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RunSignup | GiveSignup Closes Series A Funding Round To Compete With Eventbrite, GoFundMe and Classy
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Feb. 24, 2021 — GiveSignup, the first purpose-built Supporter Engagement Platform for nonprofit revenue generation, today announced closing of its Series A funding round with a 25% boost from new investors: CloudBees…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Releases Vouchers to Help Events Migrating to the Platform
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and nonprofit events in the U.S., has released a new voucher system to help events manage deferrals and credits from 2020. In addition to…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Shares Resources for a Successful 2021 at the Virtual Winter Symposium
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and nonprofit events in the U.S., held their biannual educational Symposium January 26-28 virtually instead of in Orlando, FL as originally intended. More than…
RunSignup | GiveSignup’s Annual RaceTrends Report Shows 48.1% Participation Decline, Gradual Recovery
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup released their Annual RaceTrends Report evaluating the state of the endurance industry. The impact of COVID-19 was reflected in every data point for 2020 as the evolution of events from in-person to…
MYLAPS Americas and RunSignup Announce Registration and RaceDay Scoring Partnership
January 26, 2021 – Atlanta, GA and Moorestown, NJ – MYLAPS Americas Sports Timing and RunSignup l GiveSignup today announced MYLAPS Americas is now offering RunSignup’s RaceDay Scoring as its certified and preferred scoring software…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Releases Photos 2.0 to Increase Participant Engagement
RunSignup | GiveSignup has released the 2.0 version of their free photo platform for endurance events and nonprofit ticket events. With hybrid events (those with both in-person and virtual elements) overtaking the 2021 event scene,…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Opens Registration for 2021 Virtual Winter Symposium
RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, opened registration for their 2021 Virtual Winter Symposium taking place January 19-21st.This virtual event includes two days of sessions designed to share cutting edge technology…
Richmond Marathon Delivers Hybrid Race Experience
December 8, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup announces Richmond Marathon delivers a hybrid race experience utilizing its RaceDay platform of technology products. Richmond Marathon’s 2020 event, held this November with 5,500 registrants,…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Opens Registration for Virtual 2021 Planning Kickoff
RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, opened registration for their 2021 Planning Kickoff on December 9, 2020.This virtual event includes three fast-paced, high level sessions to help race organizers use the…
RunSignup Survey Forecasts a Hybrid Approach to 2021, with In-Person and Virtual Events Expected
RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, released the results of a survey of the endurance industry indicating that both virtual and in-person race elements are expected to important in 2021. The…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Releases New Deferral Feature For an Easier 2021
RunSignup | GiveSignup released a new feature to streamline the process of deferring registrations from one year to another. With thousands of races cancelling throughout 2020, this tool simplifies logistics for the many events that…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Welcomes Bruce Kratz, VP of Development
RunSignup | GiveSignup welcomes Bruce Kratz as their new VP of Development. Kratz joins the team as a part of the growth plan that led to a Series A funding in September. He will manage…
Organizations Raise More than $30 Million on RunSignup | GiveSignup’s Challenge Platform
RunSignup | GiveSignup released a new Virtual Challenge platform in Spring, 2020 to provide nonprofits and race directors with an interactive way to engage supporters from a distance. In November, the platform reached an impressive…
RunSignup’s RaceDay Scoring Releases Intelligent Dashboard
November 10, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup announces RaceDay Scoring’s advanced dashboard with real-time reporting features. RaceDay Scoring now offers industry timers quick access to valuable data and instant insights through RaceDay…
RunSignup’s Geographic Shipping Feature Expands Virtual Race Opportunity
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading all-in-one platform for in-person and virtual endurance events, unveiled a new shipping charge feature to help race directors manage the cost of shipping internationally. As the virtual…
RunSignup Announces RaceJoy for Challenge Events
October 23, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup announces RaceJoy’s mobile, interactive race experience is now fully integrated with RunSignup’s virtual Challenge Platform. RunSignup, the foremost technology provider for U.S. endurance events, has…
Race Directors Use RunSignup’s Free Email Marketing to Send 25 Million Communications in September
Moorestown, NJ – Race Directors and nonprofits using RunSignup | GiveSignup’s free technology for endurance events reached a new milestone in September by sending more than 25 million emails to their contacts in a single…
RunSignup Raises $2.6 Million in Series A Funding from Payroc for Strategic Initiatives
Moorestown, NJ and DesPlaines, IL – Payroc is making a minority investment in the RunSignup|GiveSignup business to help fund the continued rapid expansion of the RunSignup customer base and provide additional fundraising capabilities to the…
RunSignup’s Biannual Registration Market Analysis Reviews Impact of COVID-19
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup released their biannual Registration Market Analysis, an effort to evaluate the true state of the endurance market in an industry without a comprehensive aggregator for data. The report builds…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Hosts a Virtual “Cram Session” to Prepare the Endurance Industry for an Unprecedented Fall
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup|GiveSignup hosted a free Virtual Cram Session on August 25, 2020 to help race organizers, timers, and nonprofits plan for an unprecedented fall race season. The one-day program consisted of 11 sessions…
RunSignup Announces Virtual Race Audio Experience with RaceJoy
August 25, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup announces RaceJoy’s dynamic audio race experience – now available real-time for virtual and on-site race events. With more than a million downloads, RaceJoy is the industry’s leading…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Releases July Numbers to Build an Understanding of the Impact of COVID-19
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup|GiveSignup released their July numbers showing that their volume of registrations and transactions is down 27-30% compared to July 2019, but that donation volume is up 90% compared to the same month.…
