How Member Jungle Helps You Give Your Members Instant Gratification

In today's fast-paced world, members expect instant gratification from their clubs and associations. Member Jungle empowers organisations to meet these demands by providing seamless online joining and renewal processes, quick event sign-ups with digital check-ins, and robust self-service options.

Today, we're all accustomed to getting what we want almost instantly. Want to watch a movie? No need to pop down to the shops to rent or buy it; just search for it and stream it in moments. Looking for a new French Press or a pair of pants? Buy them online and get same-day delivery. Want to meet someone? There’s no need to get dressed up and go out to a bar or party; just download an app and start talking to others within minutes.

This isn't to say whether this is good or bad, but simply to state that we've all become very accustomed to instant gratification. This mindset will absolutely be present in your members, too. In a world where we're never more than a moment away from watching, listening to, talking to, or buying anything we want, patience is a dying virtue. Your members are likely to have very little patience and will expect things from you immediately.

They want to join quickly and online, sign up for events online, renew online, and update their details in moments. If you're trying to get your members to interact with your club or association via slow, outdated systems, or, god forbid, manual methods, you'll see a whole lot fewer members joining and staying with your organisation.

I'm serious, the last time I saw someone under 35 handed a piece of paper and a pen, they nearly died of fright. 

 

 

It was honestly terrifying. 

My point is, like it or not, patience is dead; and your members are going to want instant gratification. Thankfully, this is something Member Jungle can help with. So, today let’s have a look at all the ways Member Jungle can help you give your club or association’s members instant gratification and cut down majorly on any and all wait times. 

Instant Member Onboarding: Seamless Online Joining & Renewals

One of the most crucial parts of running any membership organisation is ensuring members can join and renew quickly and easily. The last thing you want is potential members, or even existing ones, getting frustrated by a long, drawn-out process and simply giving up.

This is where Member Jungle streamlines and speeds up the entire process by automating it and making it fully available online. Members can join and renew their memberships from their computer or phone within minutes. This is exactly what you need because, as we've discussed, patience is dying these days, and people are increasingly time-poor. If your sign-up and renewal process isn't simple, quick, and online, many potential members won't stick it out, leaving a lot of growth on the table.

By leveraging Member Jungle’s automated membership up and renewal system, you can make this process extremely quick and easy, maximising your membership numbers.

Quick & Easy Event Sign-ups & Payments 

Another crucial part of running your organisation effectively is making it super easy for members to find out about your events and then sign up for them with ease. Today's members want to quickly search for events, get notified about upcoming ones, and register instantly online.  

This is what Member Jungle allows you to give to your members. With Member Jungle, you can create an event page on your website, post your events, and choose whether they are open to the public, for members only or for roles restricted to certain members. More importantly, it provides the ability for people to register for events and purchase and pay for tickets online, all in moments. This seamless process is key to keeping your members happy and engaged; people want to find an event and buy tickets from their phones while watching Netflix in the lounge. If you're not allowing them to do that, your organisation will struggle. 

But the speed and convenience extend right through your events themselves. Member Jungle also gives you the ability to run quick event check-ins. Administrators can use the built-in scanner on the Member Jungle mobile app to scan attendees' digital tickets or their digital membership cards. This streamlines the entry process for events. No long queues and no marking names off on clipboards; just scan and go. 

For more information about easy event check-ins, read Easy Member Check-In Software For Your Club. 

More Ways Member Jungle Delivers Instant Gratification To Your Members

Beyond just seamless membership and events, there are many other ways Member Jungle helps speed up your members' interactions with your organisation. The truth of the matter is that the average member wants as little interaction with your club or association's website and admin staff as possible. They want to quickly see what events are on, sign up for them, renew their membership, and then get back to enjoying the benefits of their membership. This means maximum time chatting with other members, attending events, receiving discounts, and accessing information, and minimum time spent filling out forms, searching for details, and dealing with administrative tasks.

Member Jungle helps you provide members with this experience of minimum admin and maximum enjoyment in several key ways, beyond what we've already covered.

• Real-time Member Information & Self-Service: Your members can easily update their details at any time. There's no need for them to come into the office or call you just to let you know they've moved or have a new email address. They get instant control over their own profile.
   
• Immediate Communication & Information Access: Your communications with members are also incredibly streamlined. With our email marketing module, automated event and renewal reminder emails, push notifications to the mobile app, text messages, and more. This means they find out crucial information about your organisation with less hassle and digging on their part.
   
• Integrated Online Store: If your club sells merchandise or other items, our online store allows members to make purchases instantly, anytime they want. It even allows for in-person payments without the need for a POS system.
   
• CPD Module: For professional bodies, the CPD module lets members log activities and track progress in real-time, providing immediate updates on their professional development.
   
• Interactive Member Directory: Members can instantly find and connect with others, fostering quick networking opportunities without waiting for admin assistance.
   
• Chatrooms & Instant Messaging: Members can chat to one another in chatrooms. These chats can be for the whole club or association, for smaller interest groups or even limited-time chatrooms for members who are registered to attend a particular event. 

 

All of these features allow you to offer services to your members in a more efficient fashion, consistently delivering the instant gratification they now expect.

More Ways Member Jungle Can Help Your Club Or Association 

That is how Member Jungle can help streamline your operations and provide members with the instant results they crave. 

If you want to know more about the benefits of a digital system in the running of a club or association, have a peek at Modernise Your Club - A Guide to Digital Club Management.

If you want some more general tips about engaging your members and keeping them engaged, then read How Do I Keep My Members Engaged?