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Please Note - Each of the Content sections are links you can click on to take you to that specific part.
Apart from helping people to find you, our extensive research has shown us that there are 5 key things people want to know about your organisation, community group, project, community building, event or resource, etc:
1: Who your event helps
2: How your event helps
3: The difference that your event makes
4: The Help you need for your event
5: How to contact You
When you come to Part 2 of ‘Adding Your Event’ we encourage you to ‘Tell The Story’, to share ‘The Why’ of your event.
What is the reason for your event?
Who is it for?
Why would they want to attend?
Do you need any help?
There is so much more to your events profile than just words – it is the power of what you share and how your words will leave people feeling – they may need your help – or want to help you.
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Please Note: If you have been invited to add your profile to a ‘Partner Map’ you may have been given a dedicated link to use to access the ‘Add to Map’ form.
1 Click on ‘Add To Map’
2 Select ‘Create your profile now’ – This will open a simple online form
3 If you would like to see more about the benefits of adding a profile to the map, click on the option below – ‘Benefits of adding your profile’
1 Click here to select the type of project you are – Here you need to select EVENT, as this will change the type of template used for the profile you are creating. Allowing you to add a date and time and also reducing the amount of information needed.
(Please do let us know via feedback if you think that we could add other options)
1.1 When you click on the small down arrow to the right of the ‘Please Select’ box, a new dropdown list of options will appear – Select the Event option
1 Name of the event
2 Mission – description or purpose of the event
(Please note it is limited to 100 characters including spaces)
3 What Categories does your event come under?
4 If you have chosen more than one category a new box will open asking you to select your main Category
Please Note: This will become the ‘icon’ for your event pin-point on the map.
Next you will be asked some questions about your organisation, group, service or event
These are some of the many ways people might find you when they search for you. You may select as many options that apply by clicking in the checkbox to the left of each option.
5 Is your event:
6 Thinking about the event that you are running and the support that you provide or need.
If someone was looking for an event like yours, would they search under:
You may select as many options that apply by clicking in the checkbox to the left of each option.
7 Contact Details: Here is where you can add any contact details, website or social media links or other ways people can get in touch or learn more about what you do.
If you are adding multiple options, you can move these into the order of your choosing, by holding down your primary mouse button (this is normally the left mouse button, however you may have your mouse configured for your personal needs) on the three black dots to the left, and dragging them up or down, into your preferred order.
Please Note: You need to add at least one form of contact. This could be a website, email, telephone, etc.
7.1 Click here to select the ‘type’ of contact that you are adding (see options 7.1.1 below)
7.2 Add the contact information here, eg email address or website. (If you’re adding a social media account, please add the full link).
7.3 Click here to add more contact options.
7.4 If you want to remove the contact – click here.
7.1.1 Contact Options Available:
You will see from the options above that you have the ability to add links to a donation page and/or social media profiles such as Facebook and Twitter – which we recommend, if you have them.
Our research has shown that lots of people take time to get to ‘know’ your organisation before they make contact – so the easier you make it for them – the better (and it is good for your organisation).
Please note that you can come back and add more contact options later.
8 Set up a Start Time and End Time for Your Event
There is a bit of magic that happens in the background. Once the date for the event has passed, the specific event profile automatically hides itself from the map (please note that if someone has the direct link to it, it is still visible).
However, it stays in your ‘dashboard’ so that you can re-use it in the future.
8.1 Here is where you can enter the Start Date and End Date of your Event – you can either type it in manually or click on the calendar icon to the right of the box, which will open up a calendar option for you to select your Start Date / End Date from.
8.2 This is how the calendar option will show for you, click on the small black arrow next to the month (i.e March 2023 on the graphic) to change the month, or use the two arrows in the top right corner to flick through the months in order. Then select the date once you are in the correct month.
8.3 Here is where you can enter the Start Time and End Time of your Event – you can either type it in manually or click on the clock icon to the right of the box, which will open up a drop down list option for you to select your Start Date / End Date from.
8.4 Here is how the dropdown list option will show for you, use your mouse, laptop touchpad or finger (on smartphones) to scroll up and down the two lists and select your Start Time / End Time
9 Logo – If you have a logo for your event you can add it now, or you may add it at a later time.
Note: Please ensure that the file type is png or jpeg.
If you are choosing to add your logo at a later time, this can be done in the ‘Media’ section of your personal dashboard.
1 Add the postcode of your event and click search.
2 Want to Hide Your Address?
3 Would you like to adjust your location?
Please note this next section is not visible to everyone, only those who have been asked to add their organisation or event to a connected partner map.
4 If you have been invited to create your event profile by a partner organisation, you may have a visible checkbox at this point for you to tick if you’d like to be included on their map.
Please note that if you already have an account and are signed in you will not see this section.
This section is not made public. Please add the name & contact details of the person responsible for the event profile. It’s how we get in contact with you and how you sign-in to your account dashboard to give you full control of the content you share with the public. It is essential that we have a named contact as without it we can’t activate your event profile.
1 Your First name
2 Your Last name
3 Email address – (for logging in to your account)
4 Add a password – please ensure your password is 8 characters or more
5 Sign up to our newsletter
Nearly there!
1 Check & accept our ‘Terms of Service’ – these are fairly standard and are summarised here for you – However you can see the longer version by clicking the link.
Please Note: We guarantee that we do not sell or share your data, nor are there any hidden charges for having a profile. It is our aim to keep this service free for all Charities, Community Groups and Organisations.
2 Click ‘Add Your Project To The Map’
After you have clicked ‘Add Your Project To The Map’ you will need to Verify your email address before you can access your profile dashboard to complete ‘Part 2’ of setting up your profile.
1 Please Note: It will be 48 hours before it is ‘Live’ for the public to see, however you can start adding more to your event profile as soon as you have verified your email address.
After the 48hrs you can choose to continue to hide it until you are ready to share it.
2 We have this delay for two reasons:
You will get a notification email after 48hrs to let you know that your profile is now live.
Important – if you’re not quite ready for it to be seen by the public, you’ll be able to set it to ‘hidden’ within your settings. However, do remember to unhide it when you’re ready!
3 Off to a great start! Here you can see how much of your profile is complete, once you have verified your email address, you can head to your profile dashboard to add more information about your project. You will also be able to see how ‘complete’ your profile is from within your profile dashboard.
Last Step – Verify Your Email Address & Activate Your Account
Here is an example of how the verification email should arrive in your inbox.
Please note: Emails from us should always come from [email protected], whether that’s to verify your email address, letting you know that your project is live, or any other automatic communication like notifying you that your profile is about to turn ‘Turquoise’ or ‘Blue’ on the maps based on our Traffic Light System.
The email will look similar to the image below, you can either:
1 Click on the visible link or copy the link into your browser.
or
2 Click on the button ‘Verify Email Address’
Please Note: The verification link will show the ‘https://adoddle.org….. web address (URL*) .
We give you the option so you can choose which you are most comfortable with as our research has shown that more and more people are cautious about clicking ‘Button Links’ where they are unable to see the full URL.
* URL – Uniform Resource Locator – Every webpage has its own unique URL, a bit like a house number and postcode
Congratulations!
Your account has now been verified and you will be able to head back to aDoddle.org to complete setting up your event profile.
Please Note: In approximately 48hrs you will receive an email letting you know that your event profile is live on the map. If you are not ready for it to be made visible to the public then you can set your profile to ‘Hidden’ in your settings.
Last Updated: 23rd May 2023
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