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The Official Ameraucana Forum => Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes => Topic started by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 02:23:30 PM

Title: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 02:23:30 PM
The PayPal renewal would be of course only for yearlies and would bill just for one year at a time until you send a message to the Club that you are leaving.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Harry Shaffer on October 07, 2018, 03:27:11 PM
Not interested in Paypal to pay for my membership but other people would probably be very interested. 
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 03:28:51 PM
Thanks Harry for the comment.  It allows me to clarify the issue.  PayPal would just be sending you a NOTICE, it would not automatically debit your account.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Dustin Bonner on October 07, 2018, 03:34:25 PM
Is there a downside? It’s just asking you to renew right? Is this an extra hassle for the club secretary? Or does this make their job easier? I guess to me, the importance is on ease of use for the secretary since they’re volunteering as it is.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: John W Blehm on October 07, 2018, 03:36:38 PM
I know some clubs send out PayPal invoices near the end of each year to members that haven't renewed for the next year.  I've avoided the practice, unless a member requests an invoice.  Should members be automatically opted-in?  I've felt members shouldn't have to opt-out, but maybe it isn't a big deal to most.
My normal pratice is to include a dues reminder with our Winter Newsletter and then up to 2 emails before the end of the year to those that don't renew. 
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 03:39:09 PM
Yes Dustin, it's just asking you to renew.  The downside is if you don't tell us you are not renewing it will send reminders until you tell us to drop you.  The upside is all for the Club.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Mike Gilbert on October 07, 2018, 06:44:12 PM
If you don't have a PayPal account, does it still notify you via email?
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Kara on October 07, 2018, 08:18:18 PM
Not sure how I feel about invoices. I'm happy to pay with Friends & Family so the club gets all the money. I hate giving PayPal fees, especially since they are in cahoots with HSUS now.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 08:20:03 PM
What is HSUS?  And what's the link to F&F?
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Kara on October 07, 2018, 08:25:34 PM
What is HSUS?  And what's the link to F&F?

HSUS is the Humane Society of the United States and they would have none of us owning chickens (or any animals). Friends and Family is a way of paying with PayPal, the club would keep all the funds, no fees are taken out.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Mike Gilbert on October 07, 2018, 08:35:00 PM
Not sure how I feel about invoices. I'm happy to pay with Friends & Family so the club gets all the money. I hate giving PayPal fees, especially since they are in cahoots with HSUS now.
Can you provide a link to Friends and Family please?
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Kara on October 07, 2018, 09:00:46 PM
Not sure how I feel about invoices. I'm happy to pay with Friends & Family so the club gets all the money. I hate giving PayPal fees, especially since they are in cahoots with HSUS now.
Can you provide a link to Friends and Family please?

Friends and Family is just another way to send money with PayPal, but no fees are taken out.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: John W Blehm on October 07, 2018, 10:41:28 PM
Not sure how I feel about invoices. I'm happy to pay with Friends & Family so the club gets all the money. I hate giving PayPal fees, especially since they are in cahoots with HSUS now.
Can you provide a link to Friends and Family please?

Friends and Family is just another way to send money with PayPal, but no fees are taken out.

Right...it is still using PayPal.  It seems that all the BIG internet based businesses, like PayPal, Google, Facebook, etc. are pushing liberal agendas.  I also think it is only right to pay the fees when using a service, but I know some try to get around it. 
I don't believe a fee is charged when using our PayPal buttons on our Join page (http://ameraucanaalliance.org/membership.html).  It really is the simplest and quickest way to pay and I encourage folks to consider paying for two or three years at a time, by clicking on the "\/" (down arrow) in the PayPal box to reveal the options.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on October 07, 2018, 11:22:40 PM
For those on GMAIL you can pay the Alliance for FREE...no fees either way.

https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7644136?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Rebecca G Howie on October 08, 2018, 08:15:36 AM
I use PayPal a lot and am fine with it either way. Whatever makes it easier to manage is the key in my opinion. A 5 year button or even a Lifetime button would be nice on the membership page.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: John W Blehm on October 23, 2018, 03:52:32 PM
I use PayPal a lot and am fine with it either way. Whatever makes it easier to manage is the key in my opinion. A 5 year button or even a Lifetime button would be nice on the membership page.
 

There is a Lifetime membership PayPal button on our Join page (http://ameraucanaalliance.org/membership.html).
Maybe we'll consider paying for up to 5 years in advance and there could possibly be a discount for it, but historically we'll only allowed for up to two years in advance in case the dues went up.  Personnally I don't see any reason for our memberhips via email to increase, but I believe due to all the costs (color toner, stamps, etc.) involved with memberships via U.S. mail we should consider an increase.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Russ Blair on October 24, 2018, 09:01:15 AM
I will admit I am horrible about remembering to renew my my various membership’s. That’s why I just joined with a lifetime membership lol.
Title: Re: automatic Paypal renews
Post by: Suki on November 06, 2018, 06:47:37 PM
I will admit I am horrible about remembering to renew my my various membership’s. That’s why I just joined with a lifetime membership lol.
I won't do that because clubs change too much over time -- I've been in 3 now that split.  I prefer the yearly to maintain a vote.  If things go south, I can bail.