Islington
FOR MEMBERS
Gift MembershipRemember that you can 'gift' membership to a friend. See the details on our Join Us webpage.
iu3a (Beacon) Membership System
Beacon is an on-line management database system, supported by
the Third Age Trust, specifically for local u3as. We use
Beacon to manage our Membership Records, Groups and Venues
information, overall Calendar and to send blind emails to
members in a safe and secure manner. For your peace of mind,
there are four levels of access to Beacon, each with
controlled security access requirements.
Members can use Beacon to:
- Check and, if necessary, update your personal contact
details. This includes addresses, telephone numbers, email
addresses and emergency contact information. You are asked to
do this whenever your information changes or at least once a
year.
- View and/or download a personal calendar, showing your group
meetings and iU3A’s Monthly General Meetings.
- See the contact details for group coordinators.
- Enrol in a group online, providing the group coordinator
allows this to be done.
- Renew your annual subscription.
- Set a security question and answer.
- Upload a photo.
If you are a current member of
iu3a you can click here to log in to
the Members' Portal.
The way you access the Members
Portal, Beacon, has been updated (from 18 April 2023). Instead
of the five pieces of personal data required to log in this is
reduced to two — your email address and a password. If you
have already registered your password you can log in straight
away, using that data.
If you have not yet registered a
password you will have to go through a short registration
process. You will see the screen below, but do not enter your
email address and a password initially. Instead click on the
wording indicated by the red arrow, which reads “Register for
membership account”.
You will be asked to enter the following personal data, and it
is important to use the data we already have in our membership
system exactly as we have it 
(you can update any
contact details if necessary once you are in Beacon)-
Membership number:
Forename:
Surname:
Postcode:
email:
If you don't know your specifics please contact our Membership
Secretary. When you have confirmed your identity you will be
able to create a password, and for the future you will use
that with your email address only to log in. The usual "forgot
password" function will be available if needed. Here is a
useful guide to help you through the process: User Guide Article
10.2 Members Portal
Please note the change applies
only to logging in as a member. If you have a separate login
as a Group Coordinator or a Trustee, that login will not
change as you already have a username and password. Only
Member's login is changed.
If you still can't log on please
email the Membership Secretary here.
Group
Coordinators / Leaders
The Beacon login for Group Coordinators is found here.
There is support for the Group Coordinators in their use
of Beacon. A tutorial has been prepared and circulated but
can also be reached here. There is
also national training material here.
Face-to-face training is also available if requested. If you
want to look up a particular aspect try the full User Manual
here.
Coordinators' guidance regarding GDPR can be viewed here.
The general Guidance document for Coordinators can be viewed here.
A listing of the main venues within Islington that Coordinators might want to consider for group use can be found here: Venues List
