How it Works

Creating Offers and Requests

Once you complete your profile, you can start posting offers and requests. You can create an offer or request using tags that match your needs.

Offering Help

 

 

To offer your skills, click on MOVEMENTS at the top of the page to get to your dashboard. Click Add Post at the top right of your page, and then click

• Indicate which skills you have to offer.
• Indicate which regions or countries you'd like to help (ALL is default).
• In the first text entry field (How Can You Help) state what you are able to do and what help you can provide.
• In then next box, describe what you can do in a little more detail.
• Indicate whether we can tweet your offer (we will not use any personal information)
• Click Post Now

Requesting Help

 

 

If you'd like to make a request for help, click on MOVEMENTS at the top of your page to get to your dashboard. Click add post at the top right, and then click Request.

• Indicate which skills you need.
• Indicate in which regions or countries this help is needed.
• In the first text entry field (What Do You Need), state what kind of help you need.
• In the next box, describe the situation in more detail.
• Indicate whether we can tweet your offer (we will not use personal information)
• Click Post Now

Creating a profile

Your profile is used to help ensure that you get matched with posts that are tailored to you. When you sign up with Movements.org you are asked to create a profile. The more information you provide, the more trusted you will be by other users, but you are not required to reveal any personal information. You can set your profile as Hidden, Secure, or Public.

●      Hidden: Only your screen name is shared

●      Secure: Only your screen name, skills, and languages are shared

●      Public: All your personal information is shared.

Once you have an account, you will be able to login and finish creating your profile.

Searching for Offers or Requests

You can browse all offers and requests by clicking on MOVEMENTS at the top of the page, and using the search bar to look for keywords. You can also filter requests by country and skill.

Replying to Offers or Requests

Click on the post to which you'd like to respond and comment below it. To send a private message (also referred to as Direct Message) to the user who created the post, click Direct Message. You can also post a public comment, rate the user, recomment the post to another user, or report an inappropriate post.

Translate a Post

Movements.org enables you to translate posts. To enable this feature, go to your profile, click Settings, then click Skills and Interests. Check off the languages you can read. Now, when you look at a post, there will be a Translate this Post link.

Edit a Post

In order to edit your post, go to your profile. A list of your posts will become available. On the far right of your page, click on the elipsis. A menu will appear, click Edit. You will then have access to edit your post. Make sure to click Save to save your changes.

Keeping Up to Date

Movements.org has been designed to make connecting easy. Whenever someone responds to, comments on, or adds a post relevant to you, you will get a notification on the navigation bar. you can adjust how often your alerts are email to you by going to your profile, clicking Settings, then Security and Alerts, then Notifications.