A shared spreadsheet works, until it does not: broken formulas, someone forgetting to update it, members who cannot see their own history without asking. Referral Grove gives every member their own login and tracks it all automatically.
One honest note up front: a spreadsheet is free, and for a very small, very disciplined group it can genuinely work fine for a while. Where it tends to break down is as a group grows past a handful of members, once more than one person needs to update it, or once anyone wants to see referral history without messaging whoever owns the file.
A spreadsheet can technically hold the same information. These are the differences that show up once real people are using it every week.
A spreadsheet is genuinely free. What it costs is everyone\'s time re-entering, chasing updates, and not trusting the numbers when it matters, like reporting to leadership or settling a dispute about who actually gets credit for a referral.
No more one shared file everyone edits. Each member logs in, sees their own referral history, and adds their own entries directly.
Referrals move through statuses automatically as they progress, no manual column updates, no arguing over whose numbers are right.
Add a referral or check attendance from a phone during or right after a meeting, not hunting for the right spreadsheet tab on a laptop.
Chapter-level reporting on referral activity and attendance, generated from real data, not compiled by hand before a meeting.
We import your existing spreadsheet roster and get your organization configured before your members ever log in, included in setup.
Member profiles update themselves as people join, leave, or change details, instead of a directory tab that goes stale.
Members post and connect with each other between meetings, something no spreadsheet can offer.
Every chapter gets its own group chat automatically, plus direct messaging between any two members, live, right in the portal.
A shared spreadsheet depends on someone remembering to update it, everyone finding the right tab, and no one accidentally breaking a formula. Referral Grove gives each member their own login to add and track their own referrals directly, so the record is not dependent on one person maintaining a file.
Yes. Every member has their own login and can see the referrals they have sent and received, with statuses through to close, without needing to ask whoever maintains the spreadsheet.
Yes. Attendance and guest visits are logged directly during or after a meeting, from a phone or a desktop, and leadership gets reporting automatically instead of compiling it from a separate sheet.
We import your existing roster and get your organization configured before your members ever log in, included in setup. See the pricing page for current plans.
Yes. Click Try it yourself above and we'll create a live demo account instantly, pre-loaded with a sample chapter, members, and referrals. No sales call, no obligation.
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We'll email a login link to the address you provide — so use a real one. Your account will be pre-loaded with a sample chapter, inbox, and referrals. No password to set, no sales call, no obligation.