ACACIAconnect Overview
During the 2011 Acacia Leadership Academy, one of the featured presenters was Joe McMenamon, Director of Business Operations for ChapterSpot, which is an innovative company we’ve been working with during 2011.
Joe demonstrated a new resource created in conjunction with Acacia Headquarters, called ACACIAconnect.
ACACIAconnect offers two main resources to our chapters. First, an intern
al, chapter management & communications network. Second, an easy-to-update public chapter website.
Chapter Management & Communications Network
Included as part of the service, our chapter members have the following abilities via ACACIAconnect:
- personal dashboard upon login
- Facebook app (members can utilize ACACIAconnect without leaving Facebook)
- member database with multiple statuses (Active, Pledge, Alumni, Parents, etc.)
- send mass text messages (to chapter, recruitment prospects, alumni, etc.)
- utilize mulitple email listserve accounts
- event calendar
- sign-up-lists (i.e. intramural teams, t-shirts, formal dance, etc.)
- setup groups (i.e. Exec, Recruitment Team, ACACIA Claus committee, Engineering Majors, etc.)
- create forums
- surveys & polls
- Recruitment database function
- track & record Human Service hours
- individual MyCornerstones account to participate in Cornerstones
- create reports
- dues processing ability (separate from the basic offering of ACACIAconnect, chapters may utilize if they decide to *see paragraph below)
- accept donations via Merchant Account
- sell merchandise
- collect dues from members
- See the ChapterSpot.com website for further explanation of communications features
Public Chapter Website
Included as part of the service, our chapter members have the following abilities via ACACIAconnect:
- easy-to-update Web 2.0 Website Editor
- registration forms (alumni, parent, recruitment prospect, scholarship applicant, etc.)
- social media link-ability (Twitter, Facebook)
- See the ChapterSpot.com website for further explanation of website features
Helpful Links:
Acacia YouTube video: Service Hours function: http://youtu.be/Jsdn0-ObLpo
Acacia YouTube video: Cornerstones function: http://youtu.be/v07R6dmy-Ec
About ChapterSpot: https://www.chapterspot.com/about.htm
ChapterSpot support webpage: https://www.chapterspot.com/support.htm
Email ChapterSpot support : support@chapterspot.com
ChapterSpot Communications Features: https://www.chapterspot.com/communication.htm
ChapterSpot Website Features: https://www.chapterspot.com/websites.htm
Chapter Utilization
Many of our chapters have begun using ACACIAconnect to make chapter management easier in many ways. There are some chapters that have not yet utilized this resource. If you are in a chapter that has not started using ACACIAconnect - email Patrick McGovern at pmcgovern@acacia.org .