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Two Roads Charter School Masters Parent Volunteering with SignUpGenius

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Back-to-School Season Tips and Tricks

DEAL: Spark Your Organizing This Fall with Premium Features

August Planning Checklist

NEW: 50+ Themes for Your Fall Sign Ups

Free Printable: #GeniusInTraining First Day of School Sign

You’ve made the lunches, assembled outfits and packed the school supplies. Now it’s time to send your little genius off to start a new year at school! But hold off on walking ...

SignUpGenius Helps Texas State University Students and Alumni Get Interview-Ready

  “For the students, by the students” is a mission taken to heart by Texas State University’s Career Closet. Operated by more than 125 student volunteers, Career Closet ...

Genius Hack: Get Enhanced Security on Sign Ups

We all like to keep things safe, right? That’s why SignUpGenius gives sign up creators the ability to increase the security on their sign ups.  Use Enhanced Security to:  Require ...

For Goodness Cakes Offers Sweet Treats with Help from SignUpGenius

Haines Barksdale makes life’s precious moments sweeter with For Goodness Cakes, her wedding and special occasion cake business in Charlotte, N.C.  The award-winning pastry ...

Manage Office Life with Simple Ideas and Sign Ups

No summer Fridays? No problem. This summer, bring fun into the workplace by planning company events and team building activities. Use these creative sign ups and ideas to ...

July Planning Checklist

July may be the thick of summer, but genius organizers know it’s also the best time to get ahead and start planning events for the busy back-to-school and fall season. Don’t ...

Genius Hack: Add, Edit or Delete People on Your Sign Up

Organizing an event can be like playing a game of chess. You’ve got to know exactly where to position your queens and kings for it to be a success. As a sign up creator, ...

Women in Toys Coordinates Annual Empowerment Day with SignUpGenius

Much like the Toy Story gang, the women of the toy industry are banding together to form friendships and build each other up. (With a little less imminent danger involved.) Women ...

Make the Most of Your Summer with These Ideas

Summer is a special time to relax with family and plan fun activities that will fill your summer schedule. So pull up a lawn chair because we’ve got tips and ideas to help ...

June Planning Checklist

Summer officially arrives this month, ushering in warmer days and the start of summer break for students. It’s the perfect time to reconnect with friends, neighbors and family ...

Genius Hack: Offer Payment Discounts on Your Sign Ups

Everybody likes a deal, right? With SignUpGenius’ collect money feature, you can add discounts to your sign up when you collect payments. Offer discounts two ways: by a ...

Florida Historic Preservation Group Organizes Annual Conference with SignUpGenius

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s 1,500 volunteers take the mission of preserving the past to heart. The organization’s volunteers work to maintain many historic ...

DEAL: Get More Organizing Tools for Less

A genius organizer like you deserves top tools. Through June 15, get your perfect plan at our best price — starting at just $99 for a full year. Get Deal With a premium ...

Organize All Your End-of-School Year Events

The end of the school year is full of events and celebrations. With proper planning and tools, you can take the stress out of group organizing and make your event the best ...

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 ...

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