Create a Community

Creating a community helps you to communicate with your members, share news, and organize your group activities.

Begin by rolling your mouse over My Communities and click on Create a New Community.  A new page will pop up were you will finn in the following information:

1. Name it [required]
Enter your community’s name.  Make your name specific so that others will be able to find you easily.

2. Describe it [required] 
Enter a brief description – one or two sentences that describes who you are, as well as your purpose and/or activities  Members who are searching for you will see this description, so be as specific and brief as possible.

3. Tag it [required]
Tell us more about your community with tags. Tags are words or labels that you add to an item, making it easier to find it later. Tags will also determine the types of news articles that are automatically delivered via the News Gadget on your community's page. The more specific your keywords, the more relevant your news will be to your community. Enter one tag per line.

4. Who can see it
Public or Private? By default, your community is Public (other people can find you). If you’d like to be a Private community (members are invited by you to join), choose “No” instead. This is helpful when you want certain members of your community to have access to restricted information (e.g., dues, financial reports, etc.)

5. Locate it [optional]
Telling others where your community is located helps differentiate your community and allows others in your area to more easily find this community. Enter your community’s Country, City, State and Postal Code.

6. Create
When you’re satisfied with the information you’ve entered, click the orange Create button to display your new Community’s page. A new window will pop up with the name of your new community. To go there, click the orange Visit This Community button.

You can always change your community’s details by clicking on the Community Settings gadget on your community page.