Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of paymentpolicy

Timestamp:

Jul 28, 2011, 4:05:31 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Hilary Goldstein

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paymentpolicy

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 === Payment Plans === 
-For members unable to pay their full balance payment schedules may be coordination with the Membership Associate, which is typically a monthly minimum. For example, this might be the annual dues amount divided by 12 for a monthly payment. If a member fails to make a timely monthly payment, that member is no longer eligible to follow a payment plan and must pay their dues in full as per the payment status schedule.
+For members unable to pay their full balance, payment schedules may be coordinated with the Membership Associate.  A payment plan typically requires a monthly minimum. For example, this might be the annual dues amount divided by 12 for a monthly payment. If a member fails to make a timely monthly payment, that member is no longer eligible to follow a payment plan and must pay their dues in full as per the payment status schedule.
 
 Additionally, members that are unable to pay their yearly dues in full can apply for a reduced rate by contacting the Member Associate. We recognize that this may be especially necessary for members that have fallen years behind.
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 First of all we want to thank you for your support of MF/PL these past 6 years. We have grown from a few dozen members to a vibrant network of over 500 individuals, activists and organizations that are grassroots-based, national, and international in scope. This incredible growth only confirms the need for the kind of politically progressive internet infrastructure that MF/PL provides. We are continuing to develop new ways to serve and engage our members. Our first annual Membership Meeting is coming up this Fall. We sincerely hope you all can join us. For more information on the meeting, http://mayfirst.org
 
-Our growth has not come without costs. As our community has increased, so has its demand for services. To meet these demands, we have been making critical investments in hardware and equipment, technological upgrades, software applications, enhanced security measures, and more. Membership dues are critical for these efforts because we pool our collective resources for the benefit of our entire membership. Our dues have always been low to ensure that these services can be made as broadly available as possible. This means that every member's contribution counts.  
+Our growth has not come without costs. As our community has increased, so has its demand for services. To meet these growing demands, we have been making critical investments in hardware and equipment, technological upgrades, software applications, enhanced security measures, and more. Membership dues are critical for these efforts because we pool our collective resources for the benefit of our entire membership. We have always keep these dues at low cost to ensure that these services can be made as broadly available as possible. This means that every member's contribution counts.  
 
-In the past we have been generally lenient with regards to dues collections. The Leadership Committee of this organization has discussed and decided that to fulfill our commitment to our collective community and to our core political principles - particularly that the incurred costs are shared by all - we as leaders must hold individual members accountable for their dues payments. If you regularly pay your annual dues, then nothing will change. For members that have fallen behind in their payments, we will be contacting you to settle your dues within 90 days before your website and data is removed from our servers.
+In the past we have been generally lenient with regards to dues collections. The Leadership Committee of this organization has discussed and decided that to fulfill our commitment to our collective community and to our core political principles - particularly that the incurred costs are shared by all - we as leaders must hold each member accountable for their dues payments. If you regularly pay your annual dues, then nothing will change. For members that have fallen behind in their payments, we will be contacting you to settle your dues within 90 days before your website and data is removed from our servers.
 
 As usual, the billing contact for your membership account will receive automated messages according to a simple payment status schedule. The major change to our approach to collecting annual dues is that they must be paid within 90 days of expiry to maintain active membership status and to keep your website up.