Moving to the 21st Century Department of Florida Membership Training On-Line Reporting AMVETS National has spent millions developing an online membership program Department of Florida and California are not online Commander authorized a test of online membership reporting Congratulations your post was identified for the test Let the training begin! AMVETS National Membership Moving to the 21st Century 9/21/2018

Resources Needed Department of Florida Membership Computer with internet access Log on to amvets.org (National’s Website) Ability to log on to Membership Members who have paid their $35.00 to renew Name New members who have paid their $35.00 Personal information Honorable discharge document Post Credit Card Post membership roster 9/21/2018

Click on the Membership icon Department of Florida Membership RENEW A MEMBER ON LINE Log on to amvets.org Click on the Membership icon 9/21/2018

Click on update Membership Information & Longin Department of Florida Membership Click on update Membership Information & Longin 9/21/2018

Your membership number Enter your membership number in both blocks Department of Florida Membership Caution If you are unable to log in with your membership number contact Harry Neal, Director Membership at National Headquarters. Your membership number Must be Commander 1st Vice Commander or Adjutant 9/21/2018

Getting to the proper input Screen to renew a member Department of Florida Membership Click on My information and check your email address. Correct if wrong. Click on Post/Dept Payment IMPORTANT NOTE If your email address is wrong – the receipt for payment will go to the wrong address and you will have no record of payment 9/21/2018

Let’s renew a group of members From this screen you may retrieve a single member or renew a group of members Let’s renew a group of members Department of Florida Membership If renewing a single member enter data here If renewing multiple members Click Here Click Here 9/21/2018

These blocks show 0 invoice count and $0.00 Invoice amount This list will show all of the Post members that have been invoiced by National Headquarters. Department of Florida Membership NOTE These blocks show 0 invoice count and $0.00 Invoice amount STEP 1 To renew membership simply click on the box to the left of the member’s name STEP 2 Click on recalculate totals 9/21/2018

Department of Florida Membership STEP 3 Enter the Post credit card information NOTE Check the data Invoice Count 2 Invoice Amount $64.66. STEP 4 Click on apply payments NOTE Blocks are checked BE AWARE There are two different amounts shown on this sheet $25.00 for a 2014 member and $39.66 for 2013 members. 9/21/2018

Department Interim Procedures Department of Florida Membership When National accepts your renewal data an email is sent immediately to the person whose number was used to log in. It does NOT automatically go to the Post. Save this document as proof of payment Send copies to Fertie Brand and Bobbie McRoberts Department Interim Procedures Reporting renewal members Must include member I.D. 9/21/2018

ENTER A NEW MEMBER ON LINE Department of Florida Membership ENTER A NEW MEMBER ON LINE Log on to amvets.org Click on the Membership icon Log in using your membership number Click on Dept/Post Join 9/21/2018

Department of Florida Membership Fill in the blocks Bold Blocks are mandatory Date block is month/day/year Double check your spelling Click on Continue Click on Continue 9/21/2018

Date format is: Month/day/Year 3/27/1950 Department of Florida Membership Fill in branch of Service Fill in begin date of service Fill in end date of service Click on Continue Click Drop Down ANG Air National Guard ARNG Army National Guard USA US Army USAAC US Army Air Corps USAF US Air Force USAFR US Air Force Reserve USANG US Air National Guard USAR US Army Reserve USARNG US Army National Guard USCG US Coast Guard USMC US Marine Corps USMCR US Marine Corps Reserve USMMS US Merchant Marine Service USN US Navy USNR US Navy Reserve Date format is: Month/day/Year 3/27/1950 9/21/2018

Department of Florida Membership Select member package Enter post and department Click Add Membership 1 year member dues 2 year member dues 3 year member dues Life member 8 month 2014 member Click Add Membership 9/21/2018

Paying for the new member Return to the login screen Click on Post/Dept Payment Click on Post/Dept Payment 9/21/2018

From this screen you may retrieve a single member or multiple members Department of Florida Membership From this screen you may retrieve a single member or multiple members Click on Retrieve Open Invoices for All Members Department of Florida Membership If renewing a single member enter data here If renewing multiple members Click Here Click Here 9/21/2018

Department Interim Procedures Department of Florida Membership Scroll down and find your new members Click on the box beside their name(s) Record their membership Number for your data base Click on recalculate totals Fill in credit card information Click on apply payments Check your email for your receipt Department Interim Procedures Reporting new members must include Personal info Member I.D. Military info 9/21/2018

Where do we go from here I will furnish a copy of the National Roster Road Map to Success Department of Florida Membership on-line Department of Florida Membership Where do we go from here I will furnish a copy of the National Roster You already have your post roster Compare the two rosters. You are only concerned with 2015 and life members. Don’t get bogged down on any member prior to 2015 Develop a list of anyone that is not on all two rosters making a notation of which rosters they are on Check the Post reporting records to ensure you have backup information on any member on the post list that is not on National Forward a copy of your final list to Bobbie McRoberts, Asst. Membership Processor Let’s work together to get our membership rosters corrected 9/21/2018

Process transfers online HOWEVER - WHAT CAN’T I DO ONLINE? Process transfers online HOWEVER - Command Transfer Member requests a transfer New Post accepts member Accepting Post notifies loosing post Email sent to hneal@amvets.org or staff (sample email) (NY-22 accepts Jim Strand (62355186) as a member. AZ-55’s 1st Vice, Smith, was notified by phone and does not object) Process deceased members National Headquarter is working this issue Delete information (ie. A member that did not pay last year’s dues and wants to pay membership. Choice is to pay last year and new year ($60.66) or pay new year $35.00). If rejoin as a new member, the member will get new membership number and be listed twice. Send email to Harry Neal to delete old membership number. 9/21/2018

Forward a copy of the emails showing the members renewing The Department maintains a data base of all membership. We must do all possible to maintain this data base. When you enter membership online, you must keep the membership processor aware of all entries in the National Membership Database. Forward a copy of the emails showing the members renewing Forward a copy of the emails showing new members joining along with the updated personal and military information that was entered into the National Data Base. Provide copies of Command transfer emails to the Department 9/21/2018

What are your questions? Contact Terry Corson (941) 525-8841 9/21/2018