results on the Washington Gives platform—and how to align your messaging, board engagement, and community partnerships to maximize impact.
Whether this is your first year or your fifth, you’ll leave with a clearer roadmap, practical templates, and the confidence to run a focused, high-energy GiveBIG campaign that converts attention into meaningful support.
The Power of Story to Influence Action
Tuesday, Mar. 24 | Noon to 1:00 p.m. (PST)
You may not realize it (yet), but you possess a storytelling superpower that enables you to connect with your community and influence action. However, you may be experiencing the "irony of expertise," struggling to translate your deep knowledge into a message that resonates with others.
This session is designed to make storytelling more approachable and inspire new ways to use it. Our goal is to help you take your expertise and articulate it in a way that truly makes others care. By simplifying this often overcomplicated process, you will be able to create deeper, more memorable connections and gain support for your vision of change.
Workshop learning objectives:
Learn a framework of inquiry to inspire new ways of thinking about how you and your team talk about your organization.
Develop three to five story ideas to pursue and implement immediately.
Learn the key ingredients of a powerful story.
About the Presenter, Lisa Gerber
Lisa is a story strategist and communications expert who, through coaching and training programs, helps purpose-driven leaders to articulate their ideas so they can connect with the communities they serve and influence action. She is on a mission to eliminate meaningless drivel so leaders can show up as themselves and make change happen.
She is the author of two books: From So What? To So Funded: How nonprofits use story to create impact and change the world and The Power of Story: Connect with purpose; unlock your influence.
When she is not in her office, she might be out skiing, trail running, or mountain biking with her husband and dogs. That’s where she does her best creative work. Learn more at Lisagerber.com.
Encourage your supporters to create a personal fundraising page that champions your organization! It's a great way to spread the word about your mission to people who are not already on your radar.
Anyone can make a fundraising page at any time, especially around GiveBIG. Download the toolkit and send it to your supporters today!
The Seattle Times Giving Guide will be published twice this year:
Published in print and online, this information is highly useful to Times readers as they determine where to place their charitable donations. This is your opportunity to tell your organization's story of impact to these readers throughout the Puget Sound region.
Look through their discounted advertising options to see which ones fit your budget and fundraising goals. The GiveBIG content package deadline is March 6 and the print & display ad deadline is March 26.
To reserve your spot, fill out this form: hstmsinfo.seattletimes.com/givebig
Note: 501 Commons and the GiveBIG team don't decide who gets featured in the Giving Guide. This is a paid advertisement opportunity that nonprofits like yours can choose to participate in!
Stories are the currency of connection, making storytelling an indispensable skill for modern leaders. This interactive and reflective session is designed to lay the groundwork for transformative conversations that foster better relationships, leading to a community of loyal stakeholders.
Social media that uses our overall theme "get that giving feeling" and links to your profile page will be more effective at encouraing donations if you tell a story that illustrates the impact your organization is having. We are happy to help you get that story out to new audiences by including your high quality image and short impact statement in the overall campaign social media portion of the Washington Gives marketing campaign.
Help us help you by filling out this short form for the chance to be featured on the Washington Gives social media channels or with our media partners.
Organizations that add a goal tend to raise more money than those that don't. After all, who would want to support a nonprofit that doesn't seem to be trying to achieve anything? Read our guidance on how to add a goal and progress bar to your organizational profile page.