Membership Management workshop, Merigar West, July 2016

TOPICS:

– critical points from 2015 and 2016 Membership experience:

             – local and international currencies

             – partial payments by members:

                       – granted help (discount) to disadvantaged

                       – unchecked

– Gar payments to IDC (timely, independently of internal organization)

– system user diffusion (ideally 100% users)

– personal data completion (email, DoB) and reliability

– MMS particularities of:

– calculation (total amount shown and used in reports)

         – use of Exclude

         – payment removal (generally to avoid, unless particular cases, possible alternative solutions)

– organisation (method)

– alternative methods of calculation of IDC 15% (and Gar share) during the year:

            – based on paid fees

– based on annual standard fees at first payment

– local management of members’ renewals and payments:

             – reports (tools)

                        – MMS

– off-line excel

             – possible organisation

– payment of shares to Gar and to IDC

– discussion on possible restrictions:

             – no payments accepted for next year until fees are approved by IG

             – change of local currency during the year

– change of Gar/Ling after first payment

– change of Membership type during the year:

                       – upgrade

– downgrade (for multiple payments, in case of impossibility to keep the level declared at first payment)

             – registration to Gar/Lings based on declared residence (limited to Country of residence or nearest Gar)

– other issues suggested by the participants

 

 

This is the complete presentation of the workshop: MMS Presentation July 2016