| Neighborhoods: Platform Generated Aggregation Pages | Groups: User-Created Affinity Groups |
Overview | A neighborhood in Cause Machine is an aggregated page pre designed with a myriad of content points. These pages are designed to bring everything in your community related to one tag into a single location. | A group in Cause Machine is a member-created environment for individuals to connect and collaborate. |
Strategy | To bring everything related to a single tag/category into a single location. | To allow people in a community to “bind together” in their own designated “sub tribes” |
How a Community Should Leverage | Best used to help show individuals in a community how much in that community is related to their interests. | Best used to guide members into deeper discussions and engagement with more refined groups of interest. |
Functionality | • Platform Aggregated • Optional Neighborhood Admins/Owners | • User-Created |
Content in Environment | • Cover Image • Content Posting Options (Article, Video, Document, Story) • Content Feed • Discussions • Members Connected • Groups Associated • Organizations Associated | • Cover Image • Contact Group Leader • Content Posting Options (Article, Video, Document, Story) • Content Feed • Discussions • Members Connected |
Dashboard | • Total Members • Total Posts • Total Groups • Total Discussions • Recent New Members • Content Waiting for Approval • Recent Discussion Activity • Recent Content | • Total Members • Total Posts • Date Created • URL Link for Invitations (used for private groups) • Recent New Members • Community Tag Sketch (pie charts) |
Ownership & Administration | Generally administered by the main community admin, but tools to give admin permissions to a single neighborhood admin. | Administered by the person who created the group and whoever is assigned as an admin. |
Customization | • Tag/Neighborhood Title • Description/Welcome Message • Cover Image • Set Admins • Display Members (on or off) • Display Organizations (on or off) • Display Stories (on or off) • Display Admins (on or off) | • Group Name • Tag Line • Description • Cover Image • Privacy Level (Open/Closed/Private) • Logo • Address (optional) • Enable Discussions (yes/no) • Display Description to Non Members (yes/no) • Meeting Schedule (optional) |
Communication Tools | • Email Sender | • Email Sender |
How Members Join | • Profile Tag/Category Selection • Click to “Join” on Neighborhood Page • Adding Tag/Category on a Content Page | • Click to “Join” on Group page (self discovery or direct link) • Auto enrolled from Event registration • Added as an admin to Group |
Visibility | Visible only to community members | Variable visibility based on Privacy level of group |
Admin Functionality | • Add and moderate content | • Add and moderate content • Remove Members |
User Functionality | • View content (and content comments) • Add content (requires approval after submitting) • Start a discussion | • View content (and content comments) • Add content (requires approval after submitting) • Start a discussion |
Notifications | • New tag items matching community member are noted in the weekly email digest | • New content items in groups a member is a member of - send in weekly email digest |
How Created | Created automatically when a community tag is created | Manually created by community member or community admin |
Accessibility | Access through the Category directory page or direct links | Access through the Groups directory page or direct links |