The Genius Blog
Stories from Our Every Sign Up Tells a Story Giveaway
This fall, SignUpGenius hosted a $2,500 Every Sign Up Tells a Story Giveaway asking people to tell us how they or someone they know are giving back in their communities. ...
Tips to Help Nonprofits Finish the Year Strong and Succeed in 2021
Melissa Hovey is the marketing director of SHARE Charlotte, a one-stop shop to connect with hundreds of Charlotte nonprofits. SHARE’s mission is to build a better Charlotte ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Phil
Name: Phil Molaro Job Title: Senior Development Lead Staff Superlative: Most likely to suggest a VSCode plugin If I could do anything for a day, I would: Take a break and ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Ashley
Name: Ashley Kaufman Job Title: Marketing Strategist Staff Superlative: Most likely to have a stash of dark chocolate in her desk. If I could do anything for a day, I would: Spend ...
Oklahoma Couple Taps into the Power of Community with Online Sign Ups
Michelynn and Curtis McKnight faced a crisis when neither could drive due to medical conditions. They still needed to get to appointments and other necessary outings. With ...
Families Forward Charlotte Continues to Support Low-Income Families
Nonprofits face unprecedented challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our communities. These organizations have adapted quickly to continue their world-changing missions ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Sam
Name: Sam Whitlock Job Title: Junior QA Testing Analyst Staff Superlative: Most likely to make a dad joke even though he is not a dad If I could do anything for a day, I ...
Isabella Santos Foundation Continues to Serve Children with Cancer During COVID-19
Nonprofits face unprecedented challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our communities. These organizations have adapted quickly to continue their world-changing missions ...
Trinity Lutheran Church Organizes Communion Slots with SignUpGenius During COVID-19
Just outside of Kansas City, Trinity Lutheran Church gathers people to worship. With the onset of COVID-19, they weren’t able to gather in groups anymore but still wanted ...
Bright Blessings Brings Joy to Children During the Pandemic
Nonprofits face unprecedented challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic devastates our communities. These organizations have adapted quickly to continue their world-changing missions ...
Resources to Honor and Celebrate Black Lives
At SignUpGenius, our mission is and always has been to empower people to change the world by making it simple to organize groups. Because of what we do, we have a front-row ...
New York Farmers Market Uses SignUpGenius to Offer Safer Shopping During Pandemic
The Kingston Farmers Market in Kingston, New York brings neighbors together to connect, shop, eat and listen to music. In response to COVID-19, the market needed to operate ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Kelly
Name: Kelly Johnson Job Title: Customer Support Analyst Staff Superlative: Most likely to ask for a treasure emoji If I could do anything for a day, I would: I would spend ...
New Jersey Teacher Rallies Support for Local Front-Line Workers and Restaurants
People are organizing extraordinary efforts to support their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even with social distancing, groups are finding meaningful ways to ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Betsy
Name: Betsy Lytle Job Title: Senior QA Testing Analyst Staff Superlative: Most likely to find obscure bugs or other minutiae on our site. (Can you tell she has a background ...
Giving Tuesday Now: Ideas to Safely Help Your Community
Social distancing does not have to mean social isolation. But it can feel that way, can’t it? The #GivingTuesdayNow campaign reminds us all that we are not alone and that, ...
New Jersey Group Organizes Volunteers in Response to COVID-19 with SignUpGenius
Summit Marches On, a grassroots organization in Summit, New Jersey, rallies neighbors to enact year-round change in their community. Tracy Keegan and Lacey Cotter Rzeszowski, ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Steven
Name: Steven Borders / aka “Bordy” Job Title: Marketing Strategist Staff Superlative: Most likely to forgo the office Keurig in order to make pour-over coffee (and teach ...
Volunteers Team Up and Use SignUpGenius to Save the Chimps
Save the Chimps offers a safe haven for chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories and retired from the entertainment industry and pet trade. The Florida nonprofit’s ...
Ways that People are Changing the World: Coronavirus Sign Ups
These are unprecedented times, and we’re all adjusting to how life has changed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet, we’re inspired by the many people who are using ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Katie
Name: Katie Bobo Job Title: Operations Coordinator Staff Superlative: Most likely to have a unicorn as her Patronus. If I could do anything for a day, I would: I like doing ...
Genius Expert: How to Be Ringmaster of the Working Motherhood Circus
Jennifer Folsom is a dynamic leader with a proven record of growing all sizes of professional services firms. A human capital expert, she embraces a people-centered approach ...
Nonprofit Uses SignUpGenius to Bring Sweet Dreams to Kids Facing Bedlessness
The team at Sleep in Heavenly Peace believes all children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. The nonprofit is powered by volunteers dedicated to building, ...
Genius Expert: How Schools Can Celebrate Black History Month (And Why It Matters)
Nikki Williams-Rucker is an instructional coach at Black Teacher Collaborative. BTC seeks to ensure that all Black children have challenging, affirming and innovative learning ...
Inside the Genius Labs: Anand
Name: Anand Paleja Job Title: Senior Development Lead Staff Superlative: Most Likely to Unconditionally Support Public Radio If I could do anything for a day, I would: Go ...