For Masonic lodges
Running a lodge is a Secretary's full-time hobby: meeting summonses, festive board numbers, dues reminders, charity collections, and a constant flow of emails to brethren who never reply. Comnly gives the Secretary, Treasurer, and Worshipful Master a structured, members-only home for lodge communications. Summonses arrive as push notifications, festive board RSVP totals are visible in one tap, dues can be paid through a Stripe payment link, and the committee has a proper audit trail for every notice issued.
Real scenarios
Post the summons as a critical notice. Brethren receive a push, must explicitly acknowledge, and the Secretary has a timestamped record of who has confirmed attendance well before the festive board headcount goes to the caterer.
Attach a Stripe payment link to the dues renewal notice or the charity steward's collection post. Brethren pay in two taps and the money goes directly to the lodge's own Stripe account. Comnly takes no commission on the payment.
Run anonymous ballots, AGM motions, and committee votes using built-in For/Against/Abstain and Yes/No templates. Results are clear and the audit trail satisfies the Secretary and the minutes.
Features you will use
Lodge feeds, notices, and documents are only visible to active brethren. The committee controls who joins via a private join link or QR code. The lodge's communications are not exposed to the public web.
Summonses, festive board notices, dues reminders, and charity appeals land as pushes from the lodge. No more chasing email confirmations one by one.
Regular meetings, installation, rehearsals, white-table dinners, and provincial events all sit on one calendar with RSVP and reminders.
Worshipful Master, Secretary, Treasurer, Almoner, Charity Steward, and committee roles each receive scoped admin permissions. The Charity Steward can post collections without billing access, and the Secretary controls who sends critical notices.
Annual dues, festive board contributions, ladies night tickets, and charity appeals. Payments route directly to the lodge's own Stripe account with no Comnly commission.
Upload the lodge bylaws, AGM minutes, summonses, and other governance documents. Version history is kept, and brethren can read them on their phone instead of waiting for the next meeting.
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