I have been using Beacon for just under a year, primarily to record membership and membership renewal payments for a u3a numbering over 1000 members. As a ‘non-technical’ person, I have found the system simple and straight-forward to use. I value the fact that I no longer have to hold a lot of personal data on my own computer and I believe the e-mail facility, whilst very basic, is probably more secure than using my own software. I also believe it is of benefit to my u3a to be able to access the membership information relatively easily if something were to unexpectedly incapacitate me. There is plenty of scope for improvement and development but it represents a very acceptable starting point from my perspective.

Kath Hird

Membership Secretary