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Run/Walk/Ride Donation and Fundraising UX Update

Today more than 8,000 nonprofits use RunSignup as an all-in-one registration and fundraising solution, and even more races allow donations and fundraising on behalf of charity partners. With the 2019 launch of GiveSignup and the release of the most powerful tools in the industry…

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GiveSignup Signs Contract for the Web

Tim Berners Lee, the inventor of the Internet, announced the Contract for the Web today. GiveSignup has endorsed the contract and pledges to live up to the ideals of a better web. Many of the founding principles of GiveSignup came from Open Source principles that are…

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.org for Profit

As an employee owned company trying to help nonprofits, we have no love for the money hungry private equity industry. As famed open source software developer Kohsuke Kawaguchi notes, this is outright corruption. If you are not familiar with the story, ICANN is the…

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What Happened to Crowdrise?

Many nonprofits, their run/walk/ride partners, individual fundraisers and their donors are being surprised to see Crowdrise.com redirected to an entirely new website – https://charity.gofundme.com/. It is a bit confusing since GoFundMe made no real mention of the Crowdrise brand shut-down and redirect in their press release…

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All-In-One Charity Bib Fundraising Platform

A growing number of nonprofits are using RunSignup/GiveSignup for charity bib fundraising. They are choosing RunSignup/GiveSignup as their all-in-one fundraising solution to raise more and save time for several reasons: This blog provides a detailed walk through of how to set up…

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Sales Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits

Many states offer nonprofits a sales tax exemption on event fees and sometimes merchandise sales. (Note: selling is different than a buyers exemption). The RunSignup sales tax system makes it simple for nonprofits to comply with the complex labyrinth of collecting sales…

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Add Multiple Dedication Settings to your Run/Walk/Ride Donations

You can now add multiple dedication settings to your race’s donation page. This gives donors more flexibility for how they can dedicate their donation when they donate to your cause. To add multiple dedication settings, navigate to Donations/Fundraising >> Setup >> Basic Setup on…

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Webinar Recap: Sales Tax is Coming!

We will try to provide information as directly as possible, but remember that RunSignup does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied…

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Sales Tax Detailed Technical Implementation

Note: The Sales Tax system is not yet generally available. In the mean time, you can use our old sales tax system where you can set up rates and will file directly. We expect this system to roll out in November, 2019….

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Infrastructure Upgrade

Over the past couple of weeks the RunSignup and GiveSignup infrastructure has gone through a large upgrade. The good news is that there has been no downtime! Also, the site speed has increased a bit as well and just squeaked under 2…

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Fundraising Page Makeover: Phase 2

Phase 2 of updates to Individual and Team Fundraising pages is in production. Phase 2 lets you empower your fundraisers to tell their fundraising story and journey. Your supporters can now create beautiful slideshows on their individual and team fundraising pages to…

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Fundraising Page Makeover: Croppie and Phase 1

Over the next week, you will notice some significant design changes to individual and team fundraising pages. We have started rolling out some of these updates, with Croppie and Phase 1 of Individual and Team Fundraising Pages already in production. CROPPIE FOR…

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