How to use this Community

A welcome guide

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Heather Locke
Heather LockeCommunity Manager
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Meet the Community and Introduce Yourself!

Meet the Community and Introduce Yourself! Hi Polco users! My name is Heather and I am a Community Manager at Polco. It’s great to be here with you and create this space for Polco users to connect, share knowledge, and get inspired. Please introduce yourself here in the thread - share where you live and work, your role, and how you use Polco (share your bigger Polco story here). Feel free to add any other interesting information or even a fun picture with your pet! It’s a great way to connect and get to know each other a bit.

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Emily
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Heather Locke
Heather LockeCommunity Manager
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Five Tips on Getting Started with Polco ConnectTutorial

Hello and welcome to Polco Connect, our online community forum! As a Community member, you’re able to use this forum as a collaborative space to learn, grow, and share tips on using Polco, community engagement, best practices, and ideas for improving the platform with other Polco users and partners.Ready to get started? Here are 5 steps to make sure you’re off to a successful start!  1. Complete your profile informationLet’s get to know each other in the Community. By adding additional information to your profile, you are more likely to build a stronger network, and receive better and quicker replies from other users. In order to complete your profile information, navigate to "My Profile" (accessed by clicking your avatar) page  Click on your avatar next to “+ Create topic” to access your Profile pageMake sure to include: A profile picture (you can add a picture of you or your organization’s logo) A signature (feel free to add a link to your website!) The city you live in A littl

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Heather Locke
1 year ago
Heather Locke
Heather LockeCommunity Manager
published in How to use this Community

How to Use This Community

Welcome to Polco Connect! This is where you will meet and connect with other organizations and communities who are using the Polco platform to engage with their residents, stakeholders and community members. If you’d like more information about the Polco platform, you can check out our admin page here, our resident page here, or our main website here.  We’re glad you are here. This is a space where Polco users can share knowledge, learn from, and connect with each other. Conversation about how to use the platform is encouraged, but also feel free to connect about the larger topic of civic engagement. We welcome your feedback and hope that you find more than what brought you here.  Polco Connect is the best place for asking questions and finding answers about the Polco platform and community of users. Polco’s team will participate, but this is primarily a place where you can learn from one another. We will jump in and answer a question if no answer has been provided within a certain tim

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Heather Locke
1 year ago
Heather Locke
Heather LockeCommunity Manager
published in How to use this Community

Privacy

Polco was designed to be a safe and civil place to provide input and feedback on issues that matter to you or affect your community. A cornerstone of that vision is keeping personal information safe. Much like the privacy afforded to votes you cast during elections, we've always believed you should not have to associate your name or any personally identifiable information with the feedback you provide. When you participate on Polco, our commitment to you is that personally identifiable information will be safe, never shared, and never associated with the feedback or input you provide.  Privacy StatementLast revised on February 16, 2021.Polco will not sell or distribute personal information of users, clients, respondents, or those who provide us information on our website, including:Contact information such as emails, phone numbers or addresses Any other personal identifying information such as name or birthdate  Payment informationPolco Inc. (“Polco” or “we”) respects your privacy and

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Heather Locke
1 year ago
Heather Locke
Heather LockeCommunity Manager
published in How to use this Community

Community Guidelines

Community Guidelines: Welcome to Polco Connect! We are here to create a space where Polco Pros can share knowledge, learn from, and connect with each other. These Community Guidelines should not only help you understand how to act within the community but also help you understand what to expect from others in this space. Your participation here is subject to these Guidelines and our Terms of Use. Be RespectfulAll are welcome here! You are invited to treat your fellow Polco Pros with respect and kindness. This is a welcoming community of users and we make it a priority to keep this community a safe space where everyone feels comfortable.  Engage with the Community Our moderators will post helpful content but we really want to learn and hear from you! Take a look around and if you see a place where you can add your voice and expertise to an existing conversation or you want to start your own topic, please jump in.  Search First, Ask SecondWe’ve got experts in all areas in this community

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Heather Locke
1 year ago
Jenni
JenniEmployee
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Your Ideas + Polco = Magic

We love partnering with the Polco community to continually improve the civic engagement experience! In the Ideas category, you can share your ideas and discuss them with other community members and the Polco team. We review every idea and we’ll engage with you to understand your use cases and needs. This will help us decide the best way to help you achieve your goals and whether we want to pursue this idea.  Before submitting your idea...Search first Have you checked the Ideas category to see if someone already submitted a similar idea? This will save you the time to write it out, and you can upvote their idea. Describe your idea in detailScreenshots are extra helpful! The more you can describe, the higher the chance that we’ll know right away what you mean. This also increases the likelihood that others will vote for your idea. Pick a product areaSelect the product area that corresponds to your idea, if applicable. Admin: This idea has to do with your experience as a Polco administrat

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Jenni
1 year ago

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