On 8 February 2013 16:56, John Byrne <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd agree with the comments so far, and I'm really glad to see things are > happening in this area. We really need to move as far as possible to direct > debits, & encourage new members to go straight onto them. That vastly > reduces the hassle for all, & of course means the terminally lazy or > disorganized stay by default rather than go. A DD form should be attached > to all reminders etc. DDs are lovely, standing orders are better than nothing but a pain if DD is available. Alison Wheeler told WMUKv1 of charities who keep small almost-unused accounts alive only because there's a standing order being paid into them - DD is a "pull" rather than "push" protocol, so is easier for the charity all round. - d. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
