The document discusses Portalbuzz, a cloud-based membership management system designed for service organizations. It was created by the CTO of Kiwanis International to simplify administration and communication. IHQ was looking for an affordable online registration system and discovered Portalbuzz in 2013. It centralized member data, integrated billing, and allowed data updates across organizational levels. Future features included bulk emailing and convention registration. It was also part of a larger initiative for collaboration between service organizations.

2.  IHQ was mandated by ICM in 2012 and again
in 2013 to investigate online registration
system for worldwide membership
 Several companies were approached in
Europe and USA
 Found that they were very expensive (CHF
100,000+ to meet basic needs, ongoing annual
costs)
 ISG Nishi learned of Portalbuzz during SCLC
in late 2013

3.  Portalbuzz is a cloud-based technology platform
designed specifically for service organisations.
 It was created by Scott Smith, CTO of Kiwanis
International (~600,000 student and adult
members) as a way to simplify and enhance
management, administration, and
communication at all levels of the organisations.

4.  Centralised organisation member data so
that whole organisation is looking at the
same data
 Member data updated at various levels of the
organisation (Geneva office, regions, clubs,
etc)
 Integrated dues billing system

5.  Planned future features
 Bulk emailing
 Convention registration
 Integrated with club management system to
which clubs can subscribe
 Most importantly, be part of a bigger
initiative with other service organisations

6.  The Portalbuzz application is built upon a robust club
management program designed to help clubs with
communication, management, and administration.
Some of the features include:
 Management of internal administration, such as members,
meetings, events, committees, newsletters and more
 Public website content management system for clubs that
ties into the data in their member area
 Platform to facilitate reporting between the clubs and the
parent organisation
 Message Hub communication function to facilitate
communication within the clubs and the organisation that
is aware of the leadership hierarchy

7.  Service organisations tend to operate on
their own with minimal collaboration with
other organisations.
 Because of this, great ideas or best practices
that may be implemented in one organisation
will not make it to the other organisations.
 Portalbuzz was created as a way to get
service organisations collaborating through
technology to solve complex problems they
face.

8.  4 January 2016
 Appointment of Regional Portalbuzz
Administrators (deadline has passed - please
complete quickly)
 5 February 2016
 Deadline for all remaining Regions to submit data
 10 February 2016
 Deadline for 1 February Reports
 28 February 2016
 Dues payment deadline