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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
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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 email 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 E-mail 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 email address • Member must use comments section for: • Name • Contact number • Event they are attending • PayPal emails 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.
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 Email 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: • Outlook and Outlook Express • Palm Desktop • Eudora • Yahoo Mail • Excite Mail • Lycos/Mail City
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 • Email marketing • Hard copy v. electronic • Naming protocol • Suppressing names (bcc) • Targeted marketing • Chapter listserv • “Friends of the family” listserv • Other, based on preference
Member Databasethrough SHA • Email database for your region • Encourage members to update their profiles on line • Chapter or national dues present a perfect opportunity http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/alumni/update
Chapter Websites www.cornellelite.com www.cornell-norway.org/ www.chscroatia.org www.hospitalitysummit.org
Best PracticeCornell Entrepreneurship Network • www.cen.cornell.edu • Register • Pay on line • Make nametags • Track the rsvp’s