Creating, editing, and managing HelpOut events — the fields on an event, the tabs across the top, and what happens after an event passes.

HelpOut has four event types — Show Up!, Bring It!, Sign Up!, and Gift It! — and this is how to choose between them.

Collect RSVPs and a headcount. Guests answer Yes, Maybe, or No, tell you how many are coming, and get a calendar invitation.

List the things you need for an event and let guests claim them. Set a limit on each item so you don't end up with twelve bags of chips.

Build a schedule of time slots and let people claim the one that works for them. Ideal for parent-teacher conferences and volunteer shifts.

Collect contributions from a group toward a gift card for a teacher, coach, or volunteer, and let them choose from over 1,000 retailers.

Save your contacts into address books so you can invite the same group to event after event without retyping addresses.

Email everyone who responded to your event — send now or schedule for later, and test it on yourself first.

Four ways to get your event in front of people — a link, emailed invitations, your address books, and a printable QR code — plus how to tell whether they arrived.

Read and manage everyone who responded to your event, download results as a spreadsheet, and let guests fix their own responses.

How money works in HelpOut — contribution limits, processing fees, receipts, and what happens when a Gift It! event closes.

For gift recipients — how to use your redemption code and choose your gift card from over 1,000 retailers.

Your HelpOut profile, time zone and language settings, how sign-in works across FutureFund products, and how to close your account.

The HelpOut REST API — getting your API key, authenticating, and reading your events and responses programmatically.