How do I create an Idealist Group on the site?
Answer:
In order to create an Idealist Group, you must first be registered as an Idealist member. If you do not have a personal member account, please click here to sign up.
After you log in to your Idealist member account by filling in your log-in email and password on the homepage, there are two ways to create an Idealist Group:
By clicking “Add your Organization/Group”
1. Click on the “Add your Organization/Group,” located in the upper right corner of the homepage.
2. On the following page, click on the circle next to “We are an Idealist Group,” located beneath the second green checkmark.
3. Follow the instructions on the following two pages to fill in information about your group.**
By navigating to the control panel within your member account and clicking "Add New" under "List your organization, group, or consultancy".
1. Click on the circle next to “We are an Idealist Group,” located beneath the second green checkmark.
2. Follow the instructions on the following two pages to fill in information about your group.**
**After you submit the registration form, an Idealist staff member will review and respond to your application within one to two business days. In some cases additional information may be requested.
When your application is approved, you will receive an email inviting you to log in and start using Idealist to create forum topics and to post events, volunteer opportunities, and other listings.
If you do not hear from us within two business days, please make sure to check your spam/junk/bulk folder and inquire with your email service provider whether any '@ idealist.org' messages are being filtered. Approval notifications are sent via an automated system and sometimes get misclassified in the "unsolicited" category. If two business days have passed, and you are unable to find a message from us, click here to contact us.
