❖ Heads up! This article is intended for Site Managers with the Activate disaster dashboard enabled on their site.
By the end of this article, you will be able to:
Invite volunteers to complete your disaster registration track.
Send track invites to filtered users.
Share your disaster initiative with your community.
Inviting Volunteers to a Disaster Track
If the Disaster Dashboard is enabled on your site, you also have access to Tracks. This is where you can copy a join link to invite potential volunteers to your disaster track.
To invite users:
Go to Volunteerism > Tracks.
You can also access the disaster track from your Disaster Dashboard by going to Disaster Set Up > Step 2: Review your Registration Track > Registration Track.
Select the disaster track.
Click the Copy Join Link button to copy the join link. Now, you can share the join link with volunteers through email, messages, etc.
Inviting Users Through the User Filter
You can also invite users to a track with the user filter:
Go to Volunteerism > Users.
Select the User Filter.
Filter your volunteers.
Once you've filtered your list, use the Select An Action dropdown to select Send Track Invite.
Select the disaster track with the dropdown.
Click Send Track Invite to finish.
Sharing the Disaster Initiative
Ready to start sharing your disaster initiative? You can right from your dashboard!
Go to the Disaster Dashboard.
Select Disaster Set Up.
Under Step 4: Share your Disaster Initiative, click the Share button.
Click the social media button you want to share the initiative with, or click the Copy Link button. Now you can start sharing your disaster initiative on your social media pages, or you can copy the link and share it through a spotlight, email blast, etc.
FAQ
Q. Can I invite users to the disaster track before activating my Disaster Dashboard?
A. No. The track and initiative are created when the Disaster Dashboard is activated. You’ll need to activate it first before inviting volunteers.
Q. Can I customize the disaster track before sharing?
A. Yes. You can edit the track name, steps, and requirements before sharing the join link.