Implement a Community,
Civic or Charitable Organization Website
- Register
Domain and Setup Domain Name Service to point your host domain to
appropriate IP address supplied by Portal Prodigy.
- Turn
on the following features
- Broadcasting
- Discussions
- Documents
- Events
- Membership
Fees
- News
- Newsletters
- LRCA
- Surveys
- Ask
the Expert
- Notes
- Prepare
header graphic for home page. (a JPG sized 775 X 65 pixels at 96 pixels
per in works well)
- Update
Logo & Title Management page data to customize your site header and
footer.
- If
desired create a Splash Page.
- Add
your greeting text or HTML to the Greeting Management page and load Splash
page if applicable.
- On
Greeting Management Page, select Mini Browsers to display on Home Page.
- Select
a site template.
- Customize
color scheme.
- Modify
security group default values if desired.
- Configure
User Signup.
- Define
Membership Types.
- Define
Contributor Membership Types I.e. Gold Sponsor, Silver Sponsor and Bronze
Sponsor.
- Add
menu link to Membership Type selection page.
- Upload
or enter Contact/Member data.
- Configure
a Member Directory
- Configure
a Board of Directors Directory
- Configure
a Staff Directory
- Configure
Sponsor & Contributor Directories
- Add
menu link to Directories Selection Page
- Create
assistance request forms using Survey Tools
- Add
links to assistance request forms.
- Convert club’s documentation: forms,
manuals, policies, etc into HTML or PDF format.
- Create
document categories and load documents to build knowledgebase.
- Create
one or more of the following Member Exchanges or Classified Advertising
Boards:
- Equipment
- Uniforms
- Job
Board
- Resume
Posting
- Lending
Library
- Used
Parts
- Services
- Trade
- Surplus
Capacity
- Family
Support
- Car
Pool
- Tutoring
- Food
Drive
- Barter
Board
- Projects
& Job Board
- Meeting
Places
- Training
- Speakers
Bureau
- Add
menu link to exchanges.
- Configure
Newsletter & Publication Types.
- Add
Menu Link to Newsletter Archive page.
- Create
Discussion Groups
- Add menu link to Discussion Groups
selection page
- Configure
the email broadcast feature.
- Load
events.
- Add
menu link to events selection page.
- Load
media contacts.
- Create
Press Release Publication Template
- In
Notes Feature Management select default search column fields
- In
Notes Feature Management enter list of Available Actions. Examples:
- Send
Brochure
- Return
Call
- Prospect
for Donation
- Prospect
for Service Contribution
- Recruit
- In
Notes Feature Management enter list of Prospecting Types. Example:
- New
Member
- Member
Renewal
- Sponsor
- Service
Provider
- Service
Consumer
- Load
Regulatory, Legislative, Executive and Judicial Contacts.
- Configure
LRCA Features Management.
- Create
and broadcast a membership website review survey.
- Recruit
experts for inclusion in Ask the Expert Feature.
- Configure
Expertise Topics Management Page
- Configure
Ask the Expert Feature Management.
- Load
experts into Contact Database and set Contact Type Management Variables
for each.
- Add
menu link to Ask the Expert Option.
- Assign
content creation, input and maintenance responsibilities and adjust
contact record permissions accordingly.
- Start
using the site.