introduction to dashboard

INTRODUCTION TO DASHBOARD

Team Centerville, Ohio ~ Obama For AmericaKaren Campbell, Digital Coordinator

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Dashboard is the brand new organizing platform for President Obama’s 2012

campaign. If you’re hoping to make an impact on this

election, it’s where you need to be.

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http://www.barackobama.com/

To sign up for Dashboard, click on the “Get Involved” tab (top right) and then on the drop down, type in your street

address & zip code and click on “Join Dashboard.”

http://www.barackobama.com/dashboard-signup?source=primary-nav

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When you join

Dashboard you will be asked to fill

out your Profile. The information will be used

to create your personal

page in Dashboard.

You can always go

back to revise your

Profile.

There are a number of

pages to fill out.

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After you join you can log in to Dashboard via facebook or type in your email and password.

At the top of the webpage you see 13

squares, which are

links to the other

sections of Dashboard.

We are going to

click through all the squares to view the tools and

information offered by this social platform.

Sections:Latest Activity

(Feeds)My Team

Report ActivityResources

PeopleMy MessagesMake CallsVotebuilder

NumbersGroupsEvents

Grassroots FundraisingGet Fired Up

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Important links at the bottom of the Dashboard page:Videos

Grassroots FundraisingConnect with Interest Groups

Register to VoteFind Next Event

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COUNTDOWN & VIDEOS

THAT CAN BE SHARED ON

SOCIAL MEDIA

This page is also

accessible from the

“Dashboard” square

of the same name.

You can always get

back to “Dashboar

d” by clicking on “Dashboard “ up in the left hand

corner of the header.

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HELP RAISE FUNDS ~

You can start your own fundraiser among your family and friends by

sending messages to them

via email, facebook and twitter.

•You can edit your page•Click on “Resources” for a video and a series of links to information about campaign

issues.

This page is also accessible from the “Dashboard” square, “Grassroots

Fundraising.”You can always get back to “Dashboard” by clicking on “Dashboard “ up in the left hand corner of the header.

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You can join a variety of Groups for Obama. Click on “Suggested Groups” for a long list of interest groups. You can also create your own special group. Click on “Create a

Group.”

This page is also accessible from the “Dashboard” square “Groups.”

You can always get back to “Dashboard” by clicking on “Dashboard “ up in the left hand corner of the header.

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I’ve started to set up a local group on this

page “Centerville

Teens for Obama.”

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This is an example of a group page ~ “Ohio Women For

Obama.”

The page has:

List the leadership

List discussions

List the membership

Link to Social Media

Activity feed

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This page is also accessible from the “Dashboard” page.

You can always get back to “Dashboard” by clicking on “Dashboard “ up in the left hand corner of the header.

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We are going to look at each section going from top, left to right, etc.

We will start with “Last

Activity.”

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Shows the activity of all the members of Dashboard: “Team Centerville Steel Blue”

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“My Team” Home PageThree Tabs:

Home PageUpcoming Events

PageMembers Page

Stories from People

on Your Team(Your story will scroll here, the story you wrote when you signed

up for Dashboard.)

Team Story

Upcoming Events

Right Column:

Team Leader ~ Natalie

Address & Map

Quick Links

Invite Your Friends Link

Van Information

Team Centerville Steel Blue

Facebook Link

Team Centerville Steel blue

Tweeter Feed

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There are four “Team Centervilles”:

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Need to find a time or would you like to see how the national campaign is organized? Click on “Find a team.” HQ Team >

Great Lakes-Mid Atlantic Region > Ohio > Western Ohio > Niki Vonderwell’s Region > Natalie Hulla’s Turf > Teams Centerville.

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Team Events are listed as well as Nearby Events. The right column has all the items in the right column for the

Team Centerville Steel Blue homepage.

Click on the event.

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Each member of the Team has his/her own

page.

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The next Square on the “Dashboard” main page is “Report Activity.” Individual members can report their activity. The activity of the team can also be reported

daily.

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The next Square is “Resources.” There are resources (documents) for the Team and also from “Ohio women for

Obama,” a group I belong to. Click on “Best Practices.” Here's where you can learn about organizing events, sharing best

practices with campaign volunteers and staff from across the country.

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The next “Square” is “Members.” We’ve seen a version of this page before (3rd tab on the “Team Centerville Page.”

You can invite your friends to join Dashboard and work for

the campaign.

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The next “Square” is “My Messages.”

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I can send a personal email, a Team Centerville Steel Blue email, or an email to my

group, “Ohio Women for Obama.”

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The next “Square” is “Make Calls.” You can phone call using the information found in this section of Dashboard. Calls are

made based on campaign issues.

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The “Call Tool” lists a person to call with his/her phone number. There are campaign issues you can choose from a drop down menu. A script is provided

for you.

After you call “Save and Continue” at the bottom of the page. You will be given another person to

call.

You can invite your friends to make calls via

facebook, twitter, or email.

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The next “Square “ is “Votebuilder.” You can only access “Votebuilder” if you have an account.

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The Next “Square” is “Hard Numbers.”

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We have clicked through all 13

sections of

Dashboard!

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You can click on “Dashboard

Help” at the bottom of the page if you have any

problems or questions.

Most of the pages in

Dashboard have a “Help” link up in the

right hand corner next to

“Find a Team.”

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Our Other Social Media Links:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/51906013601/

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https://twitter.com/teamcenterville

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Our Pinterest Boards”

http://pinterest.com/karencampbell46/team-centerville-obama-for-america/

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http://pinterest.com/karencampbell46/team-centerville-ohio-obama-for-america-the-afford/

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http://pinterest.com/karencampbell46/team-centerville-ohio-obama-for-america-jobs-the-e/