Jerome, Does this mean that every month you need to schedule a new $200/month payment for each member? Or does it do that automatically?
-Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]>wrote: > Our system can schedule in the future, auto-payments to credit cards on > file. This is ideal for plans that just pays, say, $200/mo. > However, they system does not run whatever outstanding balance is on a > client's account. We have to manually enter the amount we want to run on > their card, say, 10 days later. This occurs for plans that not only have a > simple $200/mo plan, but also has other incidentals charged to their > account: lost key replacement, printing, etc. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On May 16, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Got it, thanks! > > The reason I ask is because so many of the community/group/club management > systems I've evaluated in the past do monthly *invoicing* but don't > auto-debit (or if they do, they're pretty terrible at everything else). It > looks like some of the pay gateway options that CiviCRM supports allows for > auto-debit, which is good news. > > We're at the tail end of a migration from our old billing system and it's > one of those things that I wish we'd done a few years ago. Doing it at the > scale of hundreds of members has been one of the most time consuming > processes I've ever been through. Necessary, but ouch. > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Devin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There's core support for about 20, including Google Checkout, PayPal and >> Authorize.net. More here: >> http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC41/Payment+Processors >> >> There is also an extension for Stripe.com, which works nicely and is my >> payment processor of choice. I think a Dwolla extension is in the works. >> >> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:07:22 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >>> Devin, >>> >>> What payment processors does CiviCRM billing integrate with? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Devin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I've used Civi for a lot of things but not for space management. One >>>> day when I have a space... >>>> >>>> To quickly address your CiviCRM questions: one important feature is >>>> that it works inside a Wordpress site. It does membership management and >>>> automated billing, It doesn't do access tracking or resource reservations, >>>> but I think that's what this extension proposes doing. >>>> >>>> CiviCRM isn't a perfect solution for coworking space management right >>>> now but I come from the school of thinking that problems don't get solved >>>> until there's a free/libre/open-source solution - and I'd put my money on >>>> CiviCRM being that solution in the not too distant future. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:43:41 AM UTC-4, Cristina Santamarina wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sam, congratulations for the close release! Your design is really >>>>> nice, and you seem to handle most of what's needed - I am very very >>>>> curious >>>>> to see how you app works! I didn't find the time to watch a demo in GCUC >>>>> but I'd love to try it once it is fully functional - when will I be able >>>>> to >>>>> click buttons and play around :) ? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the mention to Cobot Brendan - it is great to see that >>>>> someone is pointing to us even before I jump in the conversation. Lately I >>>>> hear of a lot of new spaces using Cobot that learned about us through >>>>> users >>>>> comments in the discussion boards or that saw Cobot visiting other >>>>> coworking spaces. Referrals prove us that we are on the right track and >>>>> keep us moving. We send you coblove! >>>>> >>>>> As Adrian said, each space is managed in a very different way - it is >>>>> hard to be a fit for all and that's why I see a reason for all of us to >>>>> exist. Last year there were just three options: Nexudus, Nadine, and >>>>> Cobot. I was looking for software for the coworking space that some >>>>> friends >>>>> were starting and fell in love with Cobot at first sight for the same >>>>> reasons you mentioned - it is smooth and easy to use. I think the main >>>>> reason behind this is that we run a space ourselves and don't >>>>> overcomplicate things with additional features that end up being unused - >>>>> That's why I joined the team, and why everyday I feel so happy and proud >>>>> of >>>>> being part of it and help so many spaces. >>>>> >>>>> Re CiviCRM, I am skeptic about generic CRM and ERP tools being adapted >>>>> to coworking spaces management - after over 6 years working with workspace >>>>> software and having tried many of these generic tools, I have lost my >>>>> faith. Devin have you tried it yourself? What's the added value? I see in >>>>> their list of features that they have an extensive contact profile and >>>>> that >>>>> they can also handle pledges, but they don't seem to handle membership >>>>> plans, access tracking, resources reservations or automated billing - >>>>> which >>>>> are key to coworking software. Being a fit for all when you are a >>>>> tool made for coworking is hard (we have to develop new features every >>>>> week >>>>> to fit the needs of new spaces using Cobot, and sometime we find that >>>>> there's just no way to be a fit) so fitting the different coworking models >>>>> when you're not even a tool made for coworking sound like a *very* hard >>>>> thing. If they can make all this for the 4k$, I guess we will have to try >>>>> yet another coworking management tool. >>>>> >>>>> Hey this was a long answer - we should all meet afk at some point, >>>>> this is a hot topic!! >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, January 21, 2013 11:30:52 PM UTC+1, Jason Saltzman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone. I own and operate a co-working space in Midtown NYC, >>>>>> called AlleyNYC. We are looking for a member management solutions that >>>>>> would integrate with a magnetic door lock mechanism, where we can also >>>>>> manage certain pain points such as conference room allotment etc. I >>>>>> kindly >>>>>> ask for suggestions from any veteran. Racking my brain! 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