A introduction to GNH Community

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1 A intrductin t GNH Cmmunity What is GNH Cmmunity? The basics: - An nline cmmunity fr nn-prfits in the Greater New Haven area - A tl t cmmunicate and share infrmatin: Prgrams Available resurces Cntact details Funding pprtunities Cllabratin and partnership pprtunities Plicy, ideas, gssip - GNH Cmmunity is: Cmpletely free Ttally pen Very easy t add cntent and get infrmatin Safe and well pliced (n spam, viruses r similar) First steps: creating an accunt: 1. G t 2. G t Sign up 3. Type yur address, passwrd and date f birth Yu will get a cnfirmatin , s give a real address! 4. Click the link n yur it will take yu t the GNH Cmmunity website, s yu can create yur prfile. 5. Cmplete yur prfile. Sme pinters! The mre infrmatin yu add, the mre useful it is fr everyne. In the name field, write My Name (nnprfit name) ; makes things easier. Uplad a pht! Frm My Page (yur prfile page), click n the link n the left clumn. Yu can change the infrmatin n yur prfile later, if yu want t add mre infrmatin. Just click n the Edit buttn n the tp right crner f the prfile infrmatin bx. Tip: the edit buttn appears n many places in the website. Yu can edit a lt f the cntent yu pst t keep it up t date.

2 What we can d in GNH Cmmunity? The frnt page: Have a lk at the frnt page t see what we can d in GNH Cmmunity. Frm left t right, tp t bttm: Latest activity: the latest updates n the site. Every time anyne des anything in the site, it appears here. Tip: if yu use a RSS feed reader, yu can subscribe s yu get the updates there. GNH Cmmunity creates RSS feeds autmatically n many pages, including blg psts. Members: a list f members uplading yur pht helps! Yu can invite mre peple in (check bellw) r view all. Grups: a list f the grups in GNH Cmmunity with recent activity. Yu can create and edit grups check bellw. Frums: discussin frums pst a tpic, ask fr pinins. Latest tpics appear n the frnt page. Events: a list f upcming events in New Haven. Yu can (and shuld!) pst events. Ntes: sme ntes frm yur friendly administratr mstly news. Blg psts: the latest blg psts in GNH Cmmunity. This is a great way t share infrmatin r annuncements with the cmmunity. Use it! Vides: if yu uplad a vide, it will appear here. Quick access buttns: alerts when yu have messages, access t yur friends and quick links t pst events, articles r messages. Sme useful features: Searches: The mst basic and useful functinality the search bx is n the tp right crner f the page. Type what yu need, and yu will get a listing f members, events and news pieces n the subject. Tip: This is the reasn why yur prfile is s imprtant the mre accurate it is, the easier it is t find. Messages & Cmments: We can send public r private messages t ther members. T d s: G t their prfile page: yu can search fr their name, lk fr them n the members list n the menu bar, r click n their name r pht in any page.

3 Private message: click n the send message n the right clumn n their prfile, under the pht. Public cmment: write it n the message bx at the bttm f the page. Tip: Yu can leave cmments almst anywhere: grups, blg psts, grup pages, event pages. Use them t praise, ask questins, cmment n issues r start a cnversatin! Psting dcuments and infrmatin: Almst anywhere in GNH Cmmunity, yu can uplad files and dcuments. In a text entry bx (like the ne when writing messages r psting blg) click n the last icn n the right n the tlbar. A dialg bx will appear, letting yu pick a file frm yur cmputer and uplading it t the site. This is useful t share reprts, spreadsheets and ther infrmatin. If yu need t uplad a pht r image, click n the next icn (camera). The pht will appear with yur cmment r article. Friends: Yu can friend ther members n GNH Cmmunity. This is useful as yu can restrict sme f yur psts r events t make them nly visible t friends, nt the whle cmmunity. T friend smene, g t their prfile, and click n add as a friend. Yu can als retire friendships (remve as friend) if needed. Main ptins: Tlbar, frm left t right: Invite: The mst imprtant buttn right nw: send a friendly t peple yu knw shuld jin GNH cmmunity. My Page: G back t yur prfile. Edit infrmatin, see cmments, add blg psts, etcetera. Imprtant bit settings: if yu are cncerned with wh can see yur prfile r when yu get alerts frm GNH Cmmunity, click n settings n the right clumn quick access buttns. Members: A list f all GNH Cmmunity members, with direct links t their prfile. Yu can srt them, add cmments and if yu are very active and helpful, get t the tp f the page as featured member.

