Membership Best Practice Question

Hi Scott,

We do have a membership level set-up below our first benefits level (simply called “Donor” for us, then the other levels have their level name/amount).

All individuals who give below our first membership level get this “level” in their record and we do track how they move over time.  We do find that some of the people who give several round up donations with their orders throughout the year eventually reach our base membership level.

We’ve never tried removing this but for us I think it would cause a problem as many people have it assigned and we’d have to change some of our campaign/gift entry structures if we removed this level.

Laurel

From: Tessitura Development Forum [mailto:forums-development@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Scott Podraza
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:55 AM
To: lskehen@calperformances.org
Subject: [Tessitura Development Forum] Membership Best Practice Question

Hello Tessitura hivemind!

I have a question for organizations who use Memberships for donor contributions (i.e. not literal memberships, like museums). Do you have a membership level below your first donor level, or does your structure start at your first level? I ask because I'm struggling with the affect of microdonations renewal schedules. 

Thoughts? Does anyone forsee/Has anyone had an issue with removing the "below membership" level?

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Hi Scott,

We do have a membership level set-up below our first benefits level (simply called “Donor” for us, then the other levels have their level name/amount).

All individuals who give below our first membership level get this “level” in their record and we do track how they move over time.  We do find that some of the people who give several round up donations with their orders throughout the year eventually reach our base membership level.

We’ve never tried removing this but for us I think it would cause a problem as many people have it assigned and we’d have to change some of our campaign/gift entry structures if we removed this level.

Laurel

From: Tessitura Development Forum [mailto:forums-development@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Scott Podraza
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:55 AM
To: lskehen@calperformances.org
Subject: [Tessitura Development Forum] Membership Best Practice Question

Hello Tessitura hivemind!

I have a question for organizations who use Memberships for donor contributions (i.e. not literal memberships, like museums). Do you have a membership level below your first donor level, or does your structure start at your first level? I ask because I'm struggling with the affect of microdonations renewal schedules. 

Thoughts? Does anyone forsee/Has anyone had an issue with removing the "below membership" level?

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