FAQs

1. What is a Global Citizen anyway?
2. Why should I add my content to this site?
3. I just registered. Now what?
4. OK I added all my content. Now what?
5. How do I find my way around this community?
6. What's this interactive map all about?
7. How is Global Citizens Connect related to Facebook?
8. How does the corkboard work?
9. How does the forum work?
10. Can anybody join this community?
11. How do I disable my profile?
12. How do I delete content?

What is a Global Citizen anyway?

A Global Citizen is someone like you - someone who wants to make the world a more just place, to help eliminate poverty, and discrimination, who cares about the environment, and much more. Ultimately a Global Citizen is someone who cares about our world and the people in it, and is willing to work for change. Whether you choose to volunteer overseas or work in your own community, as a Global Citizen you are part of a global movement to create change.

Why should I add my content to this site?

Because you are someone who has worked on the front lines of development.

As a volunteer who has worked overseas you have been on the forefront of the world's development struggles. You can give a voice and a face to people you worked in partnership with, and bring the community that you volunteered in to life so other Canadians can learn about the people behind the statistics we so often hear.

As a volunteer here at home you are someone who has engaged other Canadians about issues like extreme poverty, AIDS and the rights of women in developing communities. This is a chance to learn about what others are doing around the country, and maybe connect with others in your local community.

I just registered. Now what?

Now you need to complete your profile and upload your stories. Here's how:

1. Click on Edit My Profile and add information about yourself so that others can find you and get to know you
2. Click on View My Profile and click on Change Your Profile Picture so that others have an idea of what you look like.
3. Click on Add an Experience and add your volunteer experiences in Canada or overseas. You can add as many as you like.
4. Click on Add a Story from the Field and share your volunteer experience. You can add as many as you like.
5. Click on Add a Photo from the Field so others can better understand your experiences. You can add as many as you like.
6. Click on Add a Link and post one or more links to websites that are important to you or that you feel others should know about.

OK I added all my content. Now what?

Now comes the fun part. Start exploring the Global Citizens community. Look at photos that others have posted, or read their Stories from the Field. Join in a discussion in the Global Citizens Forum, or start one. Leave a post on someone's Corkboard and let them know that you stopped by. You can also find yourself - or others - on Global Citizens Connect, our interactive map to discover who else has volunteered in the same region you have, and what postings are currently available. Don't be shy to have a look, once you've explore all the possibilities you may want to return to your own profile and add some more photos or stories!

How do I find my way around this community?

The easiest way is to use the Community menu on the left, which is accessible to all users, or My Menu, which is accessible to you only when you log in.

What's this interactive map all about?

Global Citizens Connect is our way to demonstrate the range and scope of the work being done by Global Citizens around the world. It also displays overseas volunteer opportunities currently being offered by the 9 partner organizations who are part of the Global Citizens for Change coalition. You can filter the map by selecting past postings by year or organization, or current opportunities by organization. Just click on any pin to view the Global Citizens associated with it, then follow the link to individual profile pages. Also, if you look hard, you will fund that once you are a member of the Global Citizens for Change community, you yourself are represented by one of those pins so that others may find you and start interacting with you.

How is Global Citizens Connect related to Facebook?

If you are registered on Facebook you can install Global Citizens Connect as an application on your profile page. Just search for it in the Applications section of Facebook. When you use Global Citizens Connect on Facebook it has several added features, including the ability to ask Global Citizens to be your facebook friend, and also the ability to send a message via Facebook to other Global Citizens. It also enables visitors to your Facebook page to browse the map, to find your profile, and to search for volunteer opportunities.

How does the corkboard work?

Our community has a nifty messaging system that looks like a cork board. Just click on the Post a Comment button on the corkboard and then type in your comment. You can leave one on anyone else's board so long as you are logged in, and anyone who is logged in can leave one on yours. You can also move the stickies around on the cork board.

How does the forum work?

You can browse and read or, once logged in, add your own post to any thread. You can also start a new thread (topic).

Can anybody join this community?

Yes.

How do I disable my profile?

Click on Edit My Profile and then click on Disable Your Account. You will need to confirm your wish to disable your account.

How do I delete content?

Click on the Delete button next to your content.