Welcome. Studio is the platform your organization runs on — donations, members, events, volunteers, communication, and operations all in one place. Whether you're a church, ministry, nonprofit, agency, or freelancer, this is the toolbox.
This short guide gets you oriented. For the full module breakdown, read Studio: The Complete Platform Guide.
One platform, one login
Everything in Studio shares the same account. The same email + password gets you into the admin, the supporter portal, the donor portal, the client portal, and your personal profile. You don't maintain a separate identity for each.
When you sign in, the Launchpad shows every place you have access to. Pick one and go.
Find your way around
- Sidebar — every enabled module shows up here. Click any one to dive in.
- Avatar (top-right) — switch workspaces, jump to My Profile, open Notifications, sign out.
- Search — global search at the top of every page finds people, donations, events, plans, and KB articles.
- Help (top-right) — the question mark icon opens this knowledge base in-context.
The first few things to set up
- Profile + workspace name — Settings → General. Set your name, timezone, and (if you're an org) your address for tax statements and email footers.
- Branding — Settings → Branding. Upload your logo and pick an accent color. Every email, donation page, and portal page picks this up automatically.
- Modules — Settings → Modules. Toggle off anything you won't use. Toggle on anything that didn't default on for your org type. Your sidebar updates immediately.
- Invite your team — Team → Invite Member. Roles control who can do what. They get an email; they set their own password.
- Connect Stripe (if you'll take payments) — Settings → Payments. Donations, events, and invoices all flow through your Stripe account. Studio doesn't hold funds.
Pick your starting point
Most people start with the module they need most:
- Need to take donations? → Sidebar → Donations. Build a donation page in 5 minutes.
- Running an event? → Sidebar → Events. Create the event, set capacity, get a public registration link.
- Scheduling volunteers? → Sidebar → Services (or turn on Worship for music teams).
- Managing client work? → Sidebar → Clients, then enable the Client Portal sub-toggle for projects.
- Just want to look around? → Sidebar → People. The CRM is the foundation everything else sits on.
Getting help
- This knowledge base — search anything, every module has its own section.
- The Complete Platform Guide — the one-page map of every module and what it does.
- Email us — support@usestudio.app. We respond personally.