Finance issues are a key challenge for membership organisations. So we have provided a dedicated space on the website that pulls together all related content.

The Memberwise Network is the UK’s leading community for those working in membership. Because of this, we create fantastic best practice guidance. We love helping you do your job well. We run conferences and events in London every year to do just that. Join the Network and you can access all our resources. You can also join our online community, Connect. This will give you the opportunity to meet other membership finance professionals and share your questions and ideas. Our commitment is to increase your efficiency as well as enhancing your value proposition. We will help you improve your membership retention and engagement rates. Best practice content is generated by the community so it is timely, current, targeted and robust.

So what makes the Network different? Our members tell us it is because we have created a thriving community. A community that is fully inclusive. We include membership professionals, sector experts, influencers, thought leaders and providers. Although we take our work seriously, we know how to have fun at the same time! We support over 6,500 individuals working in over 2,500 organisations. Many of which are membership finance roles.

8 Strategies Professional Membership Organisations Should Consider to Recoup Event Revenue Through the Pandemic

2021-01-12T12:43:47+00:00Monday, 6 April, 2020|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|Tags: |

By Guest Blogger: Kim Smith, Marketing Executive Protech The COVID-19 pandemic is very likely to be having an impact on most, if not all business operability. In these uncertain times, a vital consideration for professional membership and awarding organisations is how can they continue to operate when often the main source of revenue is obtained [...]

3 Tips For Increasing Non-Subscription Revenues Through eLearning Sponsorship

2020-02-18T13:30:06+00:00Wednesday, 31 July, 2019|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

By Guest Blogger: Carsten Pleiser, Business Development UK Blue Sky eLearn According to Memberwise Research, increasing non-subscription revenues is the seventh most crucial goal for UK associations & membership bodies. Non-subscription revenues have the potential to de-risk subscription revenues, which many membership bodies heavily rely upon, according to Memberwise. Speaking about different revenue channels, it [...]

Our Membership Priorities & Avoiding Magic Money Trees

2020-02-07T09:44:03+00:00Sunday, 28 July, 2019|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Finance, Membership Strategy, MemberWise, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , |

We're now midway through the year and it feels right to revisit the Membership & Association Sector's 7 Key Priorities identified at the start of the year. These key priories were established via the statistically significant findings contained in the Digital Excellence 2019 Survey Summary Report (free to download via our online professional community, MemberWise [...]

HMRC List 3: Potential Tax Relief of Up to 40% for Your Members

2020-02-07T09:47:58+00:00Thursday, 27 June, 2019|Categories: Membership Finance, Membership Strategy, MemberWise|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this article we provide a guidance not on how professional membership bodies can enable members to gain up to 40% off their annual membership subscription fee via tax relief approval (via inclusion on the HMRC List 3). In real terms you could provide your members with this discount (indirectly via inclusion), however continue [...]

10 tips for membership renewals

2020-02-18T13:50:45+00:00Friday, 1 March, 2019|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

By Guest Blogger: Ross Poulton, CRM Consultant Upbeat by Professional Advantage Subscription payments are the lifeblood of any membership organisation. Do you have a streamlined end-of-year renewal process? Read on for our top 10 tips for a smooth renewal cycle. 1. What value are you providing, and how much are your members paying? It might [...]

How moving membership renewal online makes membership management easy

2021-12-17T15:08:41+00:00Tuesday, 5 June, 2018|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

By Guest Blogger Laura Button, Marketing Account Manager Spindogs     Digital membership renewal makes life easier for associations and members Membership renewal looms over every club or association on an annual basis. Talk to any membership leader and they’ll tell you they are always looking for new ideas to make the renewal process easier [...]

The True Value of Members to Membership Organisations and Associations

2020-02-07T10:08:39+00:00Thursday, 24 May, 2018|Categories: Member Value, Membership Finance, Membership Strategy, MemberWise|Tags: , , , |

Author: Richard Gott, Membership Sector Thought Leader & Chair, MemberWise Network   The MemberWise Network is focusing on the critical topic of enabling membership organisations and associations to offer improved member value. In this article (2 of 7) I introduce the concept of Member Lifetime Value (MLV) and how it can be used to calculate [...]

4 ways for member organisations to streamline their cash flow

2020-02-19T09:24:34+00:00Monday, 18 December, 2017|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

By Guest Blogger: Paula Downey Jones, Chief Financial Officer SmartDebit   Late payments are a popular topic nowadays, with businesses, politicians and the media discussing its impact. Undeniably, it affects both individual businesses and the country’s economy. A recent survey by Zurich Insurance claimed that SMEs are owed a total of £44.6 billion in late [...]

Optimising Online New Member Acquisition: a shop window, shelves and an open door

2020-02-14T11:39:15+00:00Tuesday, 1 August, 2017|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , , , |

Author: Rich Gott, Founder of the Memberwise Network In this blog article, we investigate why your website is key to improving new member acquisition. Get in the mind of your prospective online members In an increasingly virtual world many prospective new members will find out about your organisation either by searching for and/or visiting your [...]

Charitable Associations & Google AdWords: how to increase your marketing budget by £90,000 per year for free (if eligible)

2020-02-14T11:40:21+00:00Sunday, 28 August, 2016|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , , |

I revisited the Google Ad Grant scheme and was pleased to see it is still in operation. I have gone through the small print and it looks like charitable membership organisations and associations can participate and receive up to £90,000 worth of Google AdWord credits per year (equivalent to $10,000 per month) provided they meet [...]

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