A community is the group of people organized around a common subject or theme. Each community has its own discussion group and resource library. Member Bridge has many communities, but if you cannot find one that focuses on that particular topic you are looking for, you can create your own and invite others to join it. Here is how: Click on the Communities tab on the top navigation bar and then select Communities from the drop down menu: Use the Search box to make sure that a community focused on this topic doesn't already exist. If no results are returned, click on the Create a New Community button: Fill in a name for your community/eGroup and hit the Check Availability link to make sure that this group does not already exist: Type of Community – Select Member Created Group from the dropdown menu
For all members to be able to see and join your community, select APNA Members for both Who can join your Community? and Who can see your community?. If you want your group to be by invitation only you will select the Invitation Only option in the first section. Or: Remember to check the boxes for eGroup (this will be your discussion group) and Library! Select Save and Invite Members to immediately search for members and invite them to join your Community. If you are done, instead select Save. Your Community will now appear on the Community Home page in the Member Created Groups section. Questions? Contact Meaghan Trimyer at mtrimyer@apna.org.