For neighbors, colleagues, and community hosts
Potluck signup with optional contributions for supplies
Let everyone bring something useful and give those who want to help an easy way to cover the extras. Keep the dish commitment free, with optional support for plates, drinks, or shared supplies.
Starts free. No Stripe setup needed. Add payments when you are ready.
The small extras add up
Make room for different ways to help.
Some guests bring a favorite recipe, others cover cups or napkins, and some can only bring themselves. Clear wording keeps the gathering welcoming while making the shared costs visible.
Keep the request specific
Name the supplies or venue costs the contribution supports. Avoid an unexplained donation request attached to a casual meal.
Clarify portions and ingredients
Tell guests what one dish commitment means and how to share ingredient information. Do not infer dietary suitability from a dish name alone.
Share repeat hosting
Organization can help a workplace or community team manage recurring gatherings and shared contacts. Free organizers can also collect optional contributions.
See the signup take shape
A real starting point, with room to make it yours.
Main dishes, sides, desserts, and drinks remain free to claim. The example suggests an optional $5 contribution once per signup. A guest can skip it and still make exactly the same dish commitment.
Neighborhood Potluck and Supplies
Claim a dish or drinks for our neighborhood potluck. Add your dish in the comment and review the ingredient and arrival instructions. Add the meeting place and explain how shared supplies will be arranged before sharing.
Free dish slots · Optional $5 · Multiple choices
Example total
$0.00
The signup is free whether you contribute or skip.
Illustration only. These choices do not reserve a place or take payment. All amounts are in US dollars.
Example prices are for illustration. Your event starter opens free, with no payment settings applied. Choose real dates and add payments separately if needed.
Included in this starter
- Public attendee names hidden
- Guests may choose several slots
- Guest reminders enabled
Keep the useful structure. Change the details.
Edit the wording, dates, and limits in the event builder. Payment examples are not applied to your draft.
Keep the meal welcoming and the supplies supported
An optional contribution can help with shared extras without charging guests to bring a dish. Make the skip choice clear and use a collection for support without a dish commitment.
Available on Free and Organization. Complete Stripe setup with an eligible US account to collect payments in US dollars. Organizers pay Stripe processing fees plus Signup Bubble’s 1% fee, with a $0.25 minimum and a $0.75 maximum per checkout.
Explore payment options and feesFrom an example to your event
Make this signup your own.
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Describe the shared supplies
Choose the workspace receiving optional payments and complete Stripe setup. Explain what the fund covers and who will purchase the extras.
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Balance the contribution list
Review the main-dish, side, dessert, and drink capacities. Guests may choose several slots and describe their dish in a private comment.
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Keep the payment optional
The example uses optional contributions with a suggested $5. Review the amount and say explicitly that skipping payment does not affect the signup.
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Add practical hosting details
Set the date, venue, arrival instructions, ingredient guidance, and contact/refund information. Review the free and contributing paths before publishing.
Beyond the signup list
A small plan for a smoother day.
Use these example notes to think through the work before, during, and after your event.
Before sharing
List the useful contributions
Review dish categories, serving sizes, and what the optional money will cover. Assign someone to purchase shared supplies.
Before the meal
Check dishes and funds separately
Look at remaining dish commitments and successful contributions. An unfinished optional payment should not be treated as a missing dish without checking signup status.
After the meal
Close the supplies budget
Explain spending and handle remaining money or refund requests according to what you told the group.
Example invitation
Give people the next useful detail.
Sample wording for your usual group channel. Review it before sharing.
Choose a dish or drinks for our potluck and tell us what you plan to bring. Signing up is free. If you would like to help with plates, napkins, and shared supplies, an optional $5 contribution is welcome. You can skip payment and still join the signup. Please review portion, ingredient, and arrival notes.
A little more help
The next question, answered.
A few practical questions
Before you share your signup
Can someone sign up without paying?
Does choosing several dishes multiply the suggested contribution?
Can someone give without bringing a dish?
Do the slots tell me how many diners to expect?
Do I need a paid plan to collect payments?
A useful place to start
Bring a dish. Help with the extras if you can.
Open an editable starter, review the details, and share one link when you are ready. Your guests can sign up without creating an account.