Implement a Religious Congregation or Association 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
- 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 Directory
- Configure a Staff Directory
- Configure Committees Directories
- Configure Support Counselor’s Directory
- Add menu link to Directories Selection Page
- Configure the email broadcast feature.
- Load events schedule..
- Add menu link to events selection page.
- Create assistance request forms using Survey Tools
- Add links to assistance request forms.
- Convert association’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 Advertisements Board:
- Family Support
- Job Board
- Car Pool
- Tutoring
- Food Drive
- Barter Board
- Add menu link to exchanges.
- Configure Newsletter & Publication Types.
- Add Menu Link to Newsletter Archive page.
- 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
- Create Discussion Groups
- Add menu link to Discussion Groups selection page
- Load media contacts.
- Create Press Release Publication Template
- Load Regulatory, Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Contacts.
- Configure LRCA Features Management.
- Create and broadcast a membership website review survey.
- Assign content creation, input, administration and
maintenance responsibilities and adjust contact record permissions
accordingly.
- Start using the site.