| Description |
The ClubExpress Way
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Your Current Way
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| Public Web Site |
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Access using your own domain name(s) |
Yes
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Access without your own domain name |
Yes
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Select look and feel from built-in templates, or use a custom template for a unique look and feel |
Yes
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Create web content without being a programmer |
Yes
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Custom page header designer |
Yes
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Home page designer |
Yes
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Home page content for non-members only, or members only, or everyone |
Yes
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Interactive menu builder for public and members-only menus, including support for submenus and separators |
Yes
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Custom pages |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Custom photo pages |
Yes (Unlimited)
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New member signup through website |
Yes
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Automatically optimized for search engines
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Yes
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| Members Only |
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Login to private web site |
Yes
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Optional "Remember Me" on this computer - automatic login |
Yes
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Individual Profile screens to update member information, including photo and bio |
Yes
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Customizable profile fields |
Yes
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Membership directory with search features |
Yes
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Link to a member's social networking page (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter) |
Yes
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Automatically download info to a local contact manager |
Yes
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Complete transaction and payment history |
Yes
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Complete event history with attendance |
Yes
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For family or business memberships, primary member updates information on secondary and tertiary members |
Yes
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Members control what information to show |
Yes
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Recover lost username and password |
Yes
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| Special Purpose Modules |
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Benefits of Membership |
Yes
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Member Interests and Affiliations |
Yes
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News |
Yes
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Committees (with support for sub-committees) |
Yes
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Donations (with support for multiple funds) |
Yes
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Frequently Asked Questions (tech-library module) |
Yes
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Events Calendar and online registration |
Yes (see below)
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Discussion Forums |
Yes (see below)
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Downloadable Documents |
Yes (see below)
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Surveys / Polls / Voting |
Yes (see below)
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E-Commerce Storefront |
Yes (see below)
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Photo pages index |
Yes
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Chapter Finder for multi-tier clubs |
Yes
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Membership Directory |
Yes
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| Events Calendar |
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Multiple views (grid, month, week, day, filter, etc.) |
Yes
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Event details (description, location, directions, contact) |
Yes
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Automatically download events to your personal calendar |
Yes
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Calendar searching and filtering |
Yes
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Specify and track event capacity |
Yes
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Specify audience (members, non-members, companions) |
Yes
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Specify multi-level pricing and price change after date |
Yes
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Specify online registration options |
Yes
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Define event "rules" and cancellation policy |
Yes
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Configure events to allow partial payments |
Yes
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Event report and photos |
Yes
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Event categories with color coding and legend |
Yes
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Event registration and online payment |
Yes
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Multi-activity events, with individual pricing for each activity |
Yes
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Email event registrants, including sending on a future date |
Yes
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Track attendance |
Yes
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Track minimum annual attendance requirements (for community service clubs) |
Yes
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Event reports, including fees collected and attendees |
Yes
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Export event data to CSV/Excel for local processing |
Yes
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Optional event agreement for all registrants |
Yes
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Optional member cancellations |
Yes
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Event registration specific questions |
Yes
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Recurring Events and powerful event copy functions |
Yes
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Notifications (calendar entries that are not full events) |
Yes
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Major Public Holidays optionally shown on calendar |
Yes
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| Discussion Forums |
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Individual forums for each topic |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Forum categories |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Threaded messages |
Yes
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Email list forums (listservers) |
Yes
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Open or restricted forums
All active members
Member opt in
Moderator defined
Based on an interest group
Based on a committee
Based on a member type
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatically manage membership for forums based on all active members, interest groups, committees and member types! |
Yes |
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Configuration settings to control forum behavior - configure forums to mimic popular listservers |
Yes |
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Forum search to find messages |
Yes
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Define and display forum policies |
Yes
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Manage "special" members (moderators, banned, etc.) |
Yes
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Member handles and signature |
Yes
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Quote previous message in your reply |
Yes
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Private replies to sender (email address is hidden) |
Yes
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Messages can include photos and attachments |
Yes
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Messages can be formatted |
Yes
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Messages may require moderator approval |
Yes
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Individual member preferences for each forum |
Yes
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Admin. tools to edit, move and delete messages |
Yes
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| Documents and Photos |
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Club-defined document categories |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Support for sub-categories (folders) |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Manage document visibility (public, members, committee, admins) |
Yes
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Upload and download club documents |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Optionally allow members to upload documents |
Yes |
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Optionally allow members to rate and comment on documents |
Yes |
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Store photos of events, collectibles, etc. |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Multi-photo uploads |
Yes
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Store & retrieve photos at multiple resolutions |
Yes
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Photo tags and tag management tools |
Yes
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Organize photos onto photo pages |
Yes
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Photo Page index with many display and sorting options |
Yes
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Allow or block download of hi-res images |
Yes
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Link directly to documents from anywhere on your website |
Yes
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| Audio / Video / Flash Support |
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Upload files in any of the following formats:
- SWF (Flash movie)
- FLV (Flash video)
- WMV/WMA/ACI (Windows media)
- MPG / M2V (MPEG video)
- QT / MOV (QuickTime movies)
- MP3 (Audio standard)
- WAV (Windows audio)
- AAC (Apple iTunes audio)
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Embed audio and video files through the editor, almost anywhere on the website |
Yes |
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Embed links to video files stored on external sites (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) so that they play on your website |
Yes |
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| Surveys / Polls / Voting / Elections |
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Define an unlimited number of surveys |
