Partners/Sponsors/Banner Ads

Use this information to manage Partner and Sponsor data, including the banner ads that appear on the top-right corner of your web site.

Introduction

This section describes how to set up a new sponsor or partner for the your organization. When you wish to recognize an external entity as a sponsor or partner of your organization, you may recognize them in the following ways:

• Add them to the Partners and Sponsors page
   

• Mention them in your newsletters
   

• Provide them with a banner ad which appears in the top-right corner of web pages (in rotation with the other current banner ads)

Adding a new partner or sponsor will add them to the Partners and Sponsors page, as well as adding them to the newsletter mention (per the first two points above). To set up a Banner Ad requires additional set up per below. To add (or edit), click the "Partner List" link under "Officer/Administration" on your left nav. Enter all the required information:

1. Partner Name: The name of the company/entity as it should appear on your Partners page.
    

2. Contact Name: The name of the contact person - for internal use only.
    

3. Contact Phone: The phone number of the contact person - for internal use only.
    

4. Contact Email: The email address of the contact person - for internal use only.
    

5. Username: If the contact is a person with membership in your organization, you may select them here. This is for internal use only.
    

6. Additional Contact Info: Any additional information for this contact - for internal use only.
    

7. Partner Page Bio: The bio/blurb about this partner as it should appear on your Partners page.
    

8. URL for External Links: The partner's web site which the Partner's page will link to.  **NOTE that it should start with "http://"
    

9. Logo Filename: The file name of the logo graphic for this partner which you (or your webmaster) have uploaded to the server. This can be the same file as the graphic you'll use for their banner ad - simply enter the filename of that graphic file here.
    

10. Icon Filename: This is an obsolete field - just enter anything here.
     

11. Agreement Start: The start date of your agreement with this partner/sponsor. Determines when this partner/sponsor begins appearing on your Partners page.
     

12. Agreement Ends: The end date of your agreement with this partner/sponsor. Determines when this partner/sponsor stops appearing on your Partners page.

Check that the partner was set up properly by going to your Partners page and finding them in the list. Confirm that their name, bio and logo show up properly and that clicking on the link takes you to their web site.
 

A partner/sponsor may purchase one or more banner ad spot in the rotation.

To add a banner ad to a partner/sponsor, click the "Banners" link for the partner/sponsor in the Partner List and enter the required information:

1. Partner: The web site will pre-select the partner/sponsor you're working on.
    
2. New Banner URL: The graphic file to upload as the banner ad. Find the graphic file on your system using "Browse".  **Note that the banner graphic should be exactly 85 pixels high by approximately 300 pixels wide to appear properly on the web site.
    
3. Web Site for Banner to Link to: The partner's web site which the banner ad will link to. This can/should often be the same as the URL used for the Partner record above.  **NOTE that it should start with "http://"
    
4. Start Date: The date that this banner should begin appearing in rotation.
    
5. End Date: The date that this banner should stop appearing in rotation.

Check that the banner ad was set up properly by watching the top-right corner of the web site and [REFRESHING] your page until the banner comes up. Check that the banner graphic looks right and that clicking it takes you to the partner/sponsor's web site.