Communication software for grassroots sports clubs
Keep everyone in the loop
A coach needs to update their team. The committee needs to reach the whole club. Parents need to know what’s happening this weekend. And nobody should be that single person that sends everything manually.
Thrive4Grassroots brings your club communication together, so the right updates can reach the right people without creating more work.
1. Reach
Keep people informed and involved
Communication isn’t only about club updates. Reach the right people when you need to, whether you’re sharing match information, promoting a competition, filling holiday club spaces or getting your community behind fundraising and sponsorship.
- Send targeted emails, SMS and MemberHub notifications
- Reach specific teams, groups, members or parents
- Promote matches, competitions and holiday clubs
- Share fundraising and sponsorship opportunities
- Keep club-wide updates in one place
Communication is much clearer across the club now and people know where to go for information when they need it.
Huncoat United JFC
2. Automate
Take care of the routine stuff
Some messages need sending again and again. Automate or schedule regular communications so volunteers don’t have to remember every confirmation, reminder or update themselves.
- Automate routine communications
- Schedule messages to go out later
- Send confirmations and reminders
- Personalise communications with member details
- Create branded email templates you can use again
3. Track
Know whether it got through
When someone says they didn’t get the email, you need more than “I’m sure we sent it.” See what went out and whether important messages are actually getting through.
- See your communication history
- Check when messages were sent
- See if emails were delivered, bounced or marked as spam
- See who’s opened an email
- See who’s clicked the links you’ve shared
4. Notify
Keep important updates close at hand
MemberHub gives members and parents a Timeline where they can see messages from the club. You can choose to send communications by email only, or by email with a Timeline notification in MemberHub and the app too.
- See club messages in one place
- Get notifications when sessions are cancelled
- Receive payment reminders and purchase updates
- Keep up with invitations and team or squad information
- Get updates when match or event details change
5. Respond
Keep up with social conversations too
Not every conversation starts with an email. Questions, comments and messages can come through your social channels too, and they’re easily missed when different volunteers are checking different accounts.
With Social Media Management, you can:
- Manage conversations across your social channels
- Respond without jumping between different accounts
- Bring social messages, comments and interactions into one inbox
Trusted by grassroots clubs around the UK
Help when you need it
Whether you’re setting up club communications or working out the best way to reach a particular group, our team is there to help you get things working the way you need them to.
The best thing was the support available from the onboarding process, initial setup and ongoing queries.”
Witton Albion JFC
Explore more Thrive4Grassroots tools
Payments
Understand income, invoices and outstanding payments
Reporting
Get a clearer view of what's happening across your club
MemberHub app
Give families a better way to manage their activities
Social media
Plan, create and publish more of your social content from one place
Membership
See registrations and abandoned checkouts
Team management
Bring teams, coaches, fixtures, training and availability together
Keep your club connected
Get the right updates to the right people, take some of the repetitive communication off your volunteers and give members and parents somewhere they know they can find what they need.
Communication software FAQs
What communication tools does Thrive4Grassroots include?
Thrive4Grassroots gives grassroots clubs tools to communicate by email and SMS, as well as sending notifications through MemberHub. Communications can be targeted to the relevant people rather than always being sent to the whole club.
Can we send messages to individual teams?
Yes. You can target communications to particular teams, groups and individuals, helping coaches and volunteers get updates to the people who need them.
Can we schedule emails in advance?
Yes. Communications can be scheduled ahead of time, so volunteers don’t always have to be available when a message needs to go out.
Can communications be automated?
Yes. Routine communications such as confirmations, reminders and other updates can be automated, reducing the number of messages volunteers need to send manually.
Can we see whether someone has received an email?
Yes. You can check email delivery information, including whether messages have been delivered or bounced, as well as seeing opens and clicks.
Can we create branded emails?
Yes. You can create reusable email templates using your club’s branding, helping communications look consistent without starting again each time.
Can members receive notifications through MemberHub?
Yes. Members and parents can receive notifications through MemberHub, alongside the other club information they can access there.
Can we manage social media messages too?
Social Media Management is available through the Growth & Marketing Accelerator add-on. Its social inbox brings messages, comments and interactions from your social channels together so they’re easier to keep on top of.