Professional & Social Networking
Community Features
Sharing a passion, hobby, lifestyle, goal, etc. with friends can be enjoyable. Creating a community around the idea is fantastic. YourMembership.com gives you the tools you need to create and enliven your own private online community. In addition to social or professional networking opportunities, your members will experience (and enjoy) instant chat features, group pages, quizzes, blogs, forums, Now! micro-blogging (a quick way to disseminate information) and so much more. Plus YourMembership.com provides a Refer a Friend feature so that your members can become your best marketers and spread the news about your site.
Comprehensive Community Features:
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Member Registration
- Auto-approval via directory matching, email verification or custom code
- Multiple member type registration
- Duplicate detection system with conversion
- Lost password reset option
- Membership dues payment
- Recurring payment options
- Username and personalized URL management
Membership & Dues
- Maintain personal, professional contact information
- Select from multiple membership dues levels
- Upgrade your membership level
- Pay dues online via credit card or "bill me" options
- View payment transaction history
- Manage recurring dues payment options
- Maintain your master/sub-account memberships
Member Profiles
- Maintain personal and professional information
- Supply extended biographical information
- Manage your external social/professional networks
- Select profile field visibility by other members
- Maintain categorized friends/family/colleague connection lists
- Use name formats for "company name" or nick/screen name
- Maintain multiple personal blogs with audio/video sharing
- Manage group/community/member blog subscriptions
- Post and update online résumé/CV
- Manage your career postings
- Manage your personal preferences and alerts
- Upload to your personal photo albums
- Create an affinity email address
Professional & Social Networking
- See fellow members that are "Online Now"
- Chat in real-time with other members
- Share and browse external social/professional networking profiles
- Manage your connections
- Email members and connections
- Send and receive messages from members and groups
- Create and manage message center folders
- Manage received messages and attachments
- Engage others via Tell-a-Friend system
- Add/allow comments to photo galleries
- Collaborate with others via blogs, wikis, groups and more
Community Groups & Chapters
- Browse available groups
- Select groups you would like to join
- Access group homepages
- Browse group member profiles
- Request access to private groups
- Become a group administrator
- View private group content, wikis and file libraries
- View, post, tag and subscribe to group blogs
- View, post and tag photos in group galleries
- Register for group-specific events
- Send messages to group members
Member Directory Search
- Search by name, location, groups, profession, employer and custom data
- Search members and non-members
- Invite members to your connection lists
- Quick-link to member profiles
- View maps of member addresses
- Email and message members directly from the site
- Cross-reference on maiden names (if applicable)
Calendar & Events
- Register for events online
- Purchase event tickets and items via credit card or invoice
- View event registration attendee lists and comments
- Read comprehensive event information and details
- View event-specific photo galleries
- Receive email registration confirmation
- Receive reminder emails for registered events
- View and print event location map
- Read RSS event feeds
- Add events to Microsoft Outlook
- Send event Tell-a-Friend alerts
Blogs & Forums
- Browse blogs and forums
- Search by tags and blog content
- Post to open blogs
- Add comments to specific blog posts
- Embed video and audio within posts
- Attach files and documents
- Subscribe to blogs and comments
- Receive email notification of new posts and comments
Wiki & Collaboration
- Edit wiki-enabled pages and content
- View previous versions of, and notes on, wiki-enabled content
- Upload and embed rich media file types including audio, video, presentations, etc.
- Collaborate on group or community files posted within the file library
- Upload documents to a group or community file library
News & Announcements
- Browse blog-style news releases
- View categorized news releases
- Post and view comments on news items
- Subscribe to RSS news feeds
- Add social bookmarks to news items
Donations & Fundraising
- View campaign details
- Donate via credit card or pledge
- Choose one-time or recurring donations
- Receive email receipts of donations
- Participate in online fundraising campaigns
- Send Tell-a-Friend alerts to increase online giving
Online Store & eCommerce
- Browse the store by category
- View featured products
- Buy downloadable products in real-time
- Select product attributes like color, size, quantity, etc.
- Receive specific pricing based on your membership level
- Redeem coupons for online purchases
- Select from secure credit card or offline payment options
- Purchase via multi-currency shopping cart system
- Choose from a variety of shipping methods
- Receive email order and shipping confirmation
- View past order history within your profile
- Subscribe to RSS store feeds
Career & Volunteer Center
- Browse career categories
- Search and view available career openings
- Apply directly online for openings
- Post and manage your career opportunities
- View and export applicant information and résumés/CVs
- Search the résumé/CV database of available candidates
- Subscribe to receive email notifications of new openings
- Subscribe to RSS career feeds
Staff & Administration Directory
- View staff profiles
- Read bios and view photos
- Email staff via site
- Connect via online contact form
Lost Member Directory
- Search/browse lost member directory
- View lost member notes and comments
- Contact organization with lost member information
Interactive Surveys, Voting & Quizzes
- Provide active feedback
- View optional live graphical results
- Participate in optional/required surveys
- Cast your vote and see real-time results
- Take online quizzes and see your score
