Use this free membership agreement template next time you onboard new members to your organization.
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Want a fast and efficient way to onboard new members to your organization? Use this free membership agreement template to make the process faster and more efficient.
A membership agreement is a legally binding contract between an organization and a member. Its format might be a membership agreement form, with details filled in throughout and a signature at the end which binds the member by the terms agreed within.
It outlines the specifics of the membership, including the benefits, the fees, the duration, and other terms and conditions. This legal document helps both parties to understand and agree on their respective obligations and expectations, ensuring they are fully aligned.
Membership agreements serve as a roadmap for the relationship between an organization and its members.
They establish clear expectations and define the terms of membership, such as fees, duration, benefits, and termination procedures.
By doing so, they help prevent potential misunderstandings and disputes, hopefully creating a mutually beneficial relationship between the organization and its members, and setting everyone up for success over time.
The responsibility of managing membership agreements typically falls to the organization inviting new members. This is because they usually use the same membership agreement template to onboard all of their members.
More specifically, membership agreements will involve input from the organization's management or legal teams, depending on the organization's membership model, risk appetite and capacity.
The contents of a membership agreement can vary considerably depending on the nature of the organization and the membership (check out the sample Membership Agreement PDF above to find out more). However, most membership agreements will have the same main components:
The maturity of the organization often determines how it manage its membership agreements. Most organizations still take a manual approach to contract management.
Here's a glimpse into that conventional, manual process:
The initial step involves drafting the agreement. This is usually done by a member of the organization's management team or administrative staff, often with input from legal counsel.
Once the draft is complete, it undergoes a review process. This often involves multiple stakeholders, including management, legal counsel, and sometimes board members. The draft may go through several rounds of revisions before it is finally approved. It's important to get this right, as granting or denying your membership rights you didn't mean to can have serious consequences.
After approval, the agreement is distributed to prospective members, usually via email or a membership portal. The member is then required to read, agree to, and sign the agreement.
Signed agreements are stored for future reference. In a manual system, this might mean physical storage in filing cabinets or digital storage in a disorganized computer directory. Retrieving specific agreements for review or dispute resolution can be difficult and long-winded.
Membership agreements often need to be renewed or updated. This could be due to changes in membership terms, legal regulations, or organizational policies. In a manual system, each agreement must be individually updated and redistributed for signature.
The traditional approach to managing membership agreements, without a robust membership agreement template, can be painful for several reasons:
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Fortunately, membership agreements are among the contracts that can be quickly and easily automated. By using an AI contract collaboration platform like Juro, your business can set up automated contract templates, which enables you to generate membership agreements in seconds using terms pre-approved by legal.
Juro also offers integrations with popular CRM platforms, allowing seamless data transfer from these systems into the contract's smart fields, effectively doing away with manual data entry.
Hit the button in the top right to grab your free Membership Agreement PDF. You can copy/paste this as a the basis for a template you create on your own.
However, you'll still encounter all the manual paperwork problems we discussed above. By automating the management of membership agreements in Juro, organizations can save time, increase accuracy, and focus more on serving their members.
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