Why lodges are leaving iMember
iMember has been around long enough that many Secretaries have simply accepted its limitations as the cost of doing business. The UI hasn't changed since the era of Internet Explorer. There is no real mobile experience — lodges that try to use it on a phone during degree work quickly give up. CSV imports break on columns you didn't know existed. The path for adding a new officer, recording a degree, or producing the Grand Lodge annual return requires navigating menus that assume you already know where to look.
None of this is a failing of the brothers who run it — they've been working with what exists. But when a modern alternative built by someone who understands lodge work is available, migrating is worth a Secretary's afternoon.
LodgeWise replaces iMember's core jobs — roster, dues, events, officer tracking, annual return — with a mobile-first interface that works in a lodge room, not just on a laptop in a back office. And it costs nothing to try.