01 · Members & Ownership · In Closed Testing

How does a food co-op track member-owners, share payments, and households in one place?

In closed testing, Parmenas keeps a shared member book for your cooperative, recording each member household's number, paid-in equity shares, payment installment plan, authorized household shoppers, and preferred language (English or informal tú Spanish) so the member portal, the checkout counter, and the treasurer's records match.

How each role uses Members & Ownership

01 · Members

Check standing & manage household shoppers

Sign in to view paid-in share equity and remaining installment dates.
Add or update authorized household shoppers who share the membership.
Switch portal and email language between English and tú Spanish.

02 · Staff & Cashier

Enroll neighbours right at the counter

Welcome a new member-owner at checkout without paper forms getting lost.
Accept a $25 share installment at the counter and update standing right away.
Look up any household by name, member number, or phone number.

03 · Treasurer

Keep paid-in equity organized without spreadsheets

See total paid-in member capital, active installment plans, and share redemptions.
Send gentle installment reminders in each household's chosen language.
Export clean member equity summaries for the annual review.

04 · Board & Volunteers

Clear voter & working-member lists

Board secretaries prepare active-member voter lists directly from the member roll.
Volunteer coordinators see which households are enrolled as working members.

Example · Counter Enrollment & Installment

Welcoming the García household on a Friday afternoon

Elena García joins the co-op at the counter during her Friday grocery trip. Instead of handing her a paper form that has to be typed into a spreadsheet next week, the cashier enters her name, email, and preferred language (Spanish), and records her first $25 payment toward a $100 member share.

Before Elena leaves the counter, her member number is active, her partner is listed as a household shopper, her receipt prints in Spanish, and the treasurer's equity records include the $25 payment.

Multi-generational family and neighbours smiling and sharing a meal of salad, bread rolls, and orange juice around a wooden dining table at home — A member household gathered around the dinner table at home English & Spanish (tú)