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

[Charles Oloo]

Hi All.
Nice suggestions and debate, and I totally agree with Evan. I think It is
our prerogative to lead in this field and show what  technology can do,
improving performance and delivery of service. I suppose the ISOC AMS was
configured to meet certain criteria and objective, hence maybe other APIs
are unable to integrate with other APPs as Eduardo Diaz asserted.  As a
developer, I reckon that this can be improved if there necessity beckons.

We in Kenya have been also thinking of better ways to use "tech" ,
especially how our local mobile money MPESA can be integrated for
membership dues. This and Evan's idea is quite valid and I fully support
it. Maybe the AMS administrator / developer could shed more light into
these discussions.

Oharles Oloo








On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:20 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
>
> Em: evan at telly dot org
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> Tw: el56
>
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