Altru Ideas

We were so excited to use the new add-on feature. 

We experimented with it in a few ways this year, and loved it!:

• Now members pay for plastic membership cards, and we use add-ons to sell them
• Now members can add an adult, making our membership levels more flexible than ever. We use Add-on Adults to sell these
• Over the holidays, we gave the option to upgrade a gift membership to include wrapping and an ornament. We sold this as an add-on

HOWEVER, now we are running into issues.

Because add-ons never expire, the membership export file creates major issues. The Add-ons column in the membership card export file currently lists every single add-on purchased ever The export file's purpose is to inform and thank a member about their most recent membership purchase, and it is misleading to show them that a membership card was purchased, when really it was purchased 2 years ago.

It is also incredibly problematic, as we use the export file for fulfillment (we sort membership card process by whether a member has purchased a membership card add-on this term, so that we can print their letter on a membership card letterhead). 

What should happen:

• Add-ons, when added to a membership program, should have the option to expire with the membership term. 
• Add-ons should only appear in the membership card export file if they were purchased in a transaction connected with the membership in the export file
• In a 2 year-term membership, the add-on price should automatically adjust to the term