Some capabilities included are Member Administration, Category Management, Leadership team definition, Mailing list, Resources, etc.
The application can be customized by choosing from many different templates that are available.
After initial setup, most day-to-day management tasks are automated, including signing sheets and membership directory creation, which are updated as the member list changes.
Member profiles are maintained by each user, and can be changed as many times as needed.
Speaker's rotation is easy to manage and maintain, allowing any member on the leadership team to make changes or accommodate dates and roles.
Creating users is a breeze, just add basic information about them. A new member will receive an email with logon information.
A member on the membership list can be contacted by email through the mailing list component, individually or to the whole membership, making it easy to pass news or information among the members.
Category management is simple as well. Type them all, taken and desired, and immediately you will create your "Most Wanted Category List" for all the visitors to know. You can add, delete or change categories' details, etc.
You can also create a subs list, with contact information of people that is willing to sub for you if you need it.
All these capabilities are conveniently located on a private, password-protected area, only accesible to members with active accounts.
The front end is directed to promote the Chapter to prospect members and visitors.
The information stored on the database is shown in sections like Members (membership list with contact information and link to their websites), "Most Wanted" list of categories the group is looking to add, the Leadership Team, and Meeting Location.
Finally a convenient Contact form that forwards request to the Secretary of the group is provided, should a visitor want to get in touch with the group and a link to Maryland's BNI website, where you can find more useful information.
This product has been developed from inside out, being our company member of BNI for a number of years and having hold most of the roles on the leadership team. We have also paid special attention to simplicity and usability. Still, should support be needed, we offer technical support through our support ticket center.
And since improvement is our goal, we are open to suggestions about new features to be developed.
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