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    <title>FlipGive Stories (Blog)</title>
    <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories</link>
    <description>The FlipGive Stories blog is your go-to source for tips, strategies, and inspiration to raise the bar for fundraising success.</description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:36:42 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-06-18T02:36:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>FlipGive Acquired by RaiseRight | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/big-news-flipgive-platform-acquired-by-raiseright</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Since 2016, FlipGive has helped teams across North America raise over $56 million - making it easier for youth sports families to afford the season, from preseason to playoffs. What started as a simple way to turn everyday shopping into team funding has grown into a platform that helps manage team money from every angle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Since 2016, FlipGive has helped teams across North America raise over $56 million - making it easier for youth sports families to afford the season, from preseason to playoffs. What started as a simple way to turn everyday shopping into team funding has grown into a platform that helps manage team money from every angle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>News</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/big-news-flipgive-platform-acquired-by-raiseright</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-21T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Real Cost of Youth Sports for Parents | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/the-real-cost-of-youth-sports-what-parents-need-to-know</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The rising cost of youth sports in Canada is a growing concern for many families. As more parents seek to enroll their children in athletic programs, understanding the various expenses involved is crucial for effective budgeting. Costs can vary significantly depending on the sport and region; for instance, hockey is often cited as one of the most expensive youth sports, while swimming and soccer tend to be more budget-friendly options. By gaining insight into the true costs associated with youth sports, families can better plan for their children's participation and avoid any financial surprises.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The rising cost of youth sports in Canada is a growing concern for many families. As more parents seek to enroll their children in athletic programs, understanding the various expenses involved is crucial for effective budgeting. Costs can vary significantly depending on the sport and region; for instance, hockey is often cited as one of the most expensive youth sports, while swimming and soccer tend to be more budget-friendly options. By gaining insight into the true costs associated with youth sports, families can better plan for their children's participation and avoid any financial surprises.&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>Sports Fundraising</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/the-real-cost-of-youth-sports-what-parents-need-to-know</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-11-05T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trivia Night Fundraiser for Youth Sports Teams | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/how-to-host-a-trivia-night-fundraiser-for-your-youth-sports-team</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hosting a trivia night is a fun and engaging way to raise money for your youth sports team. It brings the community together, encourages friendly competition, and offers a memorable experience for everyone involved. Plus, it's a versatile fundraising event that can be customized to fit any budget, team size, or venue. Here's how to plan and host a successful trivia night fundraiser for your team.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hosting a trivia night is a fun and engaging way to raise money for your youth sports team. It brings the community together, encourages friendly competition, and offers a memorable experience for everyone involved. Plus, it's a versatile fundraising event that can be customized to fit any budget, team size, or venue. Here's how to plan and host a successful trivia night fundraiser for your team.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Fhow-to-host-a-trivia-night-fundraiser-for-your-youth-sports-team&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Fundraising Ideas</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/how-to-host-a-trivia-night-fundraiser-for-your-youth-sports-team</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-10-09T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Top 8 Best Banks for Sports Clubs | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/top-8-banks-for-sports-clubs</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Financial stability plays an important role in the success and sustainability of sports clubs and youth sports teams. These organizations often rely on various funding sources, including membership or registration fees, sponsorships, fundraising and donations, to cover their operational costs, equipment purchases, and facility maintenance. Selecting the right bank is essential to managing&amp;nbsp;these finances effectively. A reliable banking partner can provide sports clubs with essential services such as checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans, enabling them to streamline their finances and focus on what they do best—supporting athletes and fostering community engagement.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Financial stability plays an important role in the success and sustainability of sports clubs and youth sports teams. These organizations often rely on various funding sources, including membership or registration fees, sponsorships, fundraising and donations, to cover their operational costs, equipment purchases, and facility maintenance. Selecting the right bank is essential to managing&amp;nbsp;these finances effectively. A reliable banking partner can provide sports clubs with essential services such as checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans, enabling them to streamline their finances and focus on what they do best—supporting athletes and fostering community engagement.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Ftop-8-banks-for-sports-clubs&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Sports Fundraising</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/top-8-banks-for-sports-clubs</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-10-01T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Top 10 GoGetFunding Alternatives in 2025 | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/top-10-gogetfunding-alternatives-competitors-in-2025</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Fundraising is an essential part of managing a successful sports team, helping to cover expenses like travel, equipment, uniforms, and facility rentals. As budgets tighten and costs rise, sports teams often look for innovative and effective ways to generate funds. Traditional fundraising methods can be time-consuming and less efficient, which is why many teams turn to online fundraising platforms&amp;nbsp;like GoGetFunding. However, with various fundraising platforms available, it’s important to explore alternatives that might better suit your team's unique needs. This blog provides an overview of the top alternatives for a simple fundraising solution, helping to ease the fundraising process and highlight solutions to better support your goals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Fundraising is an essential part of managing a successful sports team, helping to cover expenses like travel, equipment, uniforms, and facility rentals. As budgets tighten and costs rise, sports teams often look for innovative and effective ways to generate funds. Traditional fundraising methods can be time-consuming and less efficient, which is why many teams turn to online fundraising platforms&amp;nbsp;like GoGetFunding. However, with various fundraising platforms available, it’s important to explore alternatives that might better suit your team's unique needs. This blog provides an overview of the top alternatives for a simple fundraising solution, helping to ease the fundraising process and highlight solutions to better support your goals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Ftop-10-gogetfunding-alternatives-competitors-in-2025&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Sports Fundraising</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/top-10-gogetfunding-alternatives-competitors-in-2025</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-10-01T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>How to Open a Bank Account for Your Sports Team | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/how-to-open-a-bank-account-for-a-sports-team</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Managing the finances of a sports team is a critical responsibility that demands organization, transparency, and efficiency. Opening a bank account for your sports team is the first step toward achieving this. Whether you're running a youth sports organization or a community sports club, having a dedicated team bank account helps in managing contributions, covering expenses, and ensuring smooth fundraising efforts. