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Getting Started with Glocal: A Guide to Hosting & Tracking Community Events

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Written by Jimmy Spencer Jr
Updated over a year ago

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Whether you’re a global company or a local person, our digital tools make it easy for everyone to track, certify, and reward every hour of good they do. Our app verifies location, collects real-time feedback, and rewards event participants for sharing the data their favorite causes need.

This guide will walk you through the process of starting to track your community events with Glocal.

Step 1: Create a Glocal Host Profile

Setting up a Host profile on Glocal is your first step to tracking your community impact. This profile allows you to organize and track community engagement events.

  1. Navigate to Create Host Profile: Log in, go to the Track section, and select Create Host Profile.

  2. Set Up Your Profile: Choose a logo, name your profile, provide contact information, and save.

For detailed instructions, refer to our full article on creating a Host profile.

Step 1.5: Create a Test Event on Glocal

Before you create an event with your people, we recommend running a test event on your own, with your friends or colleagues. Here's a help article on creating a test event.

Step 2: Create an Event on Glocal

By creating your events on Glocal, hosts can collect on-the-ground feedback from their people attending their community events.

  1. Navigate to Event Creation: Select Create an Event under the Track section.

  2. Event Basics: Name your event, add a description, choose the type, timing, and location.

  3. Customize and Enhance: Select an image, set up feedback questions, and create campaigns.

For detailed instructions, refer to our full article on creating events.

Step 3: Invite your Community

Ensuring your event reaches its audience is crucial for participation. Glocal offers easy sharing options:

  1. Direct Sharing: Copy event links from the My Events dashboard to share via social media or email.

  2. Template Emails: Use pre-prepared email templates found at glocal.io/share

  3. On-site QR Codes: Print QR codes to direct attendees to your events here.

For detailed instructions, refer to our full article on inviting your community.

Step 4: Get Insights from your Events Dashboard

Your My Events dashboard offers a comprehensive view of all the feedback you’ve tracked from your people attending your events. You’ll get:

  1. Overview of Performance: See aggregated data on events hosted, check-ins, feedback, and more.

  2. Demographic Insights: Get gender, age, and distance traveled statistics.

  3. Event-specific Details: Access detailed metrics for each event and export data for analysis.

  4. Feedback Insights: Review attendee feedback to understand experiences and improve future events.

For detailed instructions, refer to our full article on using the My Events dashboard.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you’ll be well-equipped to make the most out of your Glocal experience. From setting up your Host profile to creating events and inviting your community, to leveraging your dashboard for strategic insights, Glocal provides all the tools you need to drive social impact and community engagement.

If you’re still stuck, get in touch with the team.

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