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# Gift a Membership

### Overview

When Customer A wants to buy a block of Membership time for Customer B, staff will need to assist inside the Dashboard.

There are two possible situations:

* Customer A wants to pay for a Membership for Customer B, and Customer B HAS a Membership already
* Customer A wants to buy a Membership for Customer B, and Customer B DOES NOT HAVE a Membership already

### Customer A HAS a Membership

When Customer B has a Membership, staff can follow this process:

1. [Charge Customer A from the Dashboard](https://docs.podplay.app/payments/customer-payments#charging-from-the-dashboard) for N-months of the Membership
2. Open Customer B's Profile
   1. Click on the blue Membership flag
   2. Click on the `Settings` tab of the new side panel
   3. Change the `Next Charge Date` for the Customer N-months out from the current date
      1. IF there is also a Package connected to the Membership click OFF the `Sync dates` box so that the Customer will continue to receive their Package of Passes and will not be charged for the next month, or next several months

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### Customer A DOES NOT HAVE a Membership

When Customer B DOES NOT HAVE a Membership, staff can follow this process:

1. [Charge Customer A from the Dashboard](https://docs.podplay.app/payments/customer-payments#charging-from-the-dashboard) for N-months of the Membership
2. Give Customer B a `Free` Membership
   1. If Customer B does not already have a Profile, create a Profile for the Customer using their name, email, and phone number
3. Leave a reminder to update the Membership at a future date to the Monthly `Charge type`

Now you have provided a Membership to someone who did not have a Membership before, free of charge.


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