Club Admin Quick-Start

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How to use this guide

This one-page guide shows club admins how to send member alerts, run polls, and publish news posts. Print it (or save as PDF) and keep it handy. All three tools live in the Admin Panel under the Campaigns section of the left sidebar.

  1. Sign in with your admin account.
  2. Open the Admin Panel from the menu (or go to /admin).
  3. Expand Campaigns in the sidebar to find Polls and News Posts.

1. Sending Member Alerts

When you trigger an alert, every member who opted in receives an instant message — by SMS, email, or a spoken phone call — based on the channel they picked in their Notification Preferences. Use alerts sparingly: they reach real phones.

The fastest way for a club admin to send an alert:

  1. 1Go to Campaigns → News Posts and click New Post.
  2. 2Write a clear Title and a short Summary — the Summary is what gets texted and read aloud on phone calls.
  3. 3Set Status = Published and check Featured post.
  4. 4Click Save. Every member opted into Platform News is instantly notified.

Reserve the Featured checkbox for genuinely urgent items — every featured post sends a text/call to opted-in members. Routine updates should stay unfeatured. All alerts and featured posts also appear on the /alerts page for members.

2. Managing Polls

Create a poll:

  1. 1Open Campaigns → Polls and click New Poll.
  2. 2Enter the Question.
  3. 3Pick a Category (General, Florida Governor Race, Election, Policy, Platform).
  4. 4Set Status: Active (live now), Draft (hidden), or Closed.
  5. 5Add at least two Answer Options. Click + Add option for more.
  6. 6Optionally check Allow multiple choices or Show results before vote.
  7. 7Click Save Poll.

Manage existing polls:

  • Click any row to expand and see live vote counts.
  • Toggle the switch to open or close a poll.
  • Pencil to edit; trash to delete.
  • Use the search box and category/status filters to find polls.

Keep poll questions short and clear. Close a poll when you want to freeze the results.

3. Managing News Posts

Create a post:

  1. 1Open Campaigns → News Posts and click New Post.
  2. 2Enter a Title and a short Summary.
  3. 3Write the Body (Markdown is supported).
  4. 4Add an Image URL (optional).
  5. 5Pick a Category: Platform Update, Conservative News, Election News, or Announcement.
  6. 6Set Status: Published (visible) or Draft (hidden).
  7. 7Check Featured post only for urgent alerts (this triggers the instant SMS/email/call broadcast).
  8. 8Click Save.

Manage existing posts:

  • Pencil to edit; trash to delete.
  • Featured posts display a ⭐ in the list.

Use Featured for real alerts only — it texts opted-in members. Routine updates should stay unfeatured.

Quick reference

  • • Alerts reach members' phones instantly — keep them rare and important.
  • • Members choose their own channel at /preferences.
  • • Featured News = instant alert. Polls = engagement. News = information.

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