Managing Your Chapter with Technology Presented by Jill Feinberg & Laurence Rosoff Mid-Atlantic CHS

Benefits of Technology Using today’s technology will: Increase your productivity Ease Chapter administration Improve CHS communications

Today’s Agenda PayPal Evite Technology Protocols Member Database Chapter Websites Best Practice Sharing

What is PayPal? An eBay company PayPal lets any business or consumer with an address to securely, conveniently, and cost-effectively send and receive payments online. Ideally suited for groups currently under served by traditional payment mechanisms

Opening a Chapter PayPal Account Easy and quick –Requirements: Chapter Address & Chapter Bank Account –Choose PayPal Business Account –Complete the simple 2-page registration form

Using PayPal Market PayPal –Flyer –Add button to website –Evite Members must open own PayPal personal account –Credit card –Bank Account information VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover, or a bank account

Using PayPal Member sends money to Chapter address Member must use comments section for: –Name –Contact number –Event they are attending PayPal s confirmations to both the sender and receiver. Chapter can either keep a balance in their PayPal account or transfer it to the Chapter bank account.

Foreign Currency PayPal currently supports payments in U.S. Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros, Canadian Dollars, and Yen. PayPal can convert currencies for cross border transactions.

PayPal Costs

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What is Evite? Owned by Ticketmaster An online invitation system –Send invitations –Track responses –Provide a map –Send reminders –Collect payment (through PayPal) Over 2 million users each month

Establishing an Evite Account Requirements: –Chapter Address

Creating Your Evite Event 5 Steps to Creating an Evite Event –Event details Name Location Message to guests Date and time Guest list

Creating Your Evite Event Design options –Choose a design or build your own –Add an image or photo –Add music or sound effects Poll guests –Ask questions and get a response

Creating Your Evite Event What to bring –Check list of items –Payment through PayPal Guest list and privacy –Guest list options –Delayed sending –Reminders for events

Creating Your Evite Event My address book –Imports contacts from:  Outlookand Outlook Express  Palm Desktop  Eudora  Yahoo Mail  Excite Mail  Lycos/Mail City

Mock Evite

Other Features Synching your calendar –Evite will synch with the following applications  Microsoft Outlook  Palm Pilot Sharing pictures –Evite can create photo albums that can be shared with any or all contacts

Technology Protocols marketing –Hard copy v. electronic –Naming protocol –Suppressing names (bcc) Targeted marketing –Chapter listserv –“Friends of the family” listserv –Other, based on preference

Member Database through SHA database for your region –Encourage members to update their profiles on line –Chapter or national dues present a perfect opportunity

Chapter Websites /

Best Practice Cornell Entrepreneurship Network Register Pay on line Make nametags Track the rsvp’s

Questions and Best Practice Sharing