Start a membership program

A membership program lets people join your org at a tier you define, pay their dues by card, and get member prices and members-only events. Each org runs one program, on every plan. On Free, Ovante keeps 5% of card dues; on Pro it keeps nothing.

Before you start

• Paid tiers charge cards through your own Stripe account. Connect Stripe first. Without it, people can still join free tiers, and you can add members yourself.
• Running the program takes the owner or an Admin.

Start the program

1. 1
   In the sidebar, click Memberships, then the Tiers and perks tab.
2. 2
   Under Tiers, click Create your first tier.
3. 3
   Give the tier a Name, pick its Billing and Price, tick its perks, and click Create tier. Add more tiers with New tier.
4. 4
   Under On your org page, turn on Take new members.
5. 5
   Click View tiers at the top of the page. Your org page opens with its tiers drawer up, the way a visitor sees it.

What happens next

• Your org page shows Become a member and Sign in under your name. Become a member opens the tiers drawer, and a card beside your events invites people to join. See The membership card on your org page.
• People sign in with a code and pay on a page of its own. See How members sign in.
• Everyone who joins shows on the Members tab and becomes a contact, with a Membership column on the People list.
• Each event decides its own member rules. See Members-only events and member pricing.

Good to know

• You can't turn on Take new members until the program has a tier.
• Turning Take new members off stops online joining. Current members keep their membership, and you can still add people from Add member on the Members tab.
• The same card holds three more switches: Approve new members (Require approval to join), Email me about new members, and Show hosts what they raise.
• The Members tab counts Active members, New in 30 days, Recurring revenue and Dues, last 12 months.