Invite members to set up a Direct Debit mandate

Encouraging your members to pay fees by Direct Debit will greatly reduce your admin and usually results in higher member retention as payments are collected automatically.

Setting up a Direct Debit only adds a payment method for future use. The person will only be charged straight away if they have outstanding invoices.

Invite a person

Go to the person's contact record
Scroll down to find the + Add Direct Debit mandate link
If the person already has a mandate look for the Payment methods box, click the + icon and choose Direct Debit mandate
Of the two options available choose Send invitation

The email invitation sent to the person will look like this:

Invite an organisation

The process for inviting an organisation is very similar.

Go to the organisation contact record
Scroll down and click Add Direct Debit mandate
Choose Send invitation

Note: The email invitation will be sent to the designated key person to act on behalf of their organisation. You must have at least one person affiliated with the organisation and have them marked as a key person for this option to be available. The person must also have a valid email address on their contact record.

Completing the form

Once a person clicks the link in the email invitation they will be taken to a form like this:

Send a bulk invite

You can invite lots of people at once by using the Broadcasts feature and specially designed tokens.

Create a new broadcast and add your content
Place your cursor where you would like the Direct Debit button to appear
Go to the Token icon in the text editor toolbar
Choose the Direct Debit button
Or, choose the Organisation Direct Debit button if you would like to invite people to act on behalf of their organisation.

The token in your email broadcast will be replaced with a personalised link for each recipient taking them to a personalised version of the form.

Learn more about tokens

Automatic prompts to set up a Direct Debit

Members are automatically prompted to set up a Direct Debit (if they don't already have one) when they login to their My Account area. Members also receive a similar prompt as part of the renewal reminder emails.

Learn more about renewal reminders

What happens next?

Once a Direct Debit mandate has been created, future subscription fees will be taken by Direct Debit and payment for any unpaid invoices will be taken within the next week. For this reason, it is important to ensure that you reconcile any manual payments regularly to avoid duplicate payments.