Clubs, meetups and community groups
A community group lists events, signs up volunteers and talks on a board.
Residents' and homeowners' associations
Residents talk on one board, answer surveys once each and hear the news. Minutes, meetings and the yearly dues are in the same place.
The committee works in one Magpie team. Residents can join it as guests, for the board, the meetings and the room.
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This combination of six Magpie areas fits a residents' or homeowners' association.
- Message Boards
- Message Boards gives residents a board for questions, problems and ideas.
- Newsletter
- Newsletter sends the association's news to every household that signs up.
- Calendar
- Calendar holds meetings and the AGM, with RSVPs.
- Documents
- Documents holds minutes and notices, shared by link.
- Forms
- Forms runs surveys, with one response from each resident.
- Invoicing
- Invoicing bills each household's dues once a year.
Residents raise problems and ideas on one board, and the useful ones rise.
Message Boards gives the association a board, such as one for the building. Residents post, reply under each post and vote, so the useful ones come up.
A board can be private to the association, or public for anyone to read. You and the board's creator can remove a post.
Every household that signs up hears the association's news.
Newsletter keeps the mailing list, with double opt-in on its sign-up page. A list can be brought in from a CSV file.
You write each issue, send yourself a test and schedule it. A sent issue has a web copy, so it can go on the board too.
Residents say whether they are coming to the AGM.
Calendar holds committee meetings, the AGM and the summer fair. Residents reply Going or Not going, so you know how many chairs to set out.
A meeting can be for residents only, or on a public calendar. You can invite people by email or by a link.
Minutes and notices are written once and shared by link.
Documents holds the minutes, with headings, tables and actions. The committee can comment and suggest changes before they are agreed.
A link lets any resident read them without signing in. Each set of minutes downloads as a PDF.
A survey takes one answer from each resident.
Forms builds a survey, such as one on the new bike store. With sign-in required, each person can answer once.
The results show each question's answers together. Every response can be exported as a CSV file.
Each household's dues are invoiced once a year.
Invoicing bills each household's dues as a recurring invoice, emailed on the same day each year. Households pay by card from the email.
A payment by bank transfer can be recorded too. Magpie adds no fee to invoice payments.
Six more areas cover the room, the books, receipts, households, the website and posters.
- Resource Booking
- Resource Booking lets residents book the community room, with your approval.
- Accounting
- Accounting keeps the treasurer's books, with dues payments posted automatically.
- Expenses
- Expenses records receipts, and what is owed back to committee members.
- Contacts
- Contacts keeps each household, with notes and follow-ups.
- Websites
- Websites builds the association's site, with news and how to join.
- QR Codes
- QR Codes puts the board or the newsletter sign-up on a poster in the lobby.
A problem goes from the board to the minutes.
The post
A resident posts about the broken bike store door.
The survey
Residents say what they want in its place.
The meeting
The committee meets, and residents RSVP.
The minutes
The decision goes in the minutes, shared by link.
The news
The newsletter says when the work starts.
Setting up takes four steps.
Make the residents' board
You start it private to the association. Help: Create and use message boards.
Invite residents as guests
You give them the board, Calendar and the room. Help: Guests on a team.
Start the newsletter
You bring in the list you already have. Help: Manage and import newsletter subscribers.
Connect Stripe
Households can then pay dues by card. Help: Connect Stripe to receive money.
Plans
The committee fits the Team plan, with each committee member a member. Residents join as guests, with only the areas you give them.
A guest takes no place, and a paid plan has room for 100. Magpie adds no fee to invoice payments. Prices are on the Pricing page.
Other groups that look after a place have pages of their own.
Landlords and small property managers
A property manager handles repairs, rent and tenants.
Small nonprofits and charities
A nonprofit takes monthly support and runs its programmes.
Questions residents' associations ask
Can residents talk to each other between meetings?
Yes. A message board holds posts, replies and votes. It can be private to the association, or public for anyone to read.
Can we survey residents and get one answer each?
Yes. A form can require sign-in and take one response per person. Its results show the answers to each question together.
Can residents RSVP to the AGM?
Yes. The meeting's page takes Going or Not going. You see every reply, with the person's email address.
Can we share the minutes?
Yes. A document can be shared by a link anyone can read. It can also be printed or downloaded as a PDF.
Can we collect yearly dues?
Yes. A recurring invoice is issued and emailed to each household every year. They pay by card from the email, or you record a bank transfer.
Can residents book the community room?
Yes. Residents who are guests with Resource Booking can book it. A booking can wait for your approval, and the room's rules are checked.
Can committee members claim back what they spent?
Yes. An expense can be marked reimbursable, and grouped on a report for approval. You record when it was paid back.
Can the treasurer keep the books?
Yes. Accounting keeps them, with dues payments posted automatically. Bank statements can be imported and reconciled.
Set up your association in Magpie.
Create a Magpie account and make a team for the committee.