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Severity: minor
Audience: small
Fiscal effect: no
Policy question: yes
Reported: no
Link: Compare https://www.now.org/renewnet.html to https://svc.aauw.org/join/mal_renew.cfml
Okay, I know we’re nowhere close to “national dues collection,” but I just renewed my NOW membership (including membership in the local chapter), and I must say it was pretty painless.

1. I got a paper invoice from the national organization
2. There was a web address where I could make my credit card payment
3. There was an explicit option for 2 and 3 year renewals (with *discounts* where our Finance Committee seems reluctant to look at this at all).
4. I entered codes from the paper invoice - which meant I didn’t have to enter *any* address info.

Would it be possible to prototype this with at-large members?

I’ve no idea what this looks like from the chapter side — do they get dues in a timely fashion? what kind of “processing fee” is embedded in this process? But after a couple of years as a branch treasurer, I have to believe that this process is one that we must consider for our future.

Severity: minor
Audience: small
Fiscal effect: no
Policy question: no
Reported: no
Link: http://www.aauw.org/member_center/branches_states/bylaws/1933-2005%20AAUW%20resolutions.pdf

I almost hate to say this, because I’m so thrilled that this document has been posted at all - but the doc could be improved with the judicious insertion of a few page breaks, I think.

Severity: minor
Audience: small
Fiscal effect: yes - if sales are deferred
Policy question: no
Reported: no
Link: http://aauw.tranguard.com
At http://www.aauw.org/member_center/tools/divkit.cfm folks are referred to Shop AAUW for the Diversity Toolkit, but it’s a bit hard to find — it’s under branch resources, not publications.