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Action Alerts are quick posts that urges members to do something - Take Action - and shows them how to get there by a URL link. Take a look at this one on Stonefly Society. | Action Alerts are quick posts that urges members to do something - Take Action - and shows them how to get there by a URL link. Take a look at this one on Stonefly Society. | ||
| − | The Action Alerts are found on the Home Page. | + | The Action Alerts are found on the Home Page of your Chapter Site. |
[[File: Take Action Home Page view.png | Take Action!]] | [[File: Take Action Home Page view.png | Take Action!]] | ||
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The member will click on the "View All Actions" link which will take them to the Action Alert page. This page can also be found through the Blogs, Message Boards, Photos, and Calendars on the left-hand navigation menus. | The member will click on the "View All Actions" link which will take them to the Action Alert page. This page can also be found through the Blogs, Message Boards, Photos, and Calendars on the left-hand navigation menus. | ||
| − | ====Create or Edit an Action Alert | + | ====Create or Edit an Action Alert==== |
To create or edit an Action Alert, click on the Create New Chapter Action | To create or edit an Action Alert, click on the Create New Chapter Action | ||
[[File: Take Action Create alert-3.png | Create New Chapter Action]] | [[File: Take Action Create alert-3.png | Create New Chapter Action]] | ||
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| + | Then add the usual content for title, image, body, tags, and map if appropriate. | ||
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| + | Then you need to add a URL link that takes the reader to a page or website where they can take the said action. | ||
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| + | [[File: Action Alert Link field-2.png | URL to all the action]] | ||
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| + | You can see in our example, the Action Alert urges members to visit the Stonefly Society Group Page on the National TU site and then provides the link which takes them to the group page. | ||
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| + | You may want to come back and delete the page once the time for action has passed. However, this is a strong tool to encourage engagement of your Chapter community. | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 19 December 2013
Action Alerts are quick posts that urges members to do something - Take Action - and shows them how to get there by a URL link. Take a look at this one on Stonefly Society.
The Action Alerts are found on the Home Page of your Chapter Site.
The member will click on the "View All Actions" link which will take them to the Action Alert page. This page can also be found through the Blogs, Message Boards, Photos, and Calendars on the left-hand navigation menus.
Create or Edit an Action Alert
To create or edit an Action Alert, click on the Create New Chapter Action
Then add the usual content for title, image, body, tags, and map if appropriate.
Then you need to add a URL link that takes the reader to a page or website where they can take the said action.
You can see in our example, the Action Alert urges members to visit the Stonefly Society Group Page on the National TU site and then provides the link which takes them to the group page.
You may want to come back and delete the page once the time for action has passed. However, this is a strong tool to encourage engagement of your Chapter community.
