If you are a nature based organization and would like to share volunteer or learning opportunities in WildPathsWI.org - Welcome! We are excited to have you. Organizations really are the backbone of this site. Without your participation, there wouldn't be much for volunteers to find. But with you, we can build a wonderful community.
You can view this How-to Video if you prefer to see the steps in action.
First you need to get your organization added.
Field Description Organization Name This name will appear as a "sponsor" for activities - and users can search based on your name. About This should be relatively brief but descriptive so volunteers will be able to tell what you do. We will use this description to help us approve your request. Main URL We will provide a link to this site - make sure it is in a url format (www.mysite.com for example). Region If your organization is based in a specific region in Wisconsin, you can pick it here. This is just informational for volunteers looking at your organization. Contact Email This field is really important because we will use this email to communicate with you about the request. You will want to use this email when you register to the site to manage the organization in the future. You will be able to add more people to manage this organization in the future. Contact Name REQUIRED. Contact Title OPTIONAL, but helpful Authorized to represent the organization We are asking you to confirm your role. Once this organization is created you will be responsible for maintaining the organization going forward. We expect only authorized folks to be submit requests.
After your request is approved, you will receive an email from WildPathsWI.org (it comes from mary@eckmeier.com right now). In the email, you will find a link to asking you to register for the site.
The confirm email button should take you to a login screen - but if not click the WildPathsWI Icon in the top right corner and look for the LOGIN button near the bottom of the page. 1. Type your username (or you can use your email - both will work). 2. Type your password.
NOTE that if you forget your password, there is a Forgot Password link on this page.
Once you are successfully logged in, the system will automatically make you a manager to your Organization. When you are a manager, you will see a new button at the very bottom of the page (where the login used to be).
NOTE: if something goes wrong and you are not able to see this page, please submit a feedback request and indicate that you are having login problems. Provide your username and Organization name. Someone will get back to you with a resolution.
NOTE: if you wish to have someone else also manage your organization, have that person create a login. Use the Login button on the main page, and click the link to REGISTER. Once they have created a new login, you will be able to use their email address to add them to the Managers section of your organization.
You can view this how-to-video to see managing your organization in action.
Activities are the primary object in our application. To add a new activity, click the PLUS sign in the Activities section header.
Field Description Title REQUIRED. This is the main name of your activity. It will appear at the top of each card. Type REQUIRED. Activities are either Volunteer or Learn. Org This will already be filled in for you. URL for Activity Use this slot for more information about this particular activity. Activity Contact Use this lot for an email. You must have EITHER a URL or a Contact email - otherwise users won't know how to get in touch with you! $ this little checkbox between url and contact is for activities that come with a cost. Just so users can be prepared that the learning activity might not be free. Description Descriptions will show with the first 200 or so characters, but will expand when the user clicks on them. To make it easier for users to tell if they want to pursue this activity, make sure you start off with the key information. You can use a lot of characters here if you want to add in other details, though. The field will expand when the user clicks on it. Prerequisites If your activity requires previous training, or the volunteer activity requires users to have some abilities, be sure to include it here.
This section is for the when and where... depending on your activity you might have just one session... but you could also have multiple sessions and it's easy to add more here. The final cards are shown BY this session information - so if you have multiple sessions, you will see multiple cards in the activity lists.
Field Description Format In Person = you will need to pick a location. Online = you will need to pick a URL. Hybrid = if the main event is in-person, but there is a way to join online then call it Hybrid. You can specify both a URL and a Location. Self-selected locations - if your volunteer event is done at the volunteers discretion, then use this choice. URL for Online and Hybrid - it must be in a url format (www.mysite.org/trainingsession for example). Location If you have a default location, it will populate here automatically. But if you have not created a location yet - you can add one now (look below for more details). You can also find locations that might already be in the system. For example, all the state parks are already loaded. If you are a friends organization, for example, you can just pick your state park. Ongoing This checkbox indicates that the activity is happening over time. That is, there are not specific dates for it. You CAN choose to specific the range of dates for ongoing activities (so for example, if you are offering volunteer options from October 1 thru the 15 you can specify that in the Start and End). The dates will cause the activity to roll off when it is no longer in effect. Start If your activity is happening on specific dates - then you can record that here. If your activity is only one day long, just fill out the Start (the end will default to just one day). Use the YYYY-MM-DD format. End If your activity spans multiple days (like a conference that covers several days), then you can enter the end date here. Use the YYYY-MM-DD format.
These are optional fields that you can use to provide more details to the end users.
Field Description Date Description If you want to say something more general than just the date, you can complete this field. Time this field is used to specify the duration of the event. Time Description like the date description, this is a generic time description. These fields are not session specific, so use them as general information. Keywords check the boxes for the content or service categories. These can be used in category searches to help users quickly search for specific types of activities.
If you created a location while adding in your activity above, you will see that location in the Location section. You can use the Pencil button to edit it and add in address details. You will need to include a full address to get a flag icon on the map. Locations without flags, will still appear on the Location List page.
Field Description Name Use this field to describe the location using a short name. Address Street Address City City State This field defaults to WI Zip Code The zip code field will be used to populate the County and Region. There are zip codes that cross counties though, so if we picked the wrong one for you - you are able to change them. About Use this field for a longer description of the location. Location website OPTIONAL. If your location has it's own web page, you can include it here. Location email OPTIONAL. If your location has a specific contact email you can include that here. Region The region pick here will drive the map icon on your location and activities. County The county tells us which region to pick. It is also a search option for the end user.