How Organizations Can Use the Peace and Collaborative Development Network

Dear Colleagues,

Membership in the Peace and Collaborative Development Network is free and open to individuals and organizations. In order to learn more about how to use the network in general see the Community Guidelines and also the Guide to Posting

Organizations that are involved in peacebuilding, development, social entrepreneurship, and related fields are encouraged to join the network. There are several ways that organizations can benefit from the network as outlined below. However, please note we do not allow requests for fundraising on the site as the network would be deluged and there are many existing sites
that provide this service. For relevant resources on fundraising see the GUIDES TO FUNDING.

1) Create a Profile Using Your Organizational Logo - If you create an organizational profile this will encourage people to learn more about your work.

2) Post Relevant Information About Your Organization's Activities - You're welcome to post general updates about your work, videos about your activities, relevant publications, etc. Most types of postings are welcome, however postings that are purely of a commercial nature with no relationship to the goals of the site will be deleted and a user may be banned from the network.

3) Recruit Individuals for Opportunities - If your educational institution or organization has opportunities such as degree programs, trainings, fellowships, etc. you're welcome to post these items in the relevant forum sections. In particular a number of universities have posted calls for applicants for degree programs, trainings, conferences, etc.

4) Start a Sub-Group - You're welcome to start a sub-group where people who are interested or supportive of your organization can meet online and discuss relevant topics, share ideas, and more.

5) Post Events - You can post relevant activities (in the events section) or in the events forum.

6) Volunteers - If your organization is interested in recruiting volunteers you're welcome to post these opportunities as long as you're not requiring individuals to pay for the opportunities.

7) Careers - We do allow some limited postings of career opportunities on the site (we do not allow individual requests for jobs). If you're an organization seeking to hire someone, you can search through the member profiles for potential candidates. Anyone can perform a basic search. To do an advanced search, you need to be a member of the site, then click on members, advanced search (it is possible to search via keyword, area of expertise, years of experience, sectoral expertise, etc.) To contact potential candidates click on the members profile and send a message. We would also strongly suggest you submit your job postings to the Alliance for Peacebuilding Member Forums, which maintains an extensive database of opportunities in the field.

8) Connect with Individuals and Organizations - If your organization is looking to make connections with people in key sectors or locations, you can search through the membership database by keyword, country and sector. To do a search, click on the Advanced Member Search Option . If you would like to request that a new sectoral category be added to the search function please let us know.

There are many additional ways for organizations to benefit from the site. This is intended to provide some key suggestions. Feel free to ask questions and/or add additional ideas.