How to Use SignUpGenius as a One-Stop Planning Hub

If you work at a nonprofit, you know there's always more to do than hours in the day. You’re planning events, recruiting volunteers, raising money, engaging your community, and trying to stretch every resource as far as it can go.

You need to stay organized, save time, and still create great experiences for donors and participants.That’s where the SignUpGenius steps in.

More than just a tool for volunteer coordination, SignUpGenius now offers a full suite of features designed to support nonprofits at every step, including event planning, donation collection, auction fundraising, and ticketing—all from a single, easy-to-use platform.

If you’re tired of jumping between tools, chasing RSVPs, or playing phone and email tag with your group, this is your one-stop solution to simplify your work and maximize your impact.

Plan smarter events from start to finish

Let’s say you’re organizing your annual fundraiser. It starts with the basics: who’s helping with setup, who’s bringing supplies, and how to keep everything running smoothly.

Using SignUpGenius, you can create a customized sign up in minutes. Add your volunteer tasks, set time slots, and send out the link to your community via email. 

We know that many nonprofits are organizing several events at once, and every event has lots of moving parts. With our sign up tabbing feature, you can tab all your sign ups under a single link and send one invite for multiple sign ups. Planning lots of ongoing events? Use our portal pages as a hub for everything going on in your organization.

Customize your sign up your organization’s branding, logos, and a premium theme to match the tone of your event. Plus, automatic reminders mean fewer no-shows and less back-and-forth.

Raise funds right on your sign ups

Fundraising doesn’t have to be limited to snail mail letters or awkward follow-up emails. With SignUpGenius Donations, you can easily collect contributions online. 

Donations allows you to set suggested donation amounts, allow donors to give what they can, and track everything from your dashboard. It’s a simple, professional way to increase giving without complicating your work flow or asking supporters to jump through more hoops.

And if your supporters can’t attend the event in person? No problem. They can still support your mission with a few clicks anytime, anywhere, and from any device.

Add auctions to boost engagement and donations

Many nonprofits rely on auctions to drive meaningful fundraising during their biggest events. But traditional silent auctions can be a headache. Managing paper bid sheets, updating totals manually, and tracking winners takes time you don’t have.

With SignUpGenius Auctions, you can create an online auction that runs seamlessly before, during, or after your event. Upload item images and descriptions, set your starting bids, and open the auction to your network. Supporters can participate from anywhere—on their phone, from home, or right at your event—and checkout happens automatically.

Auctions offers a simple, connected way to raise more money while engaging donors wherever they are.

Sell tickets without switching platforms

Selling tickets for your event shouldn’t require a separate tool or extra hassle. With SignUpGenius Tickets, you can forget the headache of gathering paper tickets, handling cash, and shuffling through spreadsheets.

Use Tickets to create, manage, and sell cashless tickets for any event all in one place.Offer early bird pricing, set attendance limits, and customize your confirmation messaging. Attendees can purchase tickets easily from their phone, and you can track attendance and manage entry with built-in reporting tools.

Everything in one place, all year long

One of the biggest advantages of SignUpGenius is how it supports your entire organization throughout your entire year.

Use it to coordinate volunteers for recurring events, like monthly food distributions or mentoring programs. Run seasonal donation drives for supplies or holiday needs. Host ticketed events for board engagement, workshops, or community celebrations. Launch pop-up auctions during key giving periods.

And with robust, secure admin access, everyone on your team can help manage events using their own account logins and customized access privileges. Everything lives on the same platform, so you and your team can track engagement, manage event logistics, and review performance metrics without bouncing between tools or juggling disconnected data. 

SignUpGenius is built to grow with you from one event to an entire calendar.

SignUpGenius: your all-in-one planning hub

SignUpGenius isn’t just for sign ups anymore. It’s your nonprofit’s command center for event planning, donor engagement, fundraising, and volunteer coordination.

Whether you’re managing a small grassroots campaign or a multi-event annual calendar, SignUpGenius gives you the power to organize events, donations, tickets, and auctions in one place—and do it with confidence!