Finally, Real Engagement With Your Members
A private, invitation-only feed for your post, lodge, or club — where every user sees every post and actually responds to it: comments, reactions, RSVPs, and polls, all in one place.
Invitation-only
No public feed. Users join by invitation, nothing else.
Two-way, not one-way
Every post is a conversation — users can reply, right there.
Yours, not ours
Runs on your own website. Your organization owns the data.
Secure by default
Two-factor sign-in is on by default for every account — a simple toggle if you'd rather not require it.
Not Facebook. Not Another Newsletter.
You've likely already tried both. The newsletter goes out once a month and nobody can respond to it — by the time anyone reads it, whatever it announced is old news. The Facebook group solves the "responding" part, but only if every member is willing to make a Facebook account, and only if Facebook's own algorithm decides their post is worth showing to anyone. A lot of your members won't do the first, and Facebook won't reliably do the second.
GroupBrief replaces both with one plain, private feed. Every user sees every post, in order, the moment it's posted — no algorithm deciding what's worth their attention, and not a public group anyone outside your organization can stumble into. It runs on your own website, under your own name, so it's never something a platform can change the rules on later.
Built Around What Actually Goes Wrong
Every feature here exists because of a specific, recurring problem — not because it seemed like a nice thing to add.
"We never know how many people are actually coming."
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A show of hands at last month's meeting isn't a headcount for next month's cookout. Any post can become an event with one checkbox — users respond with how many they're bringing, not just yes or no, so you're planning food and seating around a real number instead of a guess. You'll always see the total; as the organizer, you can also see exactly who's coming and how many they're bringing, whenever you need the detail. If you need more information you simply ask for a response in the comments.
"We want real feedback, not just a show of hands."
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Yes/no, or pick from several options, with as many choices allowed as makes sense for the question. Results — and anyone's optional comments — stay hidden until a user actually votes, the same way a mailed-in newsletter poll works, so nobody's answer is shaped by seeing everyone else's first.
"Some things members won't say in front of the group."
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Not every concern belongs in a public comment thread. A private "Ask a Question or Leave a Comment" button sits right on the feed, sending a message straight to leadership — not anonymous, but never visible to any other user. Messages land right in your Leadership Inbox, with an unread count shown the moment you're on any admin screen — and an email reminder too, if one's ever left unanswered for more than 5 days.
"Our auxiliary (or committee, or chapter) needs its own space."
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Give any sub-group its own page — same feed, same replies, scoped to just that group — without standing up a second website or handing them a login to your main feed's settings. One or two users can be trusted to run their own Section's posting and moderation, with only User access to anything else.
"Members forget when we're open, miss the same recurring event every time, or don't know how to reach us."
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Cards live in their own column next to the feed — always visible, never buried under newer posts as the day goes on. Use them for office hours and contact information, or for anything that repeats on a schedule: a weekly Bingo night, a recurring fundraiser, whatever your organization wants people to see every single time they visit.
"It's hard to tell if anyone's even reading this."
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A one-tap reaction — a heart, a thumbs up or down, a smile, a frown, or shock — gives quieter users an easy way to acknowledge a post without composing a reply. Reactions are anonymous by design: everyone sees the counts, nobody sees who reacted, so it never reads as a public vote for or against something. Users can comment and if someone gets abusive, you can revoke their ability to comment.
"We're a volunteer group, not an IT department — we can't be responsible for keeping logins secure."
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Every account is protected with two-factor sign-in, on by default from day one — a code by email or authenticator app always available, plus text if your organization has added the optional SMS Add-On. A single Settings toggle turns it off, if you'd rather not require it.
More Than Just the Feed
Advertising
Your organization already has an audience — local businesses would like to reach it too. Sell sponsor placements directly on your feed, right alongside your posts.
Text Notifications (Coming Soon)
Users will be able to choose text instead of, or alongside, email — their own choice of an instant alert per post, or one weekly digest.
You Don't Need to Be Technical to Run This
Setting this up is a real, one-time task — but it's a short, guided one, not something you're left to figure out alone.
A short, step-by-step visual walkthrough shows you exactly what to click, from start to finish. If you'd still rather have someone walk through it with you directly, just reach out — we're happy to help.
If your organization already has a website, whoever maintains it today (in-house or a hired hand) can typically have this running in well under an hour.
Don't Have a Website Yet? We'll Help.
If your organization doesn't already have a website, that's no problem at all — you don't need one before you start. Pick your plan below, and if you'd like hands-on help getting a domain name, getting hosting in place, and getting GroupBrief installed, we offer a one-time guided Website Setup service for $150. GroupBrief runs on a platform called WordPress; if you've never heard of it, that's completely fine — you'll never need to know more than that. Prefer to handle it yourself? Step-by-step setup guides cover every path in detail, and you're always welcome to reach out with questions.
Perfect for a single post, club, or association just getting started.
Buy StandardFor larger organizations that have outgrown Standard.
Buy Plus30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. Have a larger or more complex setup in mind? Contact us for custom pricing.
See It With Your Own Organization in Mind
Every feature here came from a real, specific problem a real organization runs into — not a features list built to look impressive. If any of the above sounded familiar, that's the point.
Take a Deeper LookNo obligation, no pressure — just a chance to see whether this actually fits how your organization runs.
Have questions? Contact support@groupbrief.com
All names and organizations shown in screenshots throughout this page are fictional, created for illustration only.