Yes
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Close surveys manually, by date or by responses received |
Yes
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Available to members and non-members |
Yes
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Require / allow anonymous voting; limit members to 1 vote ea. |
Yes
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Define "preamble" and "postamble" pages |
Yes
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Define survey questions across multiple pages |
Yes
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15 different question types, including scale questions |
Yes
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View results at the survey or question level, incl reports/exports |
Yes
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Powerful enough to run board elections and voting! |
Yes
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| E-Commerce Storefront |
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Define any number of products, organized into categories |
Yes
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Products can have variations based on color, size and other criteria |
Yes
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Products can consist of digital content which can be downloaded |
Yes
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Product images, including click to show a larger image |
Yes
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Manage product availability and visibility |
Yes
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Define different pricing for members and non-members |
Yes
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Define "special" pricing |
Yes
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Track inventory of products on-hand
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Yes
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Manage orders and fulfillment, including backorders and partial fulfillment |
Yes
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Control shipping and handling fees and sales tax |
Yes
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Powerful shopping cart |
Yes
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Checkout process, including gift option and alt. addresses |
Yes
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Full integration with the ClubExpress transaction/payment systems |
Yes
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| Club Administration |
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We import the member and non-member databases for you |
Yes
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Multiple membership types (club defined) |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Support for secondary members (attached to a primary but with login privileges) and tertiary members (attached to a primary but cannot login) |
Yes
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Manage fees for secondary/tertiary members |
Yes
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Club-specific questions - expand the database and filter by member type |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Trial memberships |
Yes
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Optional Board Approval for prospective members |
Yes
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Membership renewal schedules |
Yes
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Configure the member signup and renewal wizards |
Yes |
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Membership additional charges |
Yes
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Member joining agreement |
Yes
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Automated renewal notices |
Yes (up to 3)
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Automated member expiration and notice |
Yes
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Process member credits and partial payments |
Yes
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System emails can be customized for each club/assoc. |
Yes
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Separate non-member database (prospects, benefactors, etc.) |
Yes
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Convert/upgrade non-members to members |
Yes
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Manage module visibility (public vs. members) |
Yes
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Manage module name on menus |
Yes
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Multiple levels of security |
Yes (up to 8)
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Specify coordinators for each module or page |
Yes
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Domain names pointing to your site |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Quick Links to jump to specific pages |
Yes (Unlimited)
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Data Export to local Excel or CSV |
Yes
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| Emailing and Communication Tools |
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Send HTML or plain text emails to members, committees, interests, subgroup members, members of a type, members with a pending payment, non-member mailing list, etc. |
Yes
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Email event registrants (all, paid or unpaid) |
Yes
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Support for templates |
Yes
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Track email delivery statistics, bad and bounced email addresses |
Yes
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Send emails immediately or schedule for later delivery |
Yes
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Club-level email accounts |
Yes
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| Multi-tier Organizations (chapters, districts, regions, etc.) |
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Up to three levels of subgroups below the main club |
Yes
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Custom names for "chapter", “district” and “region” |
Yes
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Control individual fees for each member type at each subgroup level, and including secondary/tertiary member fees |
Yes
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Automatically distribute membership and event registration fees to separate bank accounts for each subgroup |
Yes
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Chapter Finder module with many options |
Yes
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Subgroup Administrators see a filtered view for their group only |
Yes
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Subgroup filtering for committees, document folders, discussion forums, events, custom web pages, the non-member database and blast emails |
Yes
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Subgroup filtering for reports and data exports |
Yes
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| Reports (more than 140 built-in reports) |
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Club reports |
Yes
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Chapter, Region and District reports |
Yes
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Event reports |
Yes
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E-Commerce Storefront reports |
Yes
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Member and Contact Information reports |
Yes
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Mailing labels |
Yes
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Financial reports (incl. user and club transactions) |
Yes
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Bank reconciliation reports |
Yes
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Web Site traffic reports |
Yes
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Module reports (Interests, Committees, Donations, Surveys, etc.) |
Yes
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Bad Email and Opt-out Email reports |
Yes
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Non-member Database reports |
Yes
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Output reports to PDF, HTML, Word or Excel |
Yes
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Download, save and forward reports |
Yes
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Report filtering on various criteria |
Yes
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| QuickBooks Export |
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Export transactions, payments, creditt, fees, and "customers" |
Yes
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Control which QuickBooks accounts are used |
Yes
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Control date range and view export history |
Yes
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| Logistics Features |
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Members join the club online (or at an event or by mail) |
Yes
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Renewal notices by email or letter |
Yes
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Fully automated expirations |
Yes
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Signups and renewals by credit card or check |
Yes
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Automated deposits into your bank account |
Yes
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Automated fee payment from your account |
Yes
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Optional printing & mailing services (newsletters, membership cards, etc.) |
Yes
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| Security Features |
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High security data center with multiple firewalls |
Yes
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One-way encrypted passwords |
Yes
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Encrypted credit card and bank information |
Yes
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SSL for all member pages |
Yes
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| Ownership and Privacy |
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You own and control your data at all times |
Yes
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No advertising |
Yes
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No selling/trading of user names/email addresses |
Yes
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We will never contact your members except for an official club purpose |
Yes
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| Other Features |
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Comprehensive documentation for club administrators and users |
Yes
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On-line help system and technical library of tips and techniques |
Yes
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Free 60-day trial for board members |
Yes
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Straightforward pricing based on your membership. (You don't need a math degree to work out what ClubExpress costs!) |
Yes
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