Cloughjordan Football club

Cloughjordan FC is a community football club based in rural County Tipperary, providing opportunities for players of all ages while relying on volunteers to manage the day-to-day running of the club.

The challenge

Like many volunteer-led clubs, collecting membership fees was time-consuming and placed a significant burden on coaches and managers.
The club also wanted a better way to monitor payments, identify outstanding memberships and extend its fundraising efforts beyond the local community.
 

Payzone and Cloughjordan FC: The solution

Cloughjordan FC implemented Payzone’s online payment platform in 2022.

Today they use Payzone for:

• Membership fees
• Camp bookings
• Trip payments
• Club kit orders
• Reporting on payments and player details
• Fundraising 

The result

By moving membership payments online, coaches and managers no longer have to collect cash directly from members.

The reporting functionality gives the club instant visibility of membership income and quickly identifies where follow-up is required. 

Any members with outstanding amounts due can be sent payment request links, which has proven highly beneficial for the club’s finances and reduction in time trying to chase people for money owed.
 

Payzone has also expanded the club's fundraising reach, allowing former players, family members and supporters living outside the local area to contribute easily through shared fundraising links. For a rural community club, this has created new fundraising opportunities that simply weren't possible through traditional cash collections.
 

Payzone platform features used:

• Membership payments: System offers flexible payment options for different membership types
• Camp bookings: Can apply a limit to ensure no oversubscription
• Reporting: Large variety of reports that can be exported to excel. E.g., report for junior camps with names and details of attendees, such as medical information
• Shareable donation and campaign links: For raffles, split the pot, new pitch development fund.
   

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