RunSignup | GiveSignup Announces One-Day Fall Cram Session to Prepare Races for an Unprecedented Season
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup is hosting a Fall Cram Session on August 25, 2020 for race directors, timers, and nonprofits. The one-day, online educational session for race has a simple goal: reviewing as…
RunSignup Announces Corral Management for Social Distancing
July 24, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup announces its advanced corral time management system to support the social distancing needs of on-site running and cycling events. The latest release of RunSignup’s corral management system…
RunSignup and GiveSignup Virtual Challenges Engage Participants with Milestones and Badges
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup, the foremost technology provider for US races, has grown into the leading Challenge Platform for the endurance and nonprofit industries. The Challenge Platform is accessible to customers of both RunSignup and…
2020 Alan Jones Timer Award Winner: Todd Henderlong
June 22, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup announces this year’s Alan Jones Timer Award winner, Todd Henderlong, with T&H Timing located in Indiana. RunSignup’s annual timer award recognizes an individual race timer who has…
Registration Opens for RunSignup Virtual Symposium
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, is going virtual, following the lead of their many customers who have transitioned to a virtual event for 2020. The RunSignup Virtual Symposium, held…
RunSignup Survey Shows Race Organizations Expect 45% of Revenue in 2020
Moorestown, NJ – Earlier in May, Runsignup, the leading technology provider for US races, put out a short survey to race organizers. This simple survey created a snapshot of revenue expectations for the industry in…
RunSignup Announces RaceJoy Anywhere for Virtual Events
May 15, 2020 –Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup announces RaceJoy Anywhere now available in the industry’s leading race day mobile app, RaceJoy. Virtual event organizers can now offer RaceJoy for both location independent and defined course route…
RunSignup Releases Stage 1 of Virtual Challenge Events
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, has released a new Virtual Challenge capability to help race organizers and nonprofits offer long-term challenges to keep their community engaged from a distance.…
RunSignup Releases Looking Forward Guidelines for Races
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup has released a working draft of Looking Forward Guidelines for Races. This living document was created with input from dozens of race directors, timers, governing bodies, and other industry partners. It…
RunSignup Releases New Virtual Race Websites and Pre-Race Bibs for Virtual Runners
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup has released a new virtual race website and Pre-Race Bibs for virtual runners to help race organizers put on virtual events that engage and excite their communities. With socially distant runners…
RunSignup Announces Free Virtual Results Bot for Virtual Events
April 21, 2020 –Moorestown, NJ –RunSignup announces its free RaceDay Virtual Results solution for virtual race events. RunSignup’s RaceDay Virtual Results provides outdoor events with flexible user submitted results through multiple mediums, including free TXT-to-event…
RunSignup Reduces Reserve Requirement from 20% to 10%
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup is pleased to announce that they are reducing the required refund reserve for races from 20% to 10%, with the overall payment account reserve requirement falling from 10% to 5%. The…
RunSignup Announces RaceDay Experience for Virtual Events
April 7, 2020 –Moorestown, NJ –RunSignup announces its RaceDay Virtual Experience for virtual events, for an authentic, socially connected race day experience with RunSignup’s mobile app, RaceJoy, and RaceDay Virtual Results – all while supporting…
RunSignup Cancels 2020 Summer Symposium to Focus on Coronavirus Response
Moorestown, NJ – With the endurance industry facing uncertainty due to COVID-19 and related restrictions on gatherings, RunSignup has announced they will not hold a 2020 Summer Symposium. The biannual RunSignup Symposiums are an educational…
RunSignup Releases Tools for Coronavirus Emergency Planning
Moorestown, NJ – In response to the wave of Coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings, RunSignup has released new tools to help race organizers navigate the process of postponing or modifying their events. While some events…
Early Registration Opens for 2020 RunSignup Summer Symposium
Moorestown, NJ – Early registration is now open for the 2020 RunSignup Summer Symposium, taking place July 27-29, 2020 at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. RunSignup’s biannual Symposiums offer race directors, timers, nonprofits, and…
RunSignup Reaches $1 Billion in Processing
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup, the leading technology provider for races in the US, reached a milestone on February 14, 2020 by officially processing more than $1 billion for their customers. The transactions represent over 24 million…
RunSignup Releases 2019 100 Largest US Road Races Report
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup, the leading technology provider for races in the US, has assembled a list of the 100 Largest Road Races in the US. This is the second year that the report has been…
RunSignup Announces Symposiums for Summer 2020 and Winter 2021
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance events in the US, announces two upcoming educational Symposiums for race timers, race directors, and nonprofits. First up, the Summer 2020 Symposium will be held…
RunSignup’s RaceTrends Report Shows Slight Increase in Race Participation
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup released their Fourth Annual RaceTrends Report exploring the state of the endurance industry. The report was built by mining RunSignup registration and finisher data over a five-year period to generate transparent statistics, identify trends…
RunSignup Wraps Up Inaugural Winter Symposium
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup, the leading technology provider for races in the U.S., wrapped up their inaugural RunSignup Winter Symposium Tuesday, January 14th in Orlando, FL. The sold- out event gathered more than 250 race directors,…
Email Capture Pop-Up for RunSignup Race Websites
Races can grow their email lists and convert anonymous website visitors to real participant and donor leads with RunSignup’s new Email Capture pop-up. It’s easy to create and customize a sleek email capture form in…
RunSignup Releases 2019 Year in Review
(Moorestown, NJ)– RunSignup has released their 2019 Year in Review, evaluating the growth of the company in both usage and technological progress. The core numbers are impressive, with company growth of over 20% in an…
RunSignup Releases Early Sales Tax Results
(Moorestown, NJ) – RunSignup rolled out their new sales tax functionality this month in response to a wave of changes to state sales tax laws. The changes stem from the landmark 2018 Supreme Court decision…