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LLLC Group Meeting Pages and Facebook

New-format LLLC Group Meeting Pages:

Update Oct. 03, 2011:

Leaders are no longer able to Create their new Group pages. Of course you can Edit your newly created Group pages. 150 Group/Meeting pages have been created over the past 10 days. Thank you! If you have not created one - but would like one - or if you have started a new Group, and contacted your DA and the LLLC office at adc@lllc.ca to do so, then please contact Karen and Michelle at contentassist@lllc.ca and they can help you out. 

<< previous instructions >>

1. Login to the website

2. Click on your "Add Content" button (black button/white text left/top side):

3. Select: LLLC Group CCK 

to get to the online questionnaire that you'll use to create your newly formatted LLLC Group Meeting page. 

FAQs:

-3. Help - Yikes - Oops - I've not managed to find time to Create my new-format Group page over the weekend - what do I do?
I got a hold of a Board Member on her way to work this morning and she gave me the ok to give Leaders Create permissions for another 48h - it will be open through Wednesday Sep. 28 10am Mountain Standard Time. For step-by-step instructions, please see http://www.lllc.ca/leaders-area -> and also scroll down to read through the FAQs.

-2. I've created my Group, but I'm not listed under Get - Help?
Check your Group's listing (now posted in Leader Resources - Left Hand Side column: Groups: New-format). ALL new-format pages will always be listed here. You can click on your Group's title and make Edits - don't forget to hit Save [at the bottom] on your way out. Please note that the Clock on the Edit page is a 24h clock!

To create content on the public side (Get Help) -> I'm filtering the content of these pages and ONLY Group pages with: an upcoming (not past) meeting date, a City and a Province are listed on the public side under Get Help. So, if you're not listed -> check your Group's listing in the Leader Resource section and make the necessary Edits to ensure your Group appears on the public side.

-1. Can I change the text that appears below my Group info?

No, you can not. These are part of the template. Michelle Sanche (Leader Department) has carefully worded this to fit all Groups. Having it in a template means important info like "If this is an emergency -> contact your HCP" can never be accidentally deleted. If you can think of Edits for these bottom paragraphs and if you think they would work well for all Groups -> please Email them to Michelle Sanche. 

0. Do I have to update my Meeting date every month? 

Yes, you do. Or you may be dropped from listings as you don't appear to have a Next meeting scheduled. Look at it as a confirmation of your next meeting. 

Background: reason for this is that we have had a fair number of moms write us from all over Canada that they have shown up at a meeting location only to find out there was no meeting. Record drive was by 2x 8mo pregnant bellies in the prairie: they drove "into town" only to find out the Group webpage info was out of date. So the eg "4th Monday of the month" format, just wasn't working - esp when Groups need to change things due to eg statutory holidays, cancellation of Group meetings in summer months, cancellation of Group meetings during the Holiday season, making some time adjustments b/c meeting venue availability. This new format forces Leaders to confirm the date/time every month. It super easy and will only take you a minute (just hit the Edit tab when you're on your Group page).

1. When can I create my new-format Group page?

All Leaders with up-to-date Leader Fees (LF) will have permissions to create the new-format Group pages from Friday, Sep. 23 6pm MST through Sunday Sep 25 midnight MST. 

2. Can I edit the page after that? 

You bet. All Leaders with up-to-date LF will have permissions to edit and update Group pages at any time (just like with the current Group pages). 

3. How do I know if my Leader Fees are up-to-date?

Click here: http://www.lllc.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4

If your LF status is: "expired" you will need to renew first in order to be able to create your new-format Group page. Use the link above to pay with PayPal/credit card -> then logout -> log back in and your Leader permissions will have been reinstated automatically. 

4. What will the new-format Group pages look like? 

Here's a sample: http://www.lllc.ca/LLLC-Calgary-South-East

5. How can I check to see whether my new-format page has been created properly?

After you hit 'Save' at the very bottom of the questionnaire -> you instantly see the new-format page. Simply hit ''Edit' if you'd like to go back and make changes.

6. What happens to the old-format Group pages? 

They will all be "unpublished" early Monday morning, Sept. 26th. The 'Get Help' or 'Find a Group' buttons on our main page will be directed to the new-format Group pages ONLY. 

7. What happens if I don't manage to create my new-format Group page over the weekend?

In that case your Group page will not be listed in the new Get Help and Find a Group section. So if you're not within an arm-length reach of a computer this weekend - then ask a co-Leader or Leader in your Area to create the Group page for you. Make sure they have the official Group name, meeting times, location and contact info. To create a Group page after the weekend you'll need to contact me.

