HometownLift is the operating system for small, volunteer-run organizations. Stop juggling five apps — run fundraising, memberships, sponsors, volunteers, and equipment from one dashboard. Three pillars. One login. Raise more. Keep more. Run less admin.
The three pillars
HometownLift mirrors how a small org actually runs: a Workspace for the team, a Revenue layer that takes in every dollar, and an Operations back office that keeps the whole thing legitimate. Click any pillar to see what's inside.
Get started
Tell us about your program and we'll get you onboarded with the full platform: fundraising, memberships, sponsors, volunteers, and equipment, all under one login.
Your full operating system
Fundraising is one piece. HometownLift also runs your registration, memberships, sponsor program, event ticketing, raffles, concessions, merch store, volunteer scheduling, Equipment Accountability, Roundtable, and donor CRM — all from a single login, with automated outreach handling the follow-up.
Volunteering
Stop juggling SignUpGenius, group texts, and a parent-volunteer spreadsheet. Create shifts, track credit hours, and let families sign themselves up — right where your fundraising already lives. One platform, one login, one less app to babysit.
Ticketing
Buyers get individual QR codes. Volunteers scan at the gate. One tap, one admit, zero paper.
Buyer’s ticket
Volunteer scans
Equipment
Issue jerseys, helmets, and gear to athletes in one tap. Track what’s out, what’s back, and charge families for lost or damaged items — so the gear comes back or the budget gets made whole.
Concession stand
QR-code ordering at the gate. Fans tap, pay, and pick up. Zero cash, zero lines, real-time inventory.
Raffle
Sell tickets online before the event. Run a live spin wheel on game night. Winners revealed instantly.
Project boards
Plan every fundraiser, season, and event with drag-and-drop boards. Color-coded labels, priority pills, rich-text checklists, and assignees — stop running the program out of a group text.
Plus everything else small orgs actually need
Registration
Players and families register online with a custom form per program, an e-signed waiver, and one-cart checkout for siblings. Your roster builds itself — no clipboard, no double entry, no TeamSideline subscription.
Roundtable
Real-time, category-scoped threads with reactions and read tracking — so decisions stop living in twelve unsearchable group texts. Everyone with admin or staff access is in the room.
Memberships
Launch monthly or annual membership tiers. Members self-serve signup, manage their own subscriptions, and see renewal dates in a member portal. Your board finally gets a real recurring-revenue line.
Sponsor program
Build a Gold / Silver / Bronze ladder, or fully custom tiers. Sponsors sign themselves up, pay by card, and appear on your public sponsor wall. No more chasing checks or updating PDFs.
Donor CRM
Lifetime giving, contact info, and full history per donor. Filter, segment, and export for your board, your accountant, or your next appeal.
Participant pages
Individual fundraising pages per participant with personal share links and a public leaderboard. Optional anonymous opt-in for donors who want to stay off the board.
Automated outreach
Tax statements auto-send every January. Pledge reminders chase the stragglers. Lapsed-donor re-engagement brings back donors who haven't given in 1–3 years — all without a volunteer touching it.
Reporting & payouts
Excel exports by tax year. Stripe Connect payouts in ~2 business days straight to your org's bank. Role-based access so admins, participants, and volunteers each see only what they should.
Free to start
Every small, volunteer-run organization can run on HometownLift today — the Core platform is free, and donors cover the fees, so your org keeps 100% of every gift. Three pillars, one login, every dollar accounted for. Add paid plans only when you outgrow Core.
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What you get on day one — free Core
Paid add-ons unlock event-day ops (tickets, scanners, Tap to Pay, preorder pickup) and back-office power tools (equipment, project boards, volunteer Pro, donor stewardship Pro). See pricing.