4 Phts, vides: A gallery f phtgraphs and vides psted s far. Events: A list f upcming events with a calendar and a list f the event types. RSS feed link at the bttm t get autmatic updates. Featured events. add an event: - Click n the link at the tp right crner - In the new page, fill the frm with the event details yu can write a descriptin, uplad the prgram, add a link t the event website, uplad a lg r phtgraph - When dne, click n Add Event at the bttm. D nt wrry if yu make mistakes; yu can edit the event later. - Send invites ut t yur list, r peple within GNH Cmmunity. - The event will appear in yur prfile, frnt page, latest activity and events page (and in the RSS feeds). - GNH Cmmunity members can RSVP n the site. Tip: Yu can restrict wh can see an event: in the add an event page, select keep event private n the right. Only peple yu send invites t will see the details and be able t RSVP. Grups: One f the mst useful features: create a mini-cmmunity with its wn mini-frnt page fr ne specific issue, subject, grup r task. Anyne can create a grup dn t be shy! Very useful t share specific infrmatin withut spamming everyne. On the grup page, yu have a list f existing grups. T jin a grup: g t a grup page, click n jin a grup n the tp right side. Yu will be able t add cmments t the grup page, pen a discussin (where yu can pst news and files), invite peple and send messages t all grup members. Creating a grup: n the grups page, click n the add grup link.

5 - Yu can pick a name, descriptin, lcatin, image, link t a website, allw r disable if yu can send messages t everyne in the grup. - It is a gd idea t enable all features: cmments, discussins, text bx and RSS reader. - The text bx: a gd spt t pst general infrmatin n the grup. Fr instance, the SNAP grup has a map f fd pantries, incme guidelines t apply fr SNAP, and my cntact infrmatin. Only grup administratrs can edit this see bellw. - Cmments: allws members t write cmments n the grup page. - Discussins: creates a mini-discussin bard fr grup members. Useful if yu want t talk abut smething specific t the grup say, changes in the days smene will be ding SNAP utreach at JUNTA. - RSS reader: if yur rganizatin has a blg r a site with a RSS feed, yu can link it here autmatically. Check the New Haven Newsrm grup t see hw it lks. Yu can edit hw the updates are displayed hitting edit. - Manage members (link n the right clumn; grup creatr nly): yu can make ther grup members administratrs, s they can edit the main grup page. Discussin Frum: Pst a discussin tpic, s everyne can pitch in. Use it t ask fr ideas, requests r debates. A RSS fed is available. Yu can als get an (bttm right) every time there are updates. T pen a new discussin, click n the link in the tp right crner. Blgs: Read, share and pst articles abut any subject yu want. Yu will see a list f the mst recent blg entries, archived articles, mst ppular, featured, srted by subject The mst recent blg psts appear n the frnt page and latest updates, as well as n yur wn prfile. Add a blg pst: - Click n the link n the tp right. - Write a pst title, and the message bdy. Add files (see abve), phts, links, etc.

6 Tip: Tags: add keywrds s yur blg psts is mre easy t find in searches (things like: reprts, advcacy, early childhd, DSS prgrams ) - Other ptins: when yu want the pst t appear n the site, wh can read it (yu can keep it private, s nly friends can see it), wh can cmment and if yu want t mderate (read befre apprving) the cmments. - Yu can save a draft and finish the pst later, see a preview r pst it immediately. Ntes: All the ntes published by the administratrs. The mst relevant nes will be n the frnt page, if needed. Questins, next steps: Any questins? Hw can we make GNH Cmmunity mre useful? Hw can we get mre peple t jin GNH Cmmunity?