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps required to open a sports team bank account, the necessary documentation, and tips on selecting the best account for your team's needs. Additionally, we’ll introduce FlipGive, a tool that can help simplify fundraising and budgeting for sports teams.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Managing the finances of a sports team is a critical responsibility that demands organization, transparency, and efficiency. Opening a bank account for your sports team is the first step toward achieving this. Whether you're running a youth sports organization or a community sports club, having a dedicated team bank account helps in managing contributions, covering expenses, and ensuring smooth fundraising efforts. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps required to open a sports team bank account, the necessary documentation, and tips on selecting the best account for your team's needs. Additionally, we’ll introduce FlipGive, a tool that can help simplify fundraising and budgeting for sports teams.&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>Sports Fundraising</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/how-to-open-a-bank-account-for-a-sports-team</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-09-30T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Heja Partners with FlipGive for Youth Sports Fundraising | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/heja-selects-flipgive-s-white-label-rewards-platform-to-help-youth-sports-families-turn-everyday-shopping-into-team-fundraising</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Heja, the world’s leading sports team management app, has partnered with FlipGive to launch Team CashBack, their in-app cashback rewards program designed to help teams turn everyday shopping into fundraising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Heja, the world’s leading sports team management app, has partnered with FlipGive to launch Team CashBack, their in-app cashback rewards program designed to help teams turn everyday shopping into fundraising.&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/heja-selects-flipgive-s-white-label-rewards-platform-to-help-youth-sports-families-turn-everyday-shopping-into-team-fundraising</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-09-23T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Best Sports Budgeting Tools for Youth Teams | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/best-sports-budgeting-tools-manage-your-team-finances-efficiently</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Budgeting is a critical aspect of managing sports teams and organizations, whether you're an individual athlete or part of a larger group. The costs associated with training, equipment, travel, and team activities can quickly add up, creating financial strain if not managed properly. This is where specialized sports budgeting tools come into play. By using effective budgeting software and financial tools, teams can track expenses, monitor spending habits, forecast future costs, be prepared for an unexpected expense and stay financially healthy.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Budgeting is a critical aspect of managing sports teams and organizations, whether you're an individual athlete or part of a larger group. The costs associated with training, equipment, travel, and team activities can quickly add up, creating financial strain if not managed properly. This is where specialized sports budgeting tools come into play. By using effective budgeting software and financial tools, teams can track expenses, monitor spending habits, forecast future costs, be prepared for an unexpected expense and stay financially healthy.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Fbest-sports-budgeting-tools-manage-your-team-finances-efficiently&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Sports Fundraising</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/best-sports-budgeting-tools-manage-your-team-finances-efficiently</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-09-04T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>RaiseRight Partners With FlipGive | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/rewards-platform-to-help-organizations-turn-online-shopping-into-fundraising-dollars</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;TORONTO, ON, August 12, 2024 -- RaiseRight, the leading gift card fundraising platform in the US, has partnered with FlipGive to expand its digital fundraising solutions to include online shopping. This partnership will help both companies further their mission to simplify fundraising by turning everyday shopping into earnings and donations.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;TORONTO, ON, August 12, 2024 -- RaiseRight, the leading gift card fundraising platform in the US, has partnered with FlipGive to expand its digital fundraising solutions to include online shopping. This partnership will help both companies further their mission to simplify fundraising by turning everyday shopping into earnings and donations.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Frewards-platform-to-help-organizations-turn-online-shopping-into-fundraising-dollars&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>News</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/rewards-platform-to-help-organizations-turn-online-shopping-into-fundraising-dollars</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-08-10T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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      <title>Introducing the New FlipGive | FlipGive</title>
      <link>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/introducing-the-new-flipgive-a-fresh-look-with-the-same-commitment-to-making-sports-more-affordable</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you've been with us for a while, you've probably noticed something exciting happening: FlipGive is getting a whole new look! Our journey to rebranding has been a labor of love, and we're thrilled to unveil the fresh face of FlipGive to our incredible community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;If you've been with us for a while, you've probably noticed something exciting happening: FlipGive is getting a whole new look! Our journey to rebranding has been a labor of love, and we're thrilled to unveil the fresh face of FlipGive to our incredible community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=489258&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipgive.com%2Fstories%2Fintroducing-the-new-flipgive-a-fresh-look-with-the-same-commitment-to-making-sports-more-affordable&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.flipgive.com%252Fstories&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.flipgive.com/stories/introducing-the-new-flipgive-a-fresh-look-with-the-same-commitment-to-making-sports-more-affordable</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-05-20T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>FlipGive</dc:creator>
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