Mela does not touch the money. You set the fee and add your Venmo handle; members pay you directly in a tap and mark “I’ve paid”; you confirm, and they’re told. The organizer’s confirmation is the record that counts, and the program page shows signed up, paid and collected at a glance.
A dance academy charges per class and ticks it off in attendance. A team collects per season. A club bills monthly. Same tool, your choice per program.
Tap Remind and every enrolled member the organizer has not confirmed as paid gets a notification. Once a day at most, only to the people still owing. A parent with two kids gets one.
A member cannot mark themselves confirmed; only the organizer can. Members see their own state: paid, waiting for confirmation, or not yet.
Free for organizers, members and guests. The iPhone app runs the community; every guest replies from a link.
No. Money goes directly to the organizer. Mela keeps the record and sends the reminders.
No. Venmo is a shortcut; cash, check or anything else works — the organizer confirms either way.
Yes: signed up, paid and collected on the program page, and running totals across the community on the Expenses tab.