What’s New in Kananas: A Simpler, More Automated Membership Season The start of a new membership season is often one of the busiest times of the year for clubs, associations, and nonprofits: new memberships, activity registrations, payments, documents to collect, groups to organize, and plenty of messages to send. To help your team save time … Read more
The start of a new membership season often means welcoming new members — and preparing new membership cards. With Kananas, every member can have a digital membership card with a unique QR code, available directly from their personal account on their smartphone. No more searching through a wallet or reprinting a card every time something … Read more
Event Ticketing: Collect More Attendee Information at Registration When organizing an event, selling tickets is often only the first step. You may also need to collect information about your attendees so you can prepare for the event, anticipate specific needs, and make check-in easier on event day. With Kananas online ticketing, you can now add … Read more
Community Organization Fairs: Turn Visitors Into New Members Late summer and early fall are busy seasons for community fairs, nonprofit events, club fairs, school activities, and membership drives. These events are a great opportunity to introduce your organization, showcase your programs, and encourage new people to join. But simply showing up is not enough. To … Read more
Volunteer Management: How Kananas Helps Organizations Manage Their Teams In many nonprofits and membership organizations, volunteers are the heart of the organization. They welcome participants, support activities, organize events, handle logistics, help with communications, and assist members throughout the year. Yet volunteer management still too often relies on spreadsheets, group chats, scattered emails, or paper … Read more
The New Kananas Mobile App Is Here We’re excited to announce that the new Kananas mobile app is now available for Android on Google Play and for iPhone on the Apple App Store. Completely redesigned, the app delivers a faster, more modern, and more intuitive experience for both members and organization leaders. For Your Members … Read more
Nonprofit Board Transition : A Practical Checklist for Officer Handovers A board president relocating, a treasurer who no longer has the bandwidth, a secretary ready to pass the torch — officer turnover is something every nonprofit eventually faces. It can feel daunting, but it’s also a natural opportunity to refresh leadership, redistribute responsibilities, and simplify … Read more
Fall 2026: Set up your online membership form now The new season is just around the corner. What if this year, you got ahead of it? Setting up your online membership form now means a smooth, stress-free registration period — with no paper piles to sort through. Here’s why — and how to do it … Read more
How to Build a Membership Site for Your Association Creating a membership site is one of the best ways to simplify association management. Whether you manage a sports club, cultural association, school, federation, alumni network or volunteer community, your members need easy access to their information, dues, documents and registrations. A membership site allows each … Read more
How to Start a California Nonprofit: A Practical Guide for New Organizations Starting a nonprofit in California is an exciting step. Whether your goal is to support a local cause, organize a community group, launch an educational program, create an alumni network or manage volunteers, a nonprofit gives your mission a formal structure. But creating … Read more
