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Members & dues · For club organizers
Setting up membership plans and dues
Membership plans live under Plans.
Each plan has:
- A name (e.g. “Adult”, “Family”, “Junior”) and a price in USD — leave it at 0 for a free plan.
- A period — Calendar year is the default, so every member’s dues renew on the same date regardless of when they joined.
- An optional description and a list of benefits (one per line) shown to members choosing a plan.
From the demo club
Riverbend Archery Club offers three plans: Adult ($45/year — range access, club tournaments, monthly newsletter), Family ($70/year — covers up to 4 household members), and Junior (Under 18) ($20/year — range access, loaner equipment). All three renew on a calendar-year cycle.
What happens when someone joins on a paid plan:
- A membership term is created as pending the moment they submit the join form — they get access right away rather than being blocked at the door, but the term stays pending until payment clears.
- If your club has Stripe connected, they’re sent straight to a secure checkout; the term flips to active automatically once Stripe confirms the charge.
- If you use Venmo, CashApp, or take cash/checks, the term stays pending until an officer manually marks it paid from Members — pick the payment method they actually used when you do.
Plans can currently be created and activated or deactivated. To change pricing or period rules, create a replacement plan and deactivate the old one; existing terms keep their original dates and amounts. Custom-period plans require an officer to set explicit term dates and are not offered in self-service join or renewal.