@Paul,

This is one of the nearest features in our stack, and we have started some preliminary analysis here. No decision on scope and timeline yet, but we will post it to this thread as we have something to share.

Oleg, Product designer @ Payments team

Wild Apricot - When could we anticipate this change making it into a release? I looks like this thread has been alive for over 8 years.

Gary - thanks for the workaround. I'll give it a try with one of our trip leaders.

For our club, we have a trip that cost $2000 and we want to allow for an initial deposit and a couple of payments over several months. When someone is making an online payment, allow them to adjust the amount of the payment. It can default to the amount due on the invoice, but allow a partial payment.

We don't need a "payment plan spread out" with a low member cost, but we have introductory membership level that we would like possible for a period of time (up to two years) and then automatically reverts to regular memberships.

Basically, a student member could be up to two years, and then regular teacher member after and at two years (or one year) allowing both setttings, that would auto convert at the time of 1-2 years.

I often have requests for this feature.

Nice workaround, Gary! (though still a workaround and we need to get it solved someday)

We are a large ski club that sells lots of flight trips, with $250 deposit starting in July, then final payments starting in October (both payment in full and installments). Our solution for the deposit is to create multiple registration types (our trips have lots of options). The Advance Deposit registration type is Enabled in July. This allows us to capture money to boost our cash flow. Last year we had $18K in the bank by September! The other registration types are not Enabled until October, after we have gathered registration info from our participants. We then edit each participant who submitted a deposit, change their registration type from Advance Deposit to the correct registration type. This automatically updates their Invoice, and thus the participant sees his correct Balance Due. Usually only once Edit click per participant.

Right! Our organization needs the ability to allow our members to pay for their event and/or membership over time. We super need this!

I'm currently hacking out a solution for payment plans and deposits. It is not pretty. Other event management services provide these features built-in. Please implement!

To add my two cents, if you're already integrating with PayPal, there is an option to setup installment payments on PayPal (for a $19.99/mth fee). It would be great, especially when renewing membership (or when membership is lapsed or suspended), to give the renewing member the option to pay the dues in full or via installment payment. Any status on this "installment" payment for members / renewals / events?

Please provide a way for our members to pay their invoices (re annual subscription/membership) in installments.

It is easier for some people to pay/afford $20/month recurring rather than $240 one time per year.

As a work around, I can implement what appears to be an installment plan by setting up a monthly level for a twelth of the actual annual amount and then set it to recurring. So, if dues are really $240 per year and I make a monthly member level of $20 for dues set for monthly renewal, I'll have $240 after twelve months.

Thank you

Building on Doug Anderson's idea...

Like many others we want to nail down the number of folks who will be attending a larger event ahead of time with a down payment/deposit will putting off the actual payment until the XXX days before the event, and allow partial or installment payments.

I see this working a bit like the membership application:
1) Register for the event
2) Rcv an invoice or have the CC pay on line option to complete registration
3) Pay a portion of the event rate every XXX days/weeks prior to the event. An email/invoice reminder would be ideal if the same credit card is used (like in recurring payments).

As the event planner, I'd love to be able to select the number of installments (2, 3 or 4) and what dates those installments are due

Thanks for the great work WA!

Adding the ability to make a deposit, then followed by subsequent payments would make WA usable for us. (Not Amazing). Very disappointed to not see this on the list.

Ellen Odart
Phoenix Ski Club

We had a similar request and it appears to be lumped in the item below. We are looking to collect a $150 deposit then the balance at a later date of $1000 to $5000..

Installments / Payment plans for events and memberships

In the current flow, WA does not provide a deposit option. The deposit is only a partial payment on the full registration price.

Fully agree with Doug's post. It'd be very helpful.

Like many others we want to nail down the number of folks who will be attending a larger event ahead of time with a down payment/deposit will putting off the actual payment until the XXX days before the event.

I see this working a bit like the membership application:
1) Register for the event
2) Rcv an invoice or have the CC pay on line option to complete registration
3) XXX days prior to the event you get an email/invoice requiring you to pay for the event of lose your slot.

Thanks for the great work WA!

Integrate with https://partial.ly?

Sorry, I'm not are I understand. Can you please elaborate? What is missing in current flow?

Deposits - Allow members to register for an event/trip that requires a deposit to receive an automatic invoice to pay the deposit with a credit card. This would then reduce the amount of the event/trip invoice by the deposit amount.