GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Your first reunion, one step at a time.
Use the examples to understand each step, then make the choices that suit your family.
Start with your Chair invitation
Accept the private invitation from site administration, sign in and select your family workspace. Set the reunion dates, location and timezone so schedules and messages make sense for your family.
Interested in using Family & Kin? Contact site support to ask about onboarding.
Choose committees and helpers
Create the committees your family needs. Assign positions and give each helper only the permissions needed for their work. A position name and access permissions are separate choices.
See the sample committee plan →Estimate people before buying supplies
Start with estimated attendance. Add attendance-based supplies, related items and fixed costs. Keep expected use separate from the number of items each person needs.
Understand the sample cost calculations →Review the recommended tickets together
Check age-group estimates, revenue allocation targets and the ticket hierarchy. Choose your final prices and publish them deliberately. A planning recommendation is not a published ticket price.
Follow the sample pricing plan →Write a welcome and payment instructions
Add events and RSVP choices, explain your family's offline payment method, and review the Chair readiness checklist. Keep family access codes and household status links out of public content.
Make a practice registration in your own reunion before inviting everyone. Confirm its charges, email receipt and private status link, then handle the practice record using the available correction controls.
Record payments and plan reunion day
Record money after it is received. Use correction controls when a mistake occurs so the history remains understandable. Review balances, event RSVPs and age-group counts; prepare printable lists in case internet service is unavailable.
See sample balances · See sample event readinessReview, learn and close the reunion
Reconcile payments and costs, save reports and note what you would change next time. Closeout preserves the records. If a correction is needed afterward, the Chair can reopen with a reason, correct it, then close again.