This is a stressful and uncertain time for many, but it will end. In the meantime, your nonprofit can continue planning your events and fundraising, but with some modifications. You can create a ticket event on GiveSignup with a TBA date and time (and location), but still take donations right on your website so that... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus is affecting the entire run/walk/ride and event industry, and could be a real threat to your nonprofit event. You can check out other RunSignup/GiveSignup blogs to learn more about the precautions we are taking to protect our customers and our company. Emergency and Race Postponement Plans for CoronavirusChargebacksTools for Planning and Chargeback ReservesWhy is... Continue Reading →
We’ve had many customers express surprise, concern and even anger at our steps to ensure all events have some level of chargeback reserve. Here are some answers to FAQ’s: Your Corona-report does not show a drop in registrations. Why did you change your stance this week? This is moving fast. When we first wrote about this on Feb. 27 there were... Continue Reading →
We are beginning to see the impact of Coronavirus on our communities and on our run/walk/rides and nonprofit events. We are trying to be proactive to help the industry with information about any direct impact we see and education about actions races can take. One of the big concerns for run/walk/rides and nonprofit events is... Continue Reading →
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 tax appropriately. There are two things that nonprofits must do to get the... Continue Reading →
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 on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. RunSignup makes no representations, warranties, or... Continue Reading →
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. As we prepare for the roll out of our Sales Tax system, we... Continue Reading →
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 seconds last week when there were over 5 Million page views, even though... Continue Reading →