On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA April-May 2016 | Page 27
New look, new tools, new changes
at gardenwriters.org
BY ASHLEY HODAK-SULLIVAN
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ou may have noticed that our website has undergone a bit of a facelift.
We are very excited to welcome you
to the NEW gardenwriters.org! So
what has changed?
NEW MOBILE-RESPONSIVE,
BRANDED DESIGN
Our members are constantly on the go,
and we have built a design to meet you
where you are. View it on your smartphone,
tablet, laptop or desktop at home, in the
garden or on the tradeshow floor.
NEW COMMUNITIES
All GWA members now have exclusive access to our new MemberFuse community
platform. Join a GWA community for your
region, special interest or events. Members can ask questions, give advice, share
news or just say hi. To get started today,
find the portal under Member Resources.
Member login is required. We recommend
joining the GWA Members General
Discussion Community, starting a
conversation in your Regional Community
and updating your profile.
NEW (AND IMPROVED) PUBLIC
DIRECTORY, GWACONNECT
NEW NAVIGATION
Why should you have the wade through
useless and outdated pages to find what
you’re looking for? The new streamlined
navigation gets you to where you need to
go fast. There are new portals for member
recruitment, events and resources. New
tools, pages, resources and galleries are
being added every day so check back often.
NEW MEMBERS PORTAL
Gone are the days of three separate
directories for writers, photographers and
speakers. If an industry partner, garden
club or members of the public is looking
for a writer, blogger, photographer, speaker, graphic designer, marketer or artist, all
they need to do is pick a location, communicator type and search.
Launched in February, the new GWA Members Portal is a central database for all your
member information and activity. Update
your information, register for events,
search the membership directory, view and
pay your invoices and much more, all in
one place, all in real time.
Member results include name, location,
website, blog, expertise and enhanced
speaker information. Coming soon, users
will also be able to search by expertise.
The best part? Your contact information
such as phone and email are protected. If
a user wishes to contact you, they submit a
request via a contact form that comes
directly to you.
Can’t log into the website? Visit MyGWA
under Member Resources. A login screen
will appear. Click “Forgot your password?”
Enter your email address. A message will
be sent with a secure link to set or reset
your password. Click the link and choose
a new password. Once complete, you may
login using your email as username and
your new password. For issues, please call
212.297.2197.
Once you’re logged in, you can access all
the exclusive member-only benefits, including the legal advice portal and the job
center. Be sure to update all your member
information, including your garden communicator types, expertise and speaker
information.
We would like to recognize and thank
GWA’s stellar Website Committee, whose
hours of thought, insight and recommendations were the foundation of this new
and exciting project. Thank you to chair
C.L. Fornari and committee members
Daniel Gasteiger and Katie Elzer-Peters.
Because of all of their work, this project
was completed in a matter of weeks — not
months or even years.
HOW TO LOGIN
We want to hear from you! Have
comments or questions? Contact
the GWA team at 212.297.2198 or
[email protected].
Ashley Hodak Sullivan is Deputy Executive
Director of GWA.
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