Latest MemberWise Event...
Event: Getting to Grips with 'Paperless Direct Debits' Conference Location: National Liberal Club, Westminster, London
Date: 1st December
Why go 'paperless'?
- It is fast, effective and convenient - For you and your members
- Significant cost-savings for your organisation
- Removal of a hell of a lot of paperwork and an opportunity to streamline processes
- An opportunity to streamline membeship payment processing
- A way of significantly improving your membeship recruitment and retention figures
- Payments will be received quicker
- Traditional payment methods being phased out (e.g. cheques in 2018)
- It is not as complicated as you think!
Possible reasons for not going 'paperless' in the past:
- It seems quite a daunting prospect!
- The process seemed complicated
- You didnt want to 'tinker' with established systems & processes
- A real lack of related membership organisation/association-specific help & advice available
- CRM/database system integration issues
Introducing our forthcoming event...
The MemberWise Network has organsied a one-off dedicated event that will enable your organisation to go paperless. The event will include seminars that will enable you (and your colleagues) to go from having limited or zero knowledge, to understanding the process and being able to implement it - All in just one day!
Practical seminar titles include:
- The benefits & cost savings for membership organisations
- What is 'paperless' Direct Debit and how does it work?
- Implementing paperless Direct Debits - Required systems & processes
- Recruitment, retention and renewals: Can Direct Debit Help?
- Interactive Expert Panel Question & Answer Session
- Paperless Direct Debit Supplier Surgery (and access to exclusive deals & discounts)
Learning outcomes include:
- A clear understanding of the Direct Debit scheme & the process (traditional & paperless)
- An awareness of the specific costs, benefits & impact on membership renewal processing
- A knowledge of the stakeholders involved (e.g. banks, Bacs, bureaus)
- An understanding of the required processes, systems & alternatives (e.g. outsourcing)
- A knowledge of the required CRM/database integration work/actions required
- An awareness of specific actions that will enable you to go 'paperless'
- An understanding of the likely impact on member recruitment & retention
- Stakeholder & leading suppliers contact details
- Access to exclusive delegate deals & discounts
A challenging day requires only the very best speakers, so we have gone straight to the top.
Speakers will include:
Head of Marketing, Bacs, Mike Hutchinson Bacs-accredited trainer, Gavin Lawrence, Clear Academy Membership Marketing Consultant, Sarah Paveley Bacs-accredited trainer, Ryan Horn, Direct-Debit Training Ltd
The 'Paperless' Direct Debit Surgery will take place towards the end of the afternoon and this will be a good opportunity for delegates to network and ask speakers/suppliers specific questions or queries relating to specific membership organisation or association issues/requirements.
Organisations include:
- Bacs
- Albany (Bacs Bureau & Platinum Sponsor)
- IRIS NFP (Leading CRM/database provider)
- Clear Academy (Bacs-accredited training provider)
- Direct Debit Training Limited (Bacs-accredited training provider)
- More to follow shortly...
Ticket Prices:
Direct Debit Suppliers/Commercial Organisations - Please email events@memberwise.org.uk for further information.
Good Practice-related Links:
NSPCC - 90% retention rate - Helped significantly by paperless Direct Debits
Break Through Breast Cancer Charity - Cuts administration fees by 60% via paperless Direct Debits
Experian - Paperless Direct Debit Originators report 25% increase in sales thanks to paperless Direct Debits
Tameside Local Authority - Paperless Direct Debits improving the quality of customer service