Creating and configuring your membership form

Easily set up and manage your monthly and annual memberships on Zeffy.

Create your membership form:

• Log into your Zeffy dashboard on a computer. 
• Click on "my forms" in the menu bar on the left. Click on "+ New form" and select the Membership option. 

1) Describe your Membership

• On this same page, add the name of your membership, choose your language, and add a description.

• Click on "Next" in the top right once you're happy with this.

2) Add your Memberships

• On the second page, you'll be able to add your memberships. 
• Name your membership, and add a price and description.
• Add as many different membership types as you want by clicking "+ Add type" in the bottom right.

• Set the membership validity period. You can choose between:
  • No expiration date
  • Monthly membership
  • Yearly membership 
    • Set renewal date either as the payment date or a custom date

• ⚠️ More options:
  • If you click the "Options" below each item for more options.

• • Generate Tax receipts: if part of the membership price is eligible for a tax receipt, you can check the option to generate a tax receipt and set the desired amount.

• • Early bird purchases: if you want to sell some memberships at early bird pricing, you can set a date on which this rate will no longer be available for sale. 

• 🤲 Activate donation:
  
  • Below your memberships, you can activate the option for donors to add a donation to your organization and to generate a receipt for the additional donation.
    Note that if a member adds a donation to their membership purchase and they select automatic renewal, they will be charged the donation amount the following year as well. 
• 🔁 Activate Renewal:
  • Automatic renewal is selected by default on all membership forms. Donors can unselect this option if they wish. 

• ❓ Ask your members custom questions:
  • In the custom questions section, you have the option to ask your members custom questions.

• Click on "Next" in the top right of this page once you're done adding your items and questions.

3) Customize the look of your membership form

• In the third step of your membership form, you can change the color of your form, you can add your logo (1:1 ratio recommended), and add a form banner (16:9 ratio recommended).

• Further down, edit the thank you email that goes out every time somebody purchases a membership on your form!

• At the very bottom of the page, you can check whether or not you want to generate membership cards for your members.

4) Share your membership form

• In the fourth step, you can share the form to your event.
• Under "Form Link," you can copy and paste the URL to the form. 

• You can also share your event by embedding it on your website or by using your unique QR code. For more information on how these options work, consult our documentation here.

4) Advanced Settings

• In your advanced settings:
  
  • Enable paying by cheque for payments above 500$.
  • Add discount codes to your membership form. For more information on discount codes, please consult our documentation here. 
  • Add your email in the notification field so that you can be notified each time somebody makes a purchase on your form.

5) Share your form