Microsoft CRM for Memberships has been designed for all membership-based organisations whose requirements include the maintenance of member details, subscription renewals and communication with their members and prospects. A huge benefit of this membership software is that it sits within Microsoft Outlook, and uses all the features found in the worlds most advanced CRM system. Microsoft CRM for Memberships will benefit a wide range of organisations including, Not-for-Profit Memberships, Charities, Fundraising, Societies, Institutes, professional memberships, business memberships, and recreational memberships.
In the past many membership software solutions have not addressed the classic pain points with turnkey membership databases, some typical pain points that need addressing for new membership systems are detailed below,
Classic Pain Points for Membership Organisations and Associations
Complete lack of integration with ERP & Microsoft Exchange and poor integration with MS Office
Manual and poorly communicated Renewals procedures
Lack of coordinated approach with the web (Event registration, Self-Service functions, online payment etc)
No HTML email functionality
Little or no reporting – no trends on membership retention and pipeline available
High year on year support costs
Technology refresh very rare
Competitors all very inflexible and business processes cannot be set up to reflect the business
No functionality around sales of publications etc – no stock control options
User adoption very poor due to rigid screens and confusing interface
Microsoft CRM for Memberships is a highly configurable, Member, Prospect and Donor database system. The Microsoft CRM for membership’s data is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database. It has a full range of features in the system from Membership management, Subscription renewal processing, event management, BACS processing. For more information go to Microsoft CRM for Memberships.
About Pythagoras
Pythagoras is an experienced Microsoft CRM provider with offices in Maidenhead, London and Manchester. More than 300 CRM and Microsoft CRM customers nationwide have discovered how Pythagoras’s approach adds value to their business. Pythagoras has shown that it understands the requirements of Memberships and Associations with the release of Microsoft CRM for Memberships.
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