Race Car Track Lap Challenge
Another interesting example of challenges is a race car track (of course you can do a regular 400 meter running track but we thought this was kind of fun to try). Note how the goal is on laps – in the case…
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September 9, 2026
Help Supporters Raise More With Their Own Fundraiser Email Tools
Activating your fundraisers is what drives a successful peer-to-peer campaign, and GiveSignup gives you a growing set of tools to do it: milestones and badges, milestone notifications, team and individual leaderboards, fundraiser refunds, and more. Fundraiser Email is the newest. It lets...Read More about Help Supporters Raise More With Their Own Fundraiser Email Tools
September 8, 2026
Donate Button Now Follows the Fundraiser
Your peer-to-peer fundraisers work hard to share their pages. When a donor lands there and taps the wrong Donate button, that gift becomes a general donation and the fundraiser loses the credit. Travis Manion Foundation spotted the problem. Donors on an individual...September 8, 2026
Collect Donations During Membership Registration
Membership organizations on RunSignup can now collect donations during membership registration. An optional donation step appears in the signup and renewal flow, so every new member and every renewal becomes a fundraising opportunity with no extra work for your team. Your members...Read More about Collect Donations During Membership Registration
September 7, 2026
RunSignUp Product Updates — Week of August 31–September 6, 2026
This week we shipped 57 releases, adding 9,239 lines of code and removing 2,506 lines as we continue to improve and simplify the platform. From smarter tools for organizing volunteers to a refreshed website slideshow and more reliable text messaging, this week’s...Read More about RunSignUp Product Updates — Week of August 31–September 6, 2026
September 3, 2026
Volunteers V2: FAQ
Last month we announced a Limited Beta program for RunSignup Volunteers V2. Unlike our legacy product, Race Volunteers that is accessed only from a race dashboard, Volunteers V2 is a standalone product that can be linked to events (races and ticket events)....Recent Blogs
Cross Country Summer Training Challenges
High school and college cross country teams use the challenge platform to not only track summer training, but also for fundraising. We have created two examples that Bob is in the process of getting approval to use at the high school he…
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Race Expectations Survey: 45% of Revenue Expected in 2020
We sent out a short survey last week to help create a snapshot of revenue expectations of races in 2020 and 2021, and look at how organizations are adjusting to their expectations. The survey closed on Monday, but we expect to do…
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Real Race Examples with Social Distancing: 220 Person Race in Indiana
Real races continue to happen as timers lead our industry into the “new normal”. This past weekend, the Social Distance 5K provided a truly competitive racing experience for the participants while adhering to all local and state regulations and CDC social distancing and safety…
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Engaging Sponsors During COVID-19
As more and more events go virtual, we’re seeing an increase in conversation around the role of sponsors with virtual or modified events. We have collected some of the best ideas we’ve seen, and will break down our insight on sponsors during…
Read MoreLocal Communities Embrace Virtual Events
Every morning, we wake up to a Google Alert with all the news that includes “RunSignup”. Occasionally it’s news about us; more often, it’s local news about races that use our platform and link to their registration. Lately we’ve seen a shift: all…
Read MoreSpending Money to Make Money: Scott Coffee Rotary Run Update
This year we made the decision to convert the 36th annual Scott Coffee Rotary Run to a virtual race. As the biggest fundraiser for the local Rotary Club, it was important to make money this year. We also wanted to engage our participants…
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Coronavirus Impact on Races Week 12
Please see RunSignup.com/Coronavirus, RunSignup.com/GoVirtual and Looking Forward: Guidelines for Races for recommendations and tools. Things continue to evolve as of May 17, 2020 from Week 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2of the Coronavirus. The transaction volume we saw the past week is 25% lower than the same week last year. The 25% is a…
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Announcing RaceJoy Anywhere for Virtual Events
Official Mobile Race Experience From Any Location We are incredibly excited to announce RaceJoy is now available for location independence events. Virtual event organizers can now offer RaceJoy for both location independent and defined course route race experiences for participants of running, walking, cycling, and…
Read MoreVirtual Races are Real – the Stats
Many people dismiss the idea of a virtual race – “It is not a real race”, “People might cheat”, “We would not want to taint the brand of our race with virtual”, “oh, the market is saturated and there aren’t enough who…
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