Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced the launch of a membership subscriptions management service for scholarly and professional societies, institutions and associations. These services are available to those who wish to outsource the day-to-day administration and financial handling of their members’ subscriptions, especially for individuals, tasks which many volunteer societies find increasingly difficult to manage.
The tiered service can be adapted to meet specific society requirements and can save societies time and money. On offer are two levels of service - which can be customised -to help increase and sustain memberships. Maney can also enable members’ access to the online version of a Maney-published journal, as well as coordinate the despatch of printed copies.
The publisher already handles the subscriptions of individual members of a series of societies, such as the American Name Society, the International Society of Hematology, and the Society for Medieval Archaeology. Offering a self-service subscription module, Maney has the ability to handle credit cards and direct debits (and in the UK, collect information for Gift Aid for societies that are also charities).
Maney’s experienced and dedicated team will relieve societies of onerous and time-consuming work, including the need to supply mailing data or deal with subscription agents. Full financial reporting can be defined according to a society’s needs.
