Resources
Guides
Practical explanations of how dues work — for members trying to pay them and for the officers, treasurers and administrators who have to collect them.
For members
If you have been asked to pay dues and want to understand what you are paying, how to pay it safely, and what to do when something goes wrong.
What Are Dues?
Dues are recurring payments members make to keep an organization running. What they cover, how they differ from fees and donations, and who sets them.
How to Pay Dues Online
Find your organization's payment channel, pay your dues online safely, and keep a receipt that proves it — including what to do when a payment does not show up.
How Union Members Pay Dues
How union dues are calculated, what payroll check-off means, what happens when you change employer, and what you are entitled to know about the money.
For organizations
If you collect dues for an organization — as a treasurer, secretary, membership officer or administrator — and want the process to be accurate, defensible and survivable at handover.
What Are Dues?
Dues are recurring payments members make to keep an organization running. What they cover, how they differ from fees and donations, and who sets them.
How Organizations Collect Dues
Cash, bank transfer, payroll deduction and online collection compared — what each method costs an organization in fees, effort and reconciliation work.
How to Track Who Has Paid Dues
What a dues record needs to contain, why spreadsheets drift out of sync with the bank, and how to run a reconciliation you can defend at a general meeting.
How to Manage Outstanding Dues
Why members fall behind, how to write reminders that work, when to escalate, and how to handle hardship and write-offs fairly.
Online vs Manual Dues Collection
When manual collection is genuinely fine, when it stops scaling, and what online collection actually costs — including when it is the wrong choice.
How Student Associations Collect Dues
Collecting from a membership that turns over annually — verification against enrolment, session timing, exco handover and records that survive it.
How Professional Associations Collect Membership Dues
Annual renewal cycles, membership grades, CPD requirements and the records a professional body needs to keep its register defensible.
How to Create an Online Dues Payment System
A practical sequence for setting up online dues collection: settle the rules first, choose a channel, prepare the roster, and launch without losing members.
How Alumni Associations Manage Dues
Voluntary dues, lifetime memberships, decaying contact data and chapter structures — what makes alumni collection different from other membership bodies.
How Clubs Can Collect Membership Payments
Small clubs, small amounts, volunteer treasurers — collecting subscriptions, seasonal fees and guest payments without consuming someone's evenings.