If you wish to avoid registering with PayPal, there are some points to consider.
PayPal uses the word “Subscribe” to mean ‘set up a subscription which will be “automatically” renewable by PayPal, however you wish to pay now.‘
If you do have a PayPal account, you can cancel “Automatic renewal” when you wish to, using their “autopay” “pre-approved payments” settings.
When we use the “Subscribe” button with PayPal, they provide the option of so called “automatic payments”, that is an annual repeat subscription on the same date. To do this they need to use a registered PayPal account.
If someone accidentally pays twice in error, the Treasurer will spot the anomaly in the accounts and is able to refund it. If using a registered PayPal login, your payments are all listed if you log into your account. Alternatively you could be reassured by using online banking to check your bank account, and if you decide to give up on PayPal, you could make an online payment by Band Giro Credit (BGC details below) and then email membership@nnns.org.uk with your address, etc once the payment has been made – noting any reference you have used to help the Treasurer identify your payment.
Use a reference such as your name and a number, for example JF2014, and let us know it by letter to the Treasurer or email to membership@nnns.org.uk
The Membership Secretary is notified by email very soon after PayPal receives a payment, and responds to this soon after. Firstly by adding Name, email-address, postal address and any telephone numbers to our mailing lists. Secondly if the payment is from a new member or is a gift to a new member, the Secretary welcomes the new member and forwards the details to our Publications Manager, who sends a “welcome pack”.
If you use online banking you could set up a Standing Order with your bank to maintain your membership up to date. If you do this, please tell us how we can recognise your payment – for example a reference number.
Our bank account is in the name Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists’ Society Barclays Bank plc, St Stephens Branch, 5/7 Red Lion Street, Norwich NR1 3QH Bank Account No, 60662860: Sort Code, 20-62-53
For international payments to our Barclays account use SWIFT or Business identifier (BIC) code: BUKBGB22 or International Bank Account Number (IBAN): GB73 BUKB 2062 5360 6628 60
Gift Aid can be a boost to a charity’s income, if they can claim back the basic rate tax already paid on donations by donors, which currently means we could claim back 25p from the government for every £1 donated. However, we cannot claim Gift Aid on subscriptions, as our members benefit by receiving goods valued at more than 25% of their subscription. In fact this year and last, the total cost of printing and distributing publications to members is 25% higher than the income from subscriptions! This is explained here on the UK Government website.
