Organizations use Ideali to offer memberships to their supporters. This guide walks you through joining a membership, from reviewing the plan to completing your payment. It only takes a few minutes.

You can start registration from a link, a QR code, or a sign-up form on the organization’s own website. Wherever you start, the registration form has four steps:

1. Membership Info
2. Your Information
3. Questionnaire
4. Payment

Step 1: Review the Membership Info

Check the details of the membership before you continue:

• Membership name and organization: the plan you are joining and who offers it.
• Billing frequency: how often you will be charged, for example monthly.
• About This Membership: what the membership includes and what your support goes toward.
• Total Payable: the membership price. Any taxes and optional tips are added at the payment step.

Click Continue when you are ready.

Step 2: Enter Your Information

Fill in your details. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.

• User Login: enter your email address and create a password. You will use these to sign in after you register.
• Contact Info: choose a prefix and enter your first and last name. Your middle name, cell phone number, and profile photo are optional.
• Address: choose an address type, then enter your country, state or province, street address, city, and zip or postal code.

Click Continue.

Step 3: Answer the Questionnaire

Answer any questions the organization has added to its sign-up form. The questions are different for each organization, and required questions are marked with a red asterisk.

Click Continue.

Step 4: Complete Your Payment

1. Choose how you want to pay. The options you see depend on the organization and currency, and can include:
   • Debit/Credit Card: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover.
   • Bank payment: pay directly from your bank account. For Canadian dollar memberships this appears as PAD-CAD (pre-authorized debit).
   • Apple/Google Pay: available on supported devices and browsers.
2. Enter your payment details. Payments are processed securely by Stripe, and your card details are never stored by Ideali.
3. Review What You Will Pay on the right. You can add an optional tip using the tip selector. Tips help keep Ideali free for the organizations that use it.
4. Check the Total Payable, then click Complete Registration.

After You Register

• Confirmation and receipt: you will receive a receipt by email for your payment.
• Approval: some organizations review new members before activating them. If so, your membership will be active once the organization approves it.
• Renewals: recurring memberships renew automatically at the end of each billing period, so you don’t need to sign up again.
• Your account: sign in any time with the email and password you created in Step 2.

Need Help?

For questions about the membership itself, such as benefits, changes, or cancellations, contact the organization that offers it.