All fundraisers on RunSignup have their own individual fundraising page. If they choose to join or are required to join a fundraising team, their individual donations (both via RunSignup and the Facebook Fundraiser API Integration) automatically roll up to the team total. You…
A new book just came out, Organizing a 5K, by Crystal Waters McCulough. We saw it on a post on Race Directors HQ, and ordered it and read it this past weekend. It is a great book for people thinking about putting on…
You can now customize the wording for “Charity”. This is useful for races that have branded Charity Partner programs, such as Crescent City Classic’s Run For It Charity Program. It also provides flexibility to rename “charity” to “nonprofit” or “charity partner.” Once you…
When you create a fundraising run/walk/ride powered by RunSignup, you can choose to absorb the processing fee, pass it to your supporter, or split the processing fee 50/50. RunSignup charges a low 4% processing fee on all donations (yes, that includes credit…
RaceJoy is specially designed to work with varying levels of cell conditions to accommodate participants and spectators around the country and on courses in areas that have intermittent cell conditions. However, RaceJoy should only be used at sites where the Start and Finish…
We do a quarterly update on how things are going with RunSignup (2016, Q1/17, Q2/17, Q3/17, 2017, Q1/18, Q2/18, Q3/18, 2018, and Q1/19). The good news is that more races, timing companies, and nonprofits continue to recommend us. And we keep putting out great technology our customers seem to like! Our…
Our cover page contest has come to a close and we are excited to announce our winner: The Burnside Mile! They received 74 likes from RunSignup users and Burnside Mile fans. You can check out their cover page on the Burnside Mile website,…
Michelle and James Bettis have been in the endurance industry since 2011, when they founded their company 3W Races. They have been using RunSignup since 2012 and have been loyal customers since. Joining them in this interview is race director and timer Whitney…
Bob was inspired to start RunSignup based on being one of the race directors at the Scott Coffee Run. Eight years later, it is useful to see how the race makes use of RunSignup technology today (this will be a long blog…
Welcome to Benny Chen, who has joined the RunSignup team in the Moorestown, NJ office! He is a developer who will be working as a part of our UX team to create a smooth experience for race directors and participants. Benny is…