[SSC] Receiving money/bank account stuff

Fri May 6 16:24:47 UTC 2011

Thanks Jennifer. I'll let you know when I've set up the account. The form is
quite long and we'll need to send a Business Plan with it so it might not be
until next week or after by the time we actually get confirmation.

On the subject of bank accounts, we essentially have two options at the Coop
Bank:

Community Directplus:
http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/servlet/Satellite/1196151412581,CFSweb/Page/Business-CommunityBanking?WT.svl=nav3
Cooperatives Directplus:
http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/servlet/Satellite/1196151412591,CFSweb/Page/Business-CommunityBanking?WT.svl=nav3

Both are free, but the latter provides some additional benefits including
preferential loan rates and a business debit card. If we want a Cooperatives
Directplus account we also have to be a member of Cooperatives UK which
would cost us around £70/year. There are various benefits to doing this, but
following a conversation with Joss this morning I think it might be best if
we just go for Community Directplus account in the first instance and
consider upgrading to Cooperatives Directplus later once we have some money
to cover the Cooperatives UK subscription.

Unless anyone has any alternative suggestions, I intend to do this.

My plan is to start work on the application form this weekend. By way of
supporting documentation we need to attach:

Constitution (I have a copy of this)
A letter from the "governing body" authorising us to open this account
A business plan for newly established organisations

We also need at least two (and possibly three - I need to check)
signatories. I'd suggest two people from Lincoln simply for ease of access.
Perhaps Joss and me? If we need three then I'll add Mike.

Again I'll proceed on this basis unless anyone has alternative options.

Cheers,
David.
<http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/servlet/Satellite/1196151412581,CFSweb/Page/Business-CommunityBanking?WT.svl=nav3>

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Jennifer Jones
<jenniferjonesuws at gmail.com>wrote:

> Ok - sounds good. Let me know when you get the bank account set up. We will
> need this to open a paypal/ecomm and therefore create a form which links to
> options to pay. I *think* paypal lets you set up monthly direct debits too..
>
> I agree that those invited should have a fast track route, once the initial
> invitations have been sent out and we can get an idea about interests, then
> we can have a more general form for those who may be interested in joining
> from coming across it on the web/word of mouth/etc
>
> So in sum - once the bank account is ready, we can get the rest of it sent
> up pretty quickly!
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jen
>
> On 6 May 2011, at 10:52, Joss Winn wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 06/05/11 10:31, Jennifer Jones wrote:
> >> Hi both,
> >>
> >> I am happy to help out here - of course.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >>
> >> I think options might have to be the best way forward. There are very
> >> little solutions in terms of an ethical paypal but we could set up
> >> something where if those wishing to bank transfer directly could have
> >> a unique code attached to their membership, just to make it easier to
> >> track within the bank account. At least with paypal there is the
> >> option of personal payments too which by pass the fees (don't allow
> >> for the 'buyer' to put in a reclaim like what happens if something
> >> fails in a transaction.) I think the more choices we do have, the
> >> easier it will be
> >>
> >
> > Whatever is easiest for the SSC and the new member. If PayPal is it,
> > then let's go with it.
> >
> >> Do we ask that people register their interest first on a web form
> >> (direct to a socialsciencecentre.org.uk email address) and then we
> >> contact each one personally at this stage re: payment and other
> >> things? Would that be more suitable?
> >>
> >
> > I've set up join at socialsciencecentre.org.uk and info@ too. The account
> > details are the same as the website email address I sent you. 'hot
> > sauce' with a space. Instructions on connecting are here:
> > http://wiki.gandi.net/en/mail
> >
> > I think that we need a form on the website for anyone wishing to join.
> > For the 75+ people we are initially inviting, it would be nice to have a
> > way for them to immediately sign up and pay, rather than us approving
> > them first.
> >
> > For non-invited people, a two-stage process would be necessary.
> >
> > It could be that the membership form is on the website for anyone but we
> > include a link to the payment method in the invitations we send out and
> > also to approved membership requests.
> >
> > Joss
> >
> >
> >> Best wishes
> >>
> >> Jen
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5 May 2011, at 22:55, Joss Winn wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi David, Jennifer,
> >>>
> >>> I just wanted to ask if I could leave the whole receiving of money
> >>> from SSC members to you both? We agreed at the meeting that we
> >>> would not take money at the same time as someone asked to join, so
> >>> we need some kind of process whereby we can reply to a new member
> >>> and tell them how to pay the SSC each month or annually.
> >>>
> >>> The calculation of their contribution is here:
> >>>
> >>> http://bit.ly/ssccontributions
> >>>
> >>> I want to double check those calculations before we use them, but
> >>> the link will remain the same.
> >>>
> >>> I guess this might involve a few options:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Provide bank details and let them arrange it themselves.
> >>>
> >>> 2. Offer a PayPal (or similar) link. Is there a more ethical
> >>> alternative to PayPal?
> >>>
> >>> 3. Provide them with an address to send a cheque (annual amounts
> >>> only)
> >>>
> >>> 4. Receive cash at meetings (monthly/annually)
> >>>
> >>> What do you think? Should all of this be published on our site
> >>> with relevant links to payment services?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you Joss
> >>>
> >>
> >> Jennifer M Jones: email at jennifermjones.net
> >> http://www.jennifermjones.net @jennifermjones
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> >>
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>
> Jennifer M Jones: email at jennifermjones.net
> http://www.jennifermjones.net
> @jennifermjones
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>
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> http://uwscreative.wordpress.com: @UWSCreative
>
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