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Make the Most of Your Summer with These Ideas

Summer Planning Checklist

Genius Hack: Offer Payment Discounts on Your Sign Ups

Florida Historic Preservation Group Organizes Annual Conference with SignUpGenius

DEAL: Get More Organizing Tools for Less

Organize All Your End-of-School Year Events

SignUpGenius Powers Montgomery County PTA Training

It takes a lot of geniuses to help a school PTA run smoothly.  The Montgomery County Council of PTAs supports all those talented people through biannual training, turning ...

May Planning Checklist

It’s time to celebrate! May brings a flurry of events, and you’ll want to be prepared so you have time to sit out in the sunshine and celebrate in style. Keep this checklist ...

Congrats to Our National Volunteer Month Giveaway Winners

To celebrate National Volunteer Month, SignUpGenius ran a series of giveaways on our Facebook page throughout April. It was awesome to see the amazing things that genius ...

Genius Hack: Customize Your Sign Up to Represent Your Brand

You don’t have to be a trendy Instagram influencer to know the importance of your #brand. Whether you’re running a business, nonprofit or school, chances are you have a specific ...

Genius Expert: How to Recruit and Sustain a Successful Volunteer Base

Jennifer Bennett is Senior Manager of Education & Training at VolunteerMatch, directly managing volunteers and creating and revitalizing volunteer programs. Jennifer ...

Ankeny High School Organizes Volunteers and Plans After Prom with SignUpGenius

What happens after the music fades and the dancing feet stop? The party continues! After prom, an all-night event organized by parents and school leaders who want to provide ...

Our Volunteer Appreciation Gifts to You

The events you organize change the world, so we want to thank you. Through April 30, you can get an entire year of advanced features for as low as $99. With a premium plan, ...

Genius Expert: Tips for Getting Service Hours this Summer and Paving the Way to College

Michele Pitman is the founder and CEO of intelliVOL, developers of x2VOL which students, youth and adults use to manage and log community service hours and volunteer efforts. ...

Celebrate National Volunteer Week with These Ideas

When groups of committed people rally together, they change the world! For this year’s National Volunteer Week, we want to thank you for the world-changing things you do ...

Genius Hack: Add Images to Payments Sign Ups

Picture this: you’ve created a product for your small business or want to sell spirit wear to raise money for your school. By adding images on a sign up, you can show those ...

April Planning Checklist

Batter up! Spring events are in full swing, but set some time aside in April to plan for the crush of May obligations — and even get ahead on events that are on deck for ...

Massachusetts Gardeners Boost Event Attendance with SignUpGenius

In the gardens of eastern Massachusetts, a group of green-thumbed gardeners are cultivating plant life — and providing education — through efficient organization.  With ...

Colorado Comic Con Streamlines Event Organizing with SignUpGenius

In Fort Collins, Colorado, you can find action heroes, comic book characters and sci-fi geniuses all in one spot. Fort Collins Comic Con — an annual convention that encourages ...

New Tools for Collecting Money on Your Sign Ups

Collecting money on your sign ups is more powerful than ever with our latest features. Whether you’re running a business or raising money for a good cause, we’ll help you ...

Genius Expert: Plan a Top-Notch Vacation Bible School

Amy Fenton is executive director of Orange VBS and Orange’s Live to Serve Conference. Amy served as a kids’ pastor for more than 18 years and has led staff and more than ...

Organize a Memorable Easter or Passover Event

The traditions surrounding Easter and Passover are timeless, and they provide valuable opportunities to bring your community together. Start planning now, and you’ll have ...

Genius Hack: Collect Money on Sign Ups

Organizing your events is simpler than ever! Our sign ups make it easy to collect money online from group participants — saving you from sending out yet another email asking ...

NEW: 40 Fresh Themes for Your Spring Sign Ups

Spring into a perfectly planned season with new sign up themes! From coordinating concession stand shifts to throwing a spring potluck, these designs will help you get ready ...

March Planning Checklist

The promise of warmer weather means it’s time to reemerge from hibernation and start organizing your spring events, fundraisers and sports teams. Plan ahead, and you’ll have ...

SignUpGenius Helps Tax Assistance Group Schedule Appointments

Tax preparation can be confusing or overwhelming for the average person — especially if they don’t have the resources to hire an accountant. That’s where the Teller County ...

Genius Hack: Automate Sign Ups with Zapier

As a genius organizer, you probably have a variety of tech tools helping you run your events. Have you ever wished that all those tools could work together? When you connect ...

SignUpGenius Helps Roanoke Valley Dancers Raise Money

Residents of Roanoke, Virginia, are putting on their dancing shoes. Social dance instructors and dance group leaders bring more than 1,400 people together under one name ...

February Planning Checklist

What’s the sweetest gift you can give yourself this season? Less time planning and more time enjoying your events. February is the perfect month to hone in on your goals ...

Plan the Perfect Valentine's Day Event

Share the love this Valentine’s season by planning parties, fundraisers and more for your favorite groups. Whether you’re handing out heart-shaped messages or serving others, ...

Flash Mob Las Vegas Organizes Dancers with SignUpGenius

Imagine: you’re sitting in a mall food court, eating your orange chicken, when a song begins. One by one, people sitting at tables next to you get up and start dancing. The ...

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