Thinking of switching?
Bring everything. Lose nothing. Stop paying for the basics.
You are paying every month for the basics, working in software that looks dated to your board, and getting nothing that proves the chamber is worth the dues. Charter makes the basics free, makes the work feel good, and brings every record over for you.
| Legacy membership software | Charter | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of the basics | A monthly fee | Free |
| The feel | Dense, dated, slow | One clean design language |
| Proving value to the board | You build a report by hand | The ROI report writes itself |
| Non-dues revenue | A spreadsheet | Sponsorships, events, donations |
| Card security | Varies | Never touches Charter |
| When a member lapses | Risk of lost data | Freezes, restores on renewal |
| Local hiring | Not a thing | Charter Jobs, gig board and formal roles |
| New residents | Not a thing | Charter Welcome |
| Migration | Export and pray | Universal import, dry run first |
The honest answer
Will I lose my data? No.
Universal Import brings your members, levels, dues history, and custom fields across. Unmapped columns are kept, not dropped. A dry run is mandatory, so you see exactly what lands before anything commits. Re-import updates rather than duplicates. If your members already pay through Stripe, those relationships are matched during cutover. Start free, so there is no period of paying for both.