Members may have received puzzling notifications about UHNA membership renewals being cancelled.
We apologize for any confusion. It's part of the ongoing effort to provide better value for the members and sponsors. Membership renewals can still be paid manually via the website.
As part of the UHNA 2025 budget, we looked at ways to reduce ongoing costs to make more funds available for the community.
One of the biggest expenses is for the payment management system Flipcause, which includes the website platform, membership, security patrol and store payments. Fees, especially payment processing, had increased dramatically, yet many of the core functions of Flipcause were not used.
As we move away from Flipcause, payments will now be processed via Paypal (for which we get a non-profit discount), bank transfer or Check.
Coincidentally our Membership Chair moved away, so we didn't have our planned January membership drive.
As we onboard the interim Membership Chair we'll share more information on the new arrangements and relaunch the UHNA membership drive to coincide with Spring Social in May.