For support groups

A private home for your support group.

People join a support group to be understood, not to be seen. Kannect gives your group one place for meetings, messages, resources, and members, with no ads, no algorithm, and no social feed attached to anyone's real name.

7-day free trial. A card is required, which keeps Kannect spam-free. Cancel anytime.

Built for support groups

What Kannect commits to your members

0

Ads. Nothing your members read is monetized, and nothing they discuss is used for targeting.

100%

Reach. A meeting change reaches every member who opted in, not the fraction a feed decides to show.

0%

On donations. Nonprofit donations are processed at 0% platform fee, plus standard Stripe fees.

5 min

To launch. Set up your group, add your meeting schedule, and invite members the same day.

The support group stack, retired

One platform instead of four

Most groups run on a Facebook group for discussion, an email tool for the meeting reminder, a website nobody updates, and a spreadsheet holding names that should never sit in a spreadsheet. Kannect retires all of it.

Facebook Groups

Group discussion

A space for your members, not a feed tied to their real name and friends list.

MailchimpConstant Contact

Meeting reminders

Push notifications and email that reach every member, not just the openers.

SquarespaceWix

Group website

A branded site with your meetings and resources, included.

Sheets

Member records

One connected member record your organization owns and controls.

The problem

The people who need you most are the least likely to join publicly

Grief, recovery, illness, caregiving, loss. These are the groups where showing up matters most and where being seen showing up costs the most. Running them on a social network asks members to choose between support and exposure.

Joining means being seen

On a social network, membership is attached to a real name, a photo, and a friends list. That is a barrier to the people who need the group most.

A missed message is a missed meeting

When a room changes or a session is cancelled, a post that reaches a fraction of members is not good enough. Someone sits in an empty room.

Sensitive records in a spreadsheet

Names, contact details, and attendance for a group like yours should not live in a shared file with an unclear list of who can open it.

Built for your group

Everything a support group needs, and nothing it doesn't

One platform for meetings, member communication, resources, and the quiet administration that keeps a group running.

Meetings and sessions

Recurring meetings, RSVPs, reminders, and check-in. Members always know where and when, without asking.

Messages that arrive

Announcements reach every member who opted in through push notification and email. No algorithm decides who is worth reaching.

Resources and reading

Workbooks, reading lists, care package information, and referral guides in one place members can find at 2am.

Groups within your group

Run a newcomers group, an evening group, and a partners group under one organization, each with its own members and facilitator.

Donations at 0%

Nonprofit donations are processed at 0% platform fee. Fund care packages and facilitator training without losing a cut to the tool.

Records you own

One member record for contact details, attendance, and notes. Your organization owns the data and controls who can see it.

How it works

Three steps to a group people feel safe joining

1

Set up your group

Start a 7-day free trial and build your group's home in under five minutes. Add your meeting schedule and your resources.

2

Invite your members

Members join your organization directly and get updates in the Kannect Community Hub app. No friends list, no public profile.

3

Keep everyone connected

Run your meetings, send updates that arrive, and share resources between sessions. Nobody misses a change again.

Why Kannect

Independent. Verified. Built for you.

Two things make Kannect different from the tools support groups usually settle for.

Independent and founder-run

Bending Spoons, a holding company known for buying consumer apps, raising prices, and cutting support, now owns both Meetup and Eventbrite. Kannect is independent and answers to the communities it serves, not to an acquirer.

Verified and spam-free

Every organization joins through a credit-card-verified trial that stops bots and fake listings. Your members are surrounded by real organizations, not scams targeting people at a vulnerable moment.

Proof

A group that holds together between sessions

100%

Of members reached

Every announcement reaches every member who opted in. No algorithm decides who sees a meeting change.

0 ads

Around your members

No advertising anywhere near your group. Nothing your members read or discuss is monetized.

5 min

To launch

Most groups set up their home and invite their first members in under five minutes.

Questions

Support group questions, answered

Is our group separate from a social network?

Yes. Members join your organization directly. There is no friends list, no public profile, and no social feed connecting your members to people outside the group.

Will members see advertising?

No. Kannect runs no advertising anywhere in the platform or the member app. Nothing your members read is monetized and nothing they discuss is used for targeting.

Can we run more than one group or chapter?

Yes. You can run several groups under one organization, each with its own members, meetings, and facilitator, while leadership keeps a view across all of them.

How much does Kannect cost?

Plans start at $23/mo billed yearly, or $29/mo month to month. Every plan includes a 7-day free trial, and a credit card is required to start it, which keeps Kannect verified and spam-free. Nonprofit donations are processed at 0%.

Give your group a home people feel safe joining

Start your 7-day free trial. A card is required to keep Kannect spam-free, and you can cancel anytime.

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