8. Help, I have baby and toddler meetings within the same Group!

In this case, you'll create two new-format Group pages: the title of the first one could be eg: LLLC-OfficialGroupName - baby meeting and for the second one the title could be: LLLC-OfficialGroupName - toddler meeting. That way it's clear for moms and it's also clear to Board/Admin/Staff that these Groups are together and part of the same account. Or create a new-format Group page for your regular  LLLC Group meetings and in the NOTES section leave a message about who to contact about the toddler meetings.

9. When will the iPhone App launch? 

I've made a few changes to the structure of the new-format Group pages which gave our iPhone developers from dial9 a bit more work to do. They are close though - and all the beta versions I've seen to date look great! 

-- Karin
webdeveloper LLLC.ca
webmaster@lllc.ca

Original posting by Joan Little:

It's Fall and renovation time at LLLC. Soon we will have a new iPhone app that will tell mothers where and when the closest LLLC meeting is in their area on any given day and provide a Google map to get there. We will also include the FAQs, LLLC News and more information about LLLC.

In order to help prepare us for this feature we ask for your assistance. When directed to do so, we need a Leader from every official LLLC Group that is registered with the office, to go to Leader Resources: http://www.lllc.ca/leaders-area and follow the instructions to create their Group page in a new format. It's a simple process: fill out a short online questionnaire and your page will be automatically created from your answers. We have set aside the weekend of Friday, Sept 23 starting at 6pm MST to midnight MST Sunday, Sept 25th to do this. It will only take a few minutes to do and can be done remotely from any computer if you happen to be away. The current website's Group info pages will be unpublished AFTER this time so it is very important we get every Group set up with a new Group webpage. It is not Leader to Group specific so if you do not have access to a computer over that time please provide the meeting information (official LLLC Group name, meeting dates, time and location) to a sister Leader to set it up. You can always go back in and make edits the following week or any time after that. Please note: only Leaders who are logged into the site and have paid their Leader fees will be able to create the new format Group meeting pages.

This will not only make sure every Group is listed in the iPhone app it will:

• ensure the Group pages remain consistent as over time they have lost their formatting and some contact links have broken. 
• make creating the page and updating it much easier 
• allow the pages to be sorted 
• link email addresses and phone numbers (on smart phones) 
• make content on these pages available in an RSS feed so those who are subscribed to it can receive instant notification of any edits on these pages. That way if a meeting needs to change due to an emergency it can be posted on the Group's webpage and mothers will know next time they check their phone. 

Another email will be sent out on Thursday, Sept 22nd with more detailed instructions to assist you through the process. Thanks for helping us reach even more families through this application specially designed for LLLC. Our thanks also to "dial9" and the Branco family for making the iPhone application possible. Stay tuned for more details to follow on the 22nd.

Yours in LLLC,
Joan Little
on behalf of the Board of Directors
joan@lllc.ca

Website updates: LLLC Group Meeting Pages

Leaders are now responsible for maintaining their own Group pages. See the FAQ website section for details on how to Edit your page(s), Q #5 and #6.

Several Leaders have volunteered to help out with a WebTeam Job. Their specific tasks are listed below. If this kind of work excites you and you would like to be part of the site's improvement and on going maintenance there are still a few areas we need help with. Please contact Karin Gerritsen at webmaster@lllc.ca - and let her know what kind of tasks you would be interested in working on.

WebTeam Jobs by Leaders

• Content Assist (contentassist@lllc.ca) - general Inbox; specific requests for assistance can also be directed to: (michele.takoff@lllc.ca)- Michèle Takoff (for assistance with updating your LLLC Group Page) or to (karen.wright@lllc.ca) - Karen Wright - (to create a new LLLC Group Page and for assistance with updating your LLLC Group Page).
• Stats (stats@lllc.ca) - monitor and pull data from GoogleAnalytics.
• Help Forms (helpforms@lllc.ca) - Colleen Kennedy - monitors and distributes website HelpForm requests to a team of Leaders who answer them.

Website updates: other pages

There will be lots of sections to tinker with and areas that people, even now, are working to improve. It is a living site, set up so each LLLC department can upload, edit and keep their areas up to date. If you have any suggestions for content updates, please contact the particular department head.

Administrators, Board Members and Office Staff

• Leader Department (Michelle Sanche) - info helpful for Leaders in their work. 
• Leader Accreditation Department (Lesley Robinson) - info helpful for LAs and sponsoring Leaders. 
• Professional Liaison Department (Nicola Aquino) - PL resources or FAQs in Member Access. 
• Communications Department (Joan Little) - Media Team and CSD suggestions. 
• Board of Directors (Fiona Audy - Bylaws & Policies, Finances, Human Resources, Nominating Committee, Programs. 
• Fundraising and Health Professional Seminars (vacant).
• Administration and Donations Coordinator (Sheila Munro) - News and Events, membership/fees (by cheque) and donation questions. 
• Member Access (Fiona Audy) - Content for LLLC Members.