Adding a project profile

This is a handy illustrated guide to adding your project to the projects directory on the site. Adding your project to the directory does a number of things:

• Gives your project a place marker on the map and point of contact so others can get involved locally
• Shares what you know across the web so others don't re-invent the wheel
• Makes it possible for others from anywhere to add their experience so your project learns
• Presents your project on the website, our projects 'widget' on other sites, and the mobile app (coming soon)
• Forms part of the widening hands-on knowledge base in and around Transition
• Helps you work out 'what did we learn?' as part of a reflective process

You need to be a registered site user to add project profiles, and be logged in. You can add your project directly following this link, or follow the step by step process below. You can register here. 

The Project profile looks quite long when you first look at it. This is because there is a lot of information that could be shared. You do not have to fill out all the boxes. All you have to fill out is the basics of Title and Aim. You could then scroll to the bottom and click save. The more information you add the better though; it's amazing how much we learn from doing things. So please add as much as you like, most importantly the location.

Right then, here we go, here's all the things you could fill in...

1. Login and click on your name at the top

2. On your user account page, click on 'Create Content' on the right hand side

3. Add the title and aim of the project

That's actually all you have to add. You can now scroll to the bottom and click save. It would be great if you could at least go to #4 and add location though....

3. Add tags (keywords), location and dates

Your project will not show up on a map unless you add location...

4. You are named as the primary point of contact, and add a description

5. Inspiration, outcomes so far and unexpected outcomes, obstacles...

6. Lessons Learned and related initiatives

We bet you learnt a lesson or two. Oh yes. Some good, some 'tough'. Don't put jam on your magnet, for example. Start typing your initiative name and it will auto-complete.

7. Resources - people, links, money

8. Sources of materials? 

How did you get the Forestry commission to give you 80 free trees, Transition Montpelier?

9. People and contacts - how others can get in touch with your project

10. Scroll down, click save, hey presto - here it is

11. Project in Directory

If you added location, it appears on the map etc.

12. Good work. Thank you for taking the time to share what you know.

About the author

Ed is the 'Web: projects and strategy' person for Transition Network. This means that he works on strategic and special projects work for Transition Network about linking up all the Transition Initiative websites without them having to come to the main site all the time for updates and news. He lives in Bristol, likes digging and climbing, growing vegetables and reading, bicycles and books, swimming, camping and generally being outdoors.