Event RSVPs

Events are how organizations bring people together: rallies, meetings, phone banks, fundraisers, and more. You can browse and RSVP without any special setup.

Browsing events

Open Events in the left sidebar. You will see upcoming events from the organizations you belong to. This is your own organizations' calendar rather than a public directory: an organization's events appear here once you have joined it, and not before. To find more, start from exploring organizations.

Each event card shows the date, time, location, and host organization. Select a card to see the full details.

How to RSVP

On an event page, choose your response:

• Going: you plan to attend
• Maybe: you are interested but not sure
• Not going: you cannot make it

Your response is saved immediately and the organizer can see it. You can RSVP to any published event you can open.

Changing your response

Open the event page (or find it under Events > My Events):

• Going and Maybe switch with one tap on the confirmation panel. Moving from Maybe back to Going re-checks capacity, so if the event filled up in the meantime you will see that it's full.
• Cancel RSVP removes your registration entirely; you can always RSVP again later. Your confirmation email also has a Cancel your registration link; nothing is cancelled until you press the button on the page it opens.
• For events with shifts, the confirmation lists Your shifts with a cancel next to each one, so you can drop a single time without losing the rest. Cancelling your last shift cancels the whole registration. (The Going/Maybe switch still applies only to registrations without shifts.)

Switching to another time

For recurring events, the confirmation panel has Switch to another time: pick a different upcoming occurrence and your whole registration, guests included, moves over. You'll get a fresh confirmation email, and your old spot opens up for the waitlist. Times that can't fit your group are marked full. If the other time asks its own registration questions, register for it directly instead so you can answer them.

Bringing guests

You can add guests when you RSVP, and change them any time before the event: the confirmation panel has a Manage guests section where you can add or remove people. Guests count toward event capacity, so adding more may not be possible on a full event, and removing a guest opens their spot for the waitlist. Removing guests never affects your own registration.

What happens after you RSVP

The confirmation on the event page shows exactly what to expect. You will get a confirmation email right away, a reminder the day before, day-of details (for virtual events, that message includes your join link), a starting-soon note, and a quick feedback ask after the event. Messages arrive by email, plus text if you have opted in. With a volunteer shift you get two messages instead; see Volunteer shifts.

Waitlists

If an event has limited capacity and it's already full, the sign-up button reads Join the waitlist — choosing it places you on the waitlist. If the organizer turned the waitlist off, the button reads Event full and is disabled instead. The event page and My Events show your exact place in line (for example, "#3 in line"). If a spot opens up, the next person in line is moved to Going automatically and notified. Changed your mind? Use Leave waitlist to give up your spot.

Adding it to your calendar

After you RSVP as Going, use the calendar link on the event page to add it to your personal calendar so you get a reminder.

Checking in at the event

When you arrive, some organizations check you in at the door. You do not need to do anything special. An organizer marks you as attended, or you may be asked to scan a code. Attending events is also how you earn participation badges over time.

On the mobile app

Events in the OrganizeOS app's menu lists what your organizations have scheduled, under three views: Upcoming (the next events of every organization you belong to), Going (the upcoming events you have said yes or maybe to, from any organization), and Past. Inside an organization's member space, its own Events screen shows that organization's upcoming events and the ones you are going to.

Both screens have the same tools for finding the right event:

• Search by an event's name, venue, city, or organization.
• Filters: tap any of the chips under the search field to choose when (today, tomorrow, this week, this weekend, this month, or a day you pick), the type of event (meetings, volunteering, rallies, trainings, social, fundraisers), the format (in person or virtual), and how far from you (anywhere, or within 5, 25, 50 or 100 miles). Your filters stay set until you clear them.
• Map: switch from List to Map to see the same events as pins. Nearby events group into a numbered circle; tap it to zoom in, and tap a pin to see the event and open it. Events without a street location stay in the list only.

In the list, each event leads with its date as a small calendar tile (weekday, day and month), with the start time and place beside it and a tag when you have RSVPed. Events are grouped under Today, Tomorrow and This week, then by month; past months from another year name the year.

Distance is measured from the place the app uses on Explore. The first time you pick a radius the app asks to use your location; you can also type a city or zip code instead. Tap an event anywhere to open it and RSVP.

An event's own screen is organised into sections: your RSVP, when it is, where it is, what it is about, who is going, and how to reach the host. Times show in the event's own timezone, labelled when that differs from your phone's. Where the organizer set a street address, the screen shows a map and a Directions button that opens your maps app; where the event is online, it offers a Join online button once the host posts a link. The share control in the top corner sends the event's name, time and place to anyone.

Why your RSVP matters

RSVPs help organizers plan: how much space, food, or materials they need. Even a Maybe is useful. If your plans change, updating your RSVP to Not going helps just as much as saying yes.