AGM 2022 Proposal: Option to pay membership via direct debit
Posted: 08 Nov 2022, 19:04
Members are the lifeblood of the club. Unfortunately there is a regular churn of members, some of which is just down to members missing the email reminder to go and make another payment, going to junk mail etc, rather than actively opting out.
Direct debits are a common way for many people to pay annual or monthly bills and we should offer members the opportunity to pay this way and not worry about losing their membership.
We could still ask members annually/periodically to confirm that they still wish to be a member, so we would still be confident that members still actively wish to be a member. And members could still pay annually if they wish as they do now if they prefer.
There are positive financial implications - we could retain more members and therefore their membership fee - however it also removes the faff.
The membership committee, in liaison with the comms committee and possibly finance, would need to sort this. A good time to switch might be January 2023 to give time to get in place.
Direct debits are a common way for many people to pay annual or monthly bills and we should offer members the opportunity to pay this way and not worry about losing their membership.
We could still ask members annually/periodically to confirm that they still wish to be a member, so we would still be confident that members still actively wish to be a member. And members could still pay annually if they wish as they do now if they prefer.
There are positive financial implications - we could retain more members and therefore their membership fee - however it also removes the faff.
The membership committee, in liaison with the comms committee and possibly finance, would need to sort this. A good time to switch might be January 2023 to give time to get in place.