[Chapter-delegates] Sync between AMS and Chapter member databases?

[Eduardo Diaz]

We tried to do this in Puerto Rico but could not do it. As far as I know
the ISOC AMS does not have any APIs to interact with the rest of the world.
Isn't this ironic?

Let us know if you find a way (other than doing it manually).

-ed


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> We are in the process of automating the Canada Chapter's membership
> application system using CiviCRM and Paypal, as we will be charging annual
> dues similar to some other chapters.
>
> I would like to know if anyone at other chapters has tried to integrate
> the ISOC AMS with their own local membership database. We would like to
> simplify membership by having a single sign-up page that would enable
> someone to simultaneously obtain an ISOC Member ID and apply for membership
> in our chapter.
>
> Alternately, are we as a chapter empowered to apply for membership on
> behalf of someone else, who has come to the Chapter site but does not yet
> have a global ISOC member ID?
>
> What I would like to avoid is a situation in which we turn away members
> because it's "too much trouble". We need to make it as easy as possible to
> attract members, and the three step process of
>
>    1. Coming to our site to join
>    2. Being diverted to the AMS to create a membership and having to
>    remember the ID
>    3. Coming back to the chapter site and using the new ID to apply for
>    membership with us
>
> is IMO working against our ability to build membership. It is easy to
> complain that people should be able to persist through all those steps, but
> to me it is unacceptable to have barriers to membership that can be
> addressed using available technology.
>
> Any suggestions, and especially experiences from others who have
> encountered this issue, are extremely welcomed.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Evan Leibovitch
> Toronto Canada
>
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