Create an Event
From Support - DLCC Web
Creating an event is easy with our 5 step work flow.
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Basic Event Information
Event name
This will display as the title of your event everywhere it is listed on your website.
Description
This paragraph is where you describe your event. Here you'll want to explain what type of an event it is, a fundraiser, house party, dinner, etc. You also may want to explain what is happening at the event, stuffing envelopes, eating dinner, phone-banking, etc. You don't need to list time or location here as they are defined elsewhere.
Event Status
Use the event status drop down to control an event's public visibility. Events marked "active" will have a publicly accessible RSVP page and will be listed in your upcoming events. Those marked "private" will have a publicly accessible RSVP page, but will not be listed as an upcoming event. "Inactive" events will have neither a publicly accessible page, nor will they be listed in your upcoming events.
Start time & End time
Here you will indicate the starting and ending times of your event. Clicking in the boxes will bring up the date time menus.
Here you can select the data and time for you event from an easy to use calendar and time drop down.
Contact Email
This dropdown menu will contain each of the email addresses you have registered through DLCCWeb, select the email address that you would like to use as the primary contact for your event. If there are no email addresses in this drop down, you will need to set at least one email address up in our system. To learn how to do that, go to our Manage Personal Email Accounts section.
Request
The final item on step one is choosing which information you'd like to collect from your supporters. By default first name, last name, email and zip are included, however you may add more fields. The check box next to each field will make the field required for all attendees to fill out.
Event Location
On the event location tab you will set the address for your event, as well as provide directions. This information will be listed on the website if the event is public.
Follow-Up
Confirmation Email
In this section of the workflow you can write a confirmation email that will be emailed to people who RSVP for your event. This email could include any information you didn't want to list on the public event info page, such as a phone number for a primary contact, or other information.
Reminder Email
In this section you can set up an email to be sent the day before an event to remind people to attend. It is generally considered a best practice to include full details about the event in this email in case someone has forgotten the details.
