Every feature on this page exists because a volunteer asked "isn't there a better way?"
Here's what Somiti handles, so your board doesn't have to.
Free to start · No credit card needed
Payments & Dues
Nobody wants to chase people for money. Checking bank accounts, matching spreadsheets, sending a fourth reminder to the same families. You volunteered to run a club, not a collections agency.
Members pay online through Stripe. Recurring billing handles renewals automatically. Cash and check payments get logged with verification so nothing slips through. Multi-currency support if your members are international. Payment receipts go out on their own.
You see who's current without asking anyone.
85% vs 43%
Member retention with recurring payments versus manual collection.
Neon One / M+R Benchmarks
Events
One place for the event, the signups, and the attendance list
Right now it's a Google Form for RSVPs, a text thread for reminders, and a paper sign-in sheet. Three tools that don't talk to each other.
Registration with capacity limits
Set a cap. When it fills, the waitlist kicks in and promotes people automatically when spots open.
In-person, virtual, or hybrid
Add a location, a video link, or both. The event page shows members what they need.
Attendance tracking
Check members in one by one or use bulk check-in for the rush at the door.
Calendar sync
Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook. Members subscribe once and every event shows up.
Your members don't need to email you for anything
They log in, see their membership, sign up for events, and download documents. You're out of the loop (in a good way).
Renew, upgrade, or cancel
Members manage their own membership. Renew for another year, switch tiers, or cancel. No emails to the treasurer required.
Browse events and register
See what's coming up, sign up with one click, add it to their calendar. They don't need to ask you for details.
Receipts, documents, and directory
Payment history, shared documents like bylaws and forms, and a searchable member directory. All in one login.
50%
of new members don't renew after their first year. A self-service portal makes renewals a two-click habit.
Marketing General Membership Benchmarks
Member Management
One member list your whole board can trust
The last president kept it in Excel. The one before that used Google Sheets. Half the emails are wrong and nobody's sure who's actually active.
Import what you have. Upload a CSV and Somiti maps the columns. Names, emails, tiers, join dates. You're not starting from scratch.
Find anyone in seconds. Search by name, filter by status or tier, sort by join date. No more scrolling through 300 rows.
Roles that make sense. Admin, manager, staff, member, guest. Everyone sees what they need to see. Nobody sees what they shouldn't.
Leadership changes? No problem. When the next president takes over, the member list, the payment history, the event records are all still there. Nothing lives in someone's personal account.
59% vs 28%
Open rate for targeted emails versus generic blasts.
Higher Logic / Neon One
When you can send updates to just your Gold members or just people who came to last month's event, people actually read them.
Announcements
Write it, pick who sees it (by tier or role), and publish. Members see it in the portal and get an email. Set an expiration date for time-sensitive updates so old news doesn't hang around.
Notifications
Welcome messages when someone joins. Reminders before events. Renewal notices before memberships lapse. Payment receipts when money comes in. All automatic. Members control their own preferences.
Membership Tiers
Set up your tiers once. Billing takes care of itself.
Monthly, yearly, lifetime. Free for students, standard for everyone else, premium for donors. Set the tiers and pricing. Somiti collects and renews automatically.
Custom pricing and billing cycles. Monthly, annual, or one-time. Prorated upgrades so members can switch tiers mid-cycle without confusion.
Tier-based access. Control which events, documents, and content each tier sees. Gold members get early event access? Done.
Auto-renewal with reminders. Members get a heads-up before their renewal date. The charge happens automatically. You don't send a thing.
Analytics
Know what's working without a spreadsheet pivot table
Member growth, retention trends, event attendance, revenue breakdowns. Charts you can read at a glance and export as CSV when your board asks for a report.
Growth and churn tracking
See how many members you're gaining and losing each month. Spot trends before they become problems.
Event fill rates
Which events fill up? Which ones don't? Plan next season with real numbers.
CSV export for board meetings
Download any report. Drop it into a slide deck. Done.
Everything else that saves you time
41% of nonprofits say lack of automation is their biggest challenge. Here's what else Somiti automates. Sage 2024 Nonprofit Survey
Document library
Bylaws, forms, meeting minutes. Share files with tier or role-based access control.
Setup wizard
Four questions and you're running. Import your members and start collecting dues the same day.
Webhooks
Triggers for member, event, payment, and announcement actions. Connect to the tools you already use.
Mailchimp sync
Keep your email lists in sync with your member directory. No more manual exports.
Slack notifications
Get alerts in your Slack channel when someone joins, registers for an event, or makes a payment.
Single sign-on
Federation plan. Let members log in through your partner identity system.
Custom branding
Your logo, your colors, your domain. Members see your community, not ours.
Multi-currency
USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD. Collect dues in whatever currency your members use.
Mobile-ready
Your members are on their phones. So is your admin dashboard. Everything works on any screen.
You've got a community to run. Let's get the admin out of the way.
Somiti's Circle plan is free for clubs of 50 with room to grow. Set it up this weekend.
No credit card · No sales call · No 47-step setup wizard