Guide to Posting Material on the Peace and Collaborative Development Network

Dear Colleagues

The Peace and Collaborative Development Network is designed to be a collaborative site to facilitate sharing of professional and academic resources in peacebuilding, international development, human rights, social entreprenuership and related fields. The types of materials that can be posted to the site include fellowship/scholarship opportunities, information about relevant academic programs, training opportunities, news about new publications (policy and/or academic), questions about new or ongoing research projects, discussion of conflict regions, videos and photos, and more.

JOBS/CONSULTANCIES: Note we do allow some postings of jobs/consultancies (these can go under forums/career resources), but the ideal place to post jobs in the field is the Alliance for Peacebuilding Member Forums and suggest you also review the guide to key job sites for other key places to post opportunities.

Note if you would like to learn more how organizations and institutions can benefit from the site, see the Guide for Organizations.

Although this is a very open network, please note that note there are several things that are not permitted on the site which include the following: individual requests for job or scholarships (you can post information on opportunities but not request a scholarship), fundraising requests of any sort (otherwise the site would be deluged) and material of a purely commercial nature that has no connection to the focus of the site. Please do not post these types of messages or your account maybe banned. If you're looking for scholarship or funding opportunities you can consult the relevant guides http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/profiles/blogs/resourc...

If you do want to post to the site please try if possible to follow the suggestions below:

First, ensure that your posting meets that terms of the TERMS of USE in terms as it is the responsibility of individual members to ensure that information uploaded to the site does not violate any copyright laws. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information as Google indexes the site (it is possible to adjust who can view your profile /postings by logging in and clicking on my settings/privacy) . For more details see the Terms of Use/Community Guidelines

To post to the site you need to be registered which only takes a minute. There are two general areas to post written content which are the discussions sections and the blogs. In general blogs are designed more for think pieces that explore the field, individual thoughts, etc. While the discussion forums are designed more for posting relevant materials, information on research, funding opportunities, discussion of conflict areas and more. Please do not post identical material in a blog or discussion section.

In general when posting please try to provide enough information in the body of the text. Attachments and supplementary documents can be uploaded if needed in discussion postings. For all postings make sure to enter tags (keywords) that help ensure that postings will be displayed with relevant searchers. Tags can be added by enter relevant terms, separated by commas. If a term is more than one word, enter the term in quotes. For example, peacebuilding would be entered as a single word, while "conflict resolution" should be entered in quotes.

Also if list an e-mail addresses, write the address using (at), instead of the @ sign to prevent any potential spam. For example if you include an e-mail address in your posting such as steve@testing.com write out the address at steve(at)testing.com

Here are some tips for posting in each section:

BLOGS: Please note for blog postings the links need to be added using the chain link symbol at the top of the page. To add a link highlight the relevant text, click on the chain link and then place the link (ensure that it starts with http).

FORUM DISCUSSIONS: To post here pick the most relevant topic (there are forums for academic programs/scholarships, trainings/events, career resources and on many other topics). Click on add a discussion and enter the relevant information. Links work automatically here by entering them in the text. To attach documents, click on browse under attach files and enter the relevant steps.

PHOTOS: To post click on add Photos. Photos can be added in bulk, individually or via flicker. For more effective postings enter a brief description of the photo and tags.

VIDEOS:: To post click on Add Videos. Videos can be added from Youtube, Vimeo and other online video sites or directly uploaded to the site (up to 100 MB). Please enter a description and relevant tags.

EVENTS: To post click on Add Events. Event postings are generally for one-time activities such a conferences, workshops, etc. To improve the effectiveness of event postings add a logo. In general, under the description of the event postings are limited to several thousand characters. Use the Bold, Italic and Link functions to make the text more readable. It is also possible to make an event viewable to all (public) or private (only people invited). There is also a RSVP feature that can be disabled (this allows people to RSVP via the site) and the guest list can be publicly viewable or not.

GROUPS: To create a sub-group on the site click on Add a Group. Enter a short description and if possible an image or logo. Groups can be setup that anyone on the network can join or as moderated (meaning only for approved members).