Member Processing

Awesome! Someone wants to become a member! Hopefully this document will cover most of what you need to either become a member, or help someone become a member.

Steps to become a Member of AHA

For the new Member of All Hands Active

1. Fill out the Liability Waiver
   1. Submit this form to the Member Processing bin behind the front desk at The Shop
2. Fill out the first page of the Membership Form
   1. Submit this form to the Member Processing bin behind the front desk at The Shop
3. Pay your dues (This can be pro-rated, ie: If you pay in the middle of the month, only pay half the amount)
   1. You can by by cash, check, or credit card at The Shop during our normal business hours
   2. You can pay online at http://www.allhandsactive.com/ via the front page

For the person who is assisting this process

1. Add new member information to the AHA Members document
2. Add member to the AHA Members Mailing List
3. Send new member the appropriate Welcome Email, choose wisely!
4. Assign the member a locker! Make sure they put a name on it ASAP.

Steps to become a 24/7 Access Member of AHA

For the new 24/7 Access member

1. Become a Member (see above) if you have not already
2. Fill out the 24/7 Access Form (Second page of Membership Form)
   1. Find two existing members to vouch / sign off for you on the 24/7 access form
   2. Submit this form along with a $20 Key Deposit to the Member Processing bin behind the front desk at The Shop
3. A Physical Door Key and one RFID Tag will be assigned to the New Member. This could take up to one week.
4. Review the general Membership Document
5. Review these basic requirements with an existing member
6. Enjoy 24/7 Access!

For the person who is assisting this process

1. Make sure we have received a deposit
2. Make sure that the 24/7 Access form has been submitted
3. Update Key & RFID Tag # / Code in the the AHA Members document
4. If necessary, send the member an updated Welcome Email
5. Give the member the Key & RFID Tag
6. Review the general Membership Document with the new member
7. Walk through the space with the new 24/7 Access Member, make sure they are familiar with:
   1. Closing operations
   2. How to verify members
   3. Ensuring safety throughout space, tools, etc.
8. Shoot an email to the AHA Members group introducing this member!

Monthly Processing of Members

1. List of things that should be done once a month for members
   1. If they have paid:
      1. Document their payment in the AHA Members Doc, and subsequently in Quickbooks Pro
      2. Add the appropriate amount of hours to their Smartlaunch Account
   2. if they have not paid
      1. By the 7th - Please send them this message, and cc board@allhandsactive.com
      2. By the 10th - Please send them this message, and cc board@allhandsactive.com
      3. By the 15th - Please send them this message, and cc board@allhandsactive.com
      4. By the 29th - Please send them this message, and cc board@allhandsactive.com

Other helpful information

1. Door Keys: We typically make key copies from Vogels Ann Arbor.
2. RFID Tags: http://www.robotshop.com/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Phi-41&lang=en-US
   1. These need to be entered into the RFID Lock when they arrive
   2. Upon giving each RFID tag a number, that number should be LASER (100% speed, 10% power @ 15mA) or CNC etched onto the Tag itself
3. RFID Lock Information: [1]

24/7 Access Members: Past Due Notices

Unpaid by the 7th Notice

Hello <insert member name>

I hope everything is going well. This is just a friendly reminder that <insert month> membership dues are due, in order to put the "do" in "Do it yourself, hack, make, and play." Please use your favorite payment method (below) to pay by <insert month> 10. We love giving you awesome stuff in return, like <insert latest greatest thing / upcoming thing at aha>

Details:

1) Full membership: $50 if you are not a student / starving hacker, $20 if you are. We have subscription and payment buttons set up on the right-hand sidebar on our site over here: [2]

2) You can remit support to us with the Paypal on the link above, or do so with checks or cash into the AHA locker with a slot cut into it. Please, please, please label the envelope if you put monies into that slot. I appreciate getting cash in there, but when it is unlabeled I have no way to know what it was given for. Upon doing so, please shoot an email to khevnashah@gmail.com

3) Email the AHA directors at board@allhandsactive.com if you need to pay dues later than <insert month> 10.

- Your AHA Treasurer

Unpaid by the 10th - No Communication

Hello <insert member name>

We haven't heard from you yet, and would love a response! If you intend to pay your dues but are unable to do so at the moment, please simply let us know when you think you will be able to. Here are a couple ways you can make payments to AHA:

1) Full membership: $50 if you are not a student / starving hacker, $20 if you are. We have subscription and payment buttons set up on the right-hand sidebar on our site over here: [3]

2) You can remit support to us with the Paypal on the link above, or do so with checks, cash, or credit card with the AHA Staff, or put cash/check into the AHA locker with a slot cut into it. Please, please, please label the envelope if you put monies into that slot. I appreciate getting cash in there, but when it is unlabeled I have no way to know what it was given for. Upon doing so, please shoot an email to khevnashah@gmail.com

If you do intend to cease your membership with All Hands Active, please let us know so we can start that procedure.

If we don't hear from you in the next few days, we will pause your 24/7 access and follow up with another email.

We are happy to try and work with you and ways to maintain your membership, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to keep you on board.

Thanks for your support, we look forward to hearing back from you!

Unpaid by the 15th - No Communication

Hello <insert member name>

We haven't heard from you yet, and would love a response! If you intend to pay your dues but are unable to do so at the moment, please simply let us know when you think you will be able to. Here are a couple ways you can make payments to AHA:

1) Full membership: $50 if you are not a student / starving hacker, $20 if you are. We have subscription and payment buttons set up on the right-hand sidebar on our site over here: [4]

2) You can remit support to us with the Paypal on the link above, or do so with checks, cash, or credit card with the AHA Staff, or put cash/check into the AHA locker with a slot cut into it. Please, please, please label the envelope if you put monies into that slot. I appreciate getting cash in there, but when it is unlabeled I have no way to know what it was given for. Upon doing so, please shoot an email to khevnashah@gmail.com

At this point in time, your door access has been paused. If we don't hear from you within the next two weeks, any items in your locker may be placed in purgatory.

If you do intend to cease your membership with All Hands Active, please let us know so we can start that procedure.

We are happy to try and work with you and ways to maintain your membership, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to keep you on board.

Thanks for your support, we look forward to hearing back from you!

Unpaid by the 29th - No Communication

Hello <insert member name>

We haven't heard from you yet, and would love a response! If you intend to pay your dues but are unable to do so at the moment, please simply let us know when you think you will be able to. Here are a couple ways you can make payments to AHA:

1) Full membership: $50 if you are not a student / starving hacker, $20 if you are. We have subscription and payment buttons set up on the right-hand sidebar on our site over here: [5]

2) You can remit support to us with the Paypal on the link above, or do so with checks, cash, or credit card with the AHA Staff, or put cash/check into the AHA locker with a slot cut into it. Please, please, please label the envelope if you put monies into that slot. I appreciate getting cash in there, but when it is unlabeled I have no way to know what it was given for. Upon doing so, please shoot an email to khevnashah@gmail.com

If you do intend to cease your membership with All Hands Active, please let us know so we can start that procedure.

At this point in time, your door access has been paused, and the items from your locker (if any) are being placed in purgatory. Please return your door key and RFID Tag as soon as possible.

As always, we are happy to try and work with you and ways to maintain your membership, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to keep you on board.

Thanks for your support,