Wild Apricot: All-in-One
Keeping your website current, enrolling new members, sending out and getting back membership renewals notices and payments, creating and sending emails and newsletters, registering participants for events, tracking income, all take A LOT of time. The Foundation and many Friends groups use Wild Apricot to make our life easier. This is a Wild Apricot website, so if you like what you see and want to know more about how Wild Apricot might be a tool for you, keep reading.
What is Wild Apricot?
Some Friends groups use their current website and integrate the membership and other features while keeping their current website. You have the choice about using all or just some of the features.
Integrated With AffiniPay
AffiniPay is Wild Apricot’s partner for processing credit cards. The fees for using them is the same for PayPal, Stripe, Square, and others. The advantage of AffiniPay is it is integrated into Wild Apricot. If you have any issues, you contact the Wild Apricot support team.
Interested In A 30 Day Free Trial?
Try Wild Apricot for 30 days with no obligation! During the trial, the site will be live with 1 log in administrator email address. This will give you a chance to see behind the scenes. Once you get a paid account then you can have unlimited administrators.
One of the benefits of being a Friends group member of the Florida State Parks Foundation is a volume discount. We can provide a multi-chapter Wild Apricot discount that will save 20-30% in your annual Wild Apricot fees.
INVESTMENT TO GET STARTED
The initial investment of time to create a website from scratch and transfer content from an existing site is 60-100 hours…so there is an investment needed on the front end. Some Friends groups hire someone to do this initial work. Generally that can cost $800-$1,200 depending on how much work is involved. Once the site is setup, it takes 1-4 hours per month to maintain your membership data and website.
Which Friends groups are using Wild Apricot? Click here to see. This is a great place to get ideas for your website!
Wild Apricot Features
Manage Members and Online Database
Escape Excel Hell. Member data lives safely in the cloud so multiple users can access it from anywhere.
Easily search and share your database
Customize membership levels and automate renewals
Database updates in real-time when a new member joins online
Members can update their own info through a member login area
Your data is safe, secure and automatically backed up
Set up a searchable online member directory
Website Management – Website Builder
Build a professional-looking website without any technical experience at all.
Free access to professionally designed themes
Easy to customize and update with a drag-and-drop builder
Instantly create customized individual webpages
Member join area
Member-only area and member directory
News section – Easy to create and post blogs
Event listings
Events
Create events where members and the public can RSVP or pay and register online.
Automatically send reminders to increase attendance
Post a calendar of events on your website
Customize registration forms
Automatically record payments
Track attendance with the mobile app
Online Store
Create an online store to increase awareness and revenue by selling merchandise.
Easily create an online store for selling merchandise
Items can include firewood and ice sold in the park
Automatic email notifications, invoices, and payments
Admins receive automated emails notifying of the sale.
Fulfillment is by giving/sending your customers their products
Email Campaigns
Wild Apricot email system integrates with your database so you can easily communicate from one system.
Track and manage your contacts with saved searches
Automate email confirmations and reminders
Personalize every email automatically
Choose from dozens of email and newsletter templates
Track who is opening and clicking on links in your emails
Online Payments
With Wild Apricot, you’ll have the ability to accept online payments through PayPal or credit cards.
No more chasing members for dues
Automatically recurring payment option for renewals
Automatically updates member profiles and sends invoices
Accept online donations
Easily track income and export to Excel or QuickBooks
Mobile App
Your Wild Apricot website is mobile, making it easier for you to attract and engage members.
Mobile-friendly website
Members can join and pay through their mobile devices
Members can register and pay for events from a mobile device
Access and update your member data on your smartphone
Check-in and register attendees onsite from your smartphone
Knowledge and Best Practices
Robust online resources to learn how to use Wild Apricot
Articles and Guides on how to do ________ with Wild Apricot
Easy to understand instructions and mini-videos
Regular Wild Apricot blogs about Growing Your Membership – Running Events – Recruiting Volunteers – Marketing – Database Management – Leadership – and More
Technical Support via telephone, email and live chat
