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Linkworks® offers a variety of options to manage your organisation's member details and membership database online. From packaged systems to high-end, fully customised web database applications, we can provide the ideal solution to handle your business needs, whatever your particular situation.
If you do not already have an online membership management system, you may not realise the full impact of the efficiency savings gained by having the members themselves interact directly with the database (via Linkworks® membership management software software and connecting medium of the internet). A great many of the tasks that you would otherwise require an in-house staff member to perform can be done at no cost to you by the members themselves.
Features of Our Membership Management Systems
Below are listed some of the features our membership management systems can provide for you:
- Online registration and renewals
- Searchable member directory
- Recording of member details by the member directly into your own database
- Members can log in and update their own details (such as email or postal address)
- Membership reports
- Reminder emails automatically sent to members before membership expiry
- Multiple membership billing plans
- Customisable member data fields
- Integrated events calaendar and management system
- E-commerce and shopping cart
- Electronic newsletters and announcements
- Document library
- Forums / message boards
- Website style setup
- WYSIWYG HTML editors
- Dynamic members-only content
- Website security
- A variety of membership levels is supported, with differnet fee structures and expiry protocols
- Secure online credit card payments with real-time transaction approvals
Administrative Features
- Complete online administrative facility, where you can log in and perform tasks such as as manual editing of member records, payment status, and so on.
Advanced Features:
- Automatic administrative emails generated when issues arise that may require website or database maintenance, so you are informed of any problems as soon as they arise, and before your clients/members can tell you about them.
- Automatic administrative emails sent to you (or to us, depending on the ongoing management and maintenance options you choose) whenever a user generates an error on the website.
- Custom membership management solutions can include complex membership structures, such as corporate members with separate but linked records for the corporate member itself and contacts/employees for that member.
Reap the Rewards from the Latest Technology
- Searchable Member Directory
Your member directory is always available online and always current. Powerful reporting features allow administrators to search and display members based on criteria they specify. If you have an existing database of member information Linkworks® can upload this information for you.
- Membership Reports
Filter, sort and download member data for analysis in a spreadsheet or other desktop application. Reference a member’s registration and billing history to quickly and efficiently resolve any fees, subscriptions, and event payments issues.
- Detailed Member Activity History
Reference any members full transaction history with your organization with a few mouse clicks. Solve billing problems after the fact or verify the absence of a pending charge to preclude any future problems.
- Multiple Membership Billing Plans
Configure billing plans to suit your organization; annual, quarterly, monthly or weekly fees may be accepted online. Create recurring charges that automatically bill at intervals of your choosing. Overdue members will be notified of account delinquency at login, eliminating most of your due collection effort!
- Customizable Member Data Fields
Have total control over information your organization captures from its members by creating custom fields of any available type: text entry, check boxes, or select box lists.
- Multiple User Levels
Our systems allow you to grant administrative access to as many members as you like but also allow you to specify which modules or areas they have administrative access to. Designate event administrators who can create and manage events on their own but cannot access private member information, or designate a web content administrator to manage your website without allowing access to event or member data.
Who Can Benefit from Online Memberhsip Management
- Professional associations
- Corporations
- Clubs
- Social groups
- Sporting clubs and associations
- Event planners
- Volunteer groups
- Civic organizations
- Church groups
- Student organizations
- Non-profits
- and many more...
Benefits of Online Membership Management
An online solution from Linkworks® helps you increase your member involvement, recruitment, and retention. The time and cost-saving benefits allow you to focus on your organization’s goals, not administrative red tape. There is no software to install. The intuitive, user-friendly environment means that minimal training is required, and your site can be up and running in a matter of days.
- Easy Implementation and Website Management
Our sites may be implemented quickly and easily, we take care of the hard stuff for you. Managing your site is simple and your content is always current.
- Expense Reduction
Our membership management technology is designed to save you money in a number of ways. Membership fees and event registration fees may be collected and tracked online. Accounts receivable virtually disappear, and the amount of time you or your staff spend on administrative tasks is greatly reduced. If you are still paying for printing and postage to communicate with your members, our web technology will enable you to go paperless.
- Improved Management and Control with Less Administrative Time
With online membership management technology, even the largest of organizations may be managed with the smallest of staffs. Your day-to-day membership and event planning tasks are handled through your website.
- Professional Image
People expect to be able to register online. If you are using a good online registration service it will make you look even more professional.
- Improved Communication
Email and web-based newsletters, online announcements, and email event reminders help you to communicate with your members. An online member directory, member profiles, and an optional forum/message board allow members to communicate with each other.
- Increased Member Participation, Retention, and Recruitment
Linkworks' online registration functionality and efficient communication tools makes getting involved - and staying involved - simple for your members.
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