How to Collect Dues like a Pro in 2024
Step 1: Invite members in bulk
Instead of manually adding or inviting each of your community members that you need to collect money from, upload your members in bulk to Crowded, perhaps adding the tag “Fall Dues ‘24″.
Uploading your members first allows you to share the dues collection link via email, track who has and hasn’t paid, and let’s you send reminder emails.
Adding contacts in bulk in Crowded is a new feature & very easy to learn. Check out our tutorial on how to upload members with a CSV file.
Step 2: Create the Collect link
To begin, enter the amount you would like each person to pay for dues. If you have different membership tiers, make multiple collection links.
If you would like payers to cover the collection processing fees, click on the checkbox below the amount field.
If you leave this field empty, your collection will be for an open amount. Your payer will choose how much they would like to contribute.
Step 3: Create a collection name
This name will allow you to identify the membership tier or season for dues collection i.e. Fall Dues 2024 or Gold Tier.
Tip: Be sure to choose a clear and descriptive name that will be easily recognizable to your payers.
Step 4: Share your collection link by EMAIL
Either share via email with all of your Crowded contacts, or specifically with your member list that you uploaded if you labeled them with a specific tag. Simply click on the “Tags” tab, and select a tag, and all tagged contacts will get the payment request email.
NOTE: If you’re looking to collect from people who you may not have their email, don’t be shy to copy the link or generate a QR code to share the dues link. Drop the link in a group chat, link it to a website, or put the QR on a poster for high visibility!
Step 5: Remind those who haven't paid
Now that you’ve done the hard part, sit back, relax and watch the payments roll in. You’ll be able to see who has and hasn’t paid from the Collect dashboard.
Don’t waste your time chasing down those people who haven’t paid their dues yet, open the Collect link, and click “Send Reminders” and all members who haven’t paid yet will get a follow up email.
Now enjoy a fully funded Crowded account, and get to planning and implementing the fun activities for the year!
