Top Reunion Planning Tools and Apps

So what's up next? Graduation party, anniversary party, retirement party, engagement party, baby shower or family reunion? Planning, organizing and managing your upcoming family event or any other event can be a challenge especially when it comes to streamlining needed tools and apps so that everything you need to is at your fingertips. This list will help you get better organized by adding the top event planning tools and apps to your devices reunion planning page.

Reunion Fees Payment Apps

Getting the word out about fees can be a challenge. Collecting the fees can be even more challenging. But it doesn't have to be. After listing activities mention fees according to household and ages. Make it easy for members to forward fees by setting up ticket payments on your family reunion website.

Donation Payment App

It's never too early or too late to mention the donation arrangement and set up a donation
submission form on your family reunion website

Registration App

All households making up the clan should register for a number of reasons. First and foremost to make sure no one is overlooked. Third, to document all contact information and get the facts as to the total number of family members per household.

Invitation and Event Details App

Sending invitations and keeping up with responses can be a tedious task. Information regarding the details of the event can motivate greater participate and build anticipation. But how do you get all that out to invitees? Make use of online invitation apps. Apps that allow you to provide details of the event are essential. This will also enable family members to do better planning and pack exactly what will be needed to enjoy the occasion.

All communications including invitations should include contact us information. This provisional link should be easily accessed when sending emails or add the url on post mail. When designing a family reunion website put the contact us link in a prominent location on the side panel or across the running head of the page.

Message Boards

Message boards have been a prominent online feature for decades. Millions of professionals are still using them to relay information to specialized groups. Family reunion members find them an invaluable tool to keep all progressively informed from one stage to the next.

Making a message board available from your family reunion website can be a great way of bringing family back together. It's an effective forum for discussing event planning issues, making periodic announcements, keeping folks up-to-date and documenting event activity ideas and details.

Guest Book

Guest books or registration books and forms should be provided on location. Online guestbooks featured on the family reunion website give members an opportunity to post a greeting on behalf of the household and make a statement.

Family Directory

A family directory is a great way to list contact information along with any special service, business or profession that would be of value to the family community.

FAQ Feature

Take the time to answer questions family members have about the event and post it so all can benefit from the answers. This can be featured on the family reunion website as well.

Family Photo Albums

Everyone likes looking at photos. Every loves looking at family photos. It's a great way to watch the family grow and fondly look back at good times. Reserve a space for photos in your newsletter, the family reunion keepsake memory booklet and as a permanent feature on the family website. Folks will keep coming back for more.

News Feeds

New feeds provide a meaning of posting the latest news about special events as they happen.
Post news clips in the family newsletter. Provide news feed on the family reunion website.

Calendars

Calendars are a perfect way to post upcoming events such as wedding, engagement parties, showers, graduation parties and more.

In Memoriam Pages

This feature can be provided in newsletters, the family reunion keepsake memory book and be a permanent fixture on the family reunion website.

Family Survey App

Use the survey feature  to keep track of preferences regarding the dates, locations and activities of the reunion event. Use the family reunion event planning app to post surveys via your social network page. Remember to provide a survey module on your reunion website.

Family Poll App

Family polls are both fun to take and very informative to committee event planners. Take polls to determine favorite activities, locations and events. Review poll results at committee meetings before making final decisions. Post more interesting poll results in the family newsletter and on the family reunion website.
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Business Page

Feature family businesses and empower the financial stability of the family. Reserve a space in the family newsletter, family reunion keepsake booklet and the family reunion website.

Online Auction App

Hold online auctions to raise ,money for causes related to the family and the reunion event.

A great way to access templates and apps for all your family event planning needs is Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app. It has everything you need including the apps and tools mentioned above to plan, organize and manage a memorable family reunion.

Flash Flood Family Reunion Alert

Its the season of flash floods for more reasons than one. First off, the east coast received three flash flood warnings in the last 24 hours. As the clouds thickened the heavens opened up and poured. We were instantly inundated with several inches of rain this weekend alone. Happily there were only a few downed trees in our neighborhood as we had virtually no wind to rock and shake less limber branches.

The city and residents were at the ready as they prepared for this activity a year ago cutting down old trees and trimming many others. The drainage pipes were replaced in a very timely manner while others were cleared.

Flood Preparatory Tips

It's a good idea when getting flood alerts to park your cars where fewer trees grow. Waterproof your basements in advance and have your roof drains cleared periodically. Test the sump-pump regularly. Avoid putting stacks of books and magazines or anything that can get water damaged on ground level floors or near windows that are usually left open for ventilation. Replace damaged electrical cords immediately. Unplug floor fans with metallic bases.

Speaking of flash floods, this is also the season for a flood of family and community celebrations including graduations, reunions, carnivals and street parties. Brenda and I were inundated with graduation party invitations this year. Were we prepared for the influx of graduation ceremonies, parties and there was lot's of gift giving. Having received the invitations well in advance we were able to make the most of it. It was a great time to commend our young ones for setting realistic goals and reaching them, as well as affirming our support.

My younger brother Terence and his wife presented a well catered event in the park. It was a warm sunny day and large family groups were celebrating graduation everywhere. In came family members who drove over 4 hours to congratulate the graduate, our nephew. The next day our hard working cousins LaTavia and her mom did a great job providing creative games and activities. Even though I was just an observer we were well entertained watching the graduates pulling off some very comical stunts to win the game. It was a two-day family reunion under a graduation theme.

Today's Graduates - Our Future

To our surprise we saw many childhood friends and former school-mates we hadn't seen since our own graduation days. It was a time to remember the highlights of our generations and some really good times.  The unexpected surprises and the victories, the journey and discoveries all culminating in a proud procession of dignified graduating students whose experiences together forged a bond like no other.

Soon today's graduates will become a part of a fast growing network united as one single driving force mapping our future. A study of their demographics reveal a common thread that binds them all:   The desire and ability to be socially acknowledged being connected to a much wider circle of community than the previous generation could ever have imagined. But what is most characteristic of this generation is the truth and honesty it's ultra-social exposition demands.

The Social Data Phenomenon

It's that degree of social connection that paved the way for today's electoral process. Our current survey and ranking process of institutions, companies, products and services is solely based on it. Even our interests in literature and entertainment have been vastly impacted by this very inclusive participatory ranking process we have come to depend on. The benefits of this welcomed social process are many:

1. The acquisition of data from online genealogy research  has been phenomenal, enabling us to find our family's past and our place in history more readily.
2. We can rank and tally family reunion surveys much easier.
3. We can get a quick overview of invitation responders using a social enabled RSVP process.
4. We can learn the interests of family members using just one data table.
5. We can hold video conference with committee members and vendors and display possible reunion locations and share charts and forms in real time.

Fimark's Family reunion planner Social takes advantage of this new generations social enabled connection process with the ideal reunion planning tools for the task. Here are a few examples:

Reunion Music Lists: Creating a music list is no longer a matter of guess work and personal taste. Look over the Invitees Interest List feature in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social  interface and find each members music list in one table. Choose songs they love and please just about everyone.


Reunion Gifts and Awards: Gift giving could not be easier. Look over the Invitees Interest List and find lists of books and movies. Give a gift based on the franchises of the list.

Reunion Activities: Looking for ideas for reunion activities? Using the Invitees Interest List find and focus on the TV game shows, hobbies and sports listed by each member. You'll find fun fascinating ideas in no time at all.


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