[support] Reasons for zeroed dues memberships - help

[Beth Hynes]

Title: Reasons for zeroed dues memberships - help

Hello ebase people,

I need help with a question of counting and accounting. I know this topic has been discussed a while ago and I have looked in the archives but couldn’t locate it.

We have people who only want to give once a year at a substantial level. We need to show them as members and as contributors. I have been recording a payment of $0 dues donation with the post date of their contribution—so they get counted as a current member and a contributor.

Now the board wants to change to recording the first $25 of every donation as dues and everything else into the contribution pot. I remember on this list people saying that was a bad idea, but I don’t remember why! (other than breaking my poor head with having to remember to do things rather than just plugging data into its place.)

Any help with any facet of this is much appreciated!

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Beth Hynes
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
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