Help/FAQs

AHP Huddle Quick Start Guide

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Q: What is my username/password?

A: You will use the same username and password that you use to log in to the AHP main site. If you have forgotten your login credentials or need assistance with your login information, click here to contact us or here to request your password or username.

Q: How do I update my contact information?

A: From your profile page, click "Edit Contact Information."

Q: How do I control what information is visible in My Profile?

A: From your profile page, click on the “My Account” tab. Choose "Privacy Settings" from the drop-down menu. This will let you control what information is visible to whom. After you've made changes, click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page.


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Q: How do I find other members?

A: Click the “Directory” link found in the main navigation bar. The Directory lets you search for other members based on:
  • First and/or last name
  • Company/Institution name
  • Email address

Switch to the “Advanced Search” tab to increase your search to:

  • City
  • State
  • Country
  • Community
  • Education
  • Interests
  • Years in Health Care Fundraising
  • Years in Fundraising
  • Member Experience
  • Years in Current Position

Q: How do I add contacts to my contact list?

A: There are several ways to add contacts. When you perform a search in the Directory, you will see an “Add as contact” button to the right of each person in your search results. Just click this button to send a contact request. If you click through and view an individual’s profile, you can click the "Add as contact" request link to the right of his or her profile picture.

Q: Why should I add contacts to my contact list?

A: Creating this virtual address book makes it easy to send your contacts messages through the community site to stay in touch, ask questions or even build a referral network. Additionally, when you view another member’s profile, you’ll be able to see any contacts you have in common. You can also choose to let your contacts view certain demographics in your profile that others can't.


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Q: What are communities?

A: Communities allow you to participate in discussions and share resources with other members.

Q: What communities do I already belong to?

A: Go to “Communities” in the top right main navigation bar. Once selected, there you can view the communities you’re currently a part of.

Q: How do I join/subscribe to a community and the affiliated Discussion Group?

A: Select the "Discussions" tab, on the main navigation bar, and click on “All Communities” in order to see a list of available communities. From the list, if the community has a green "join" button then you will be able to join/subscribe. Also, you can filter your options from the list to only view communities you can join. Then, click on the community you wish to join and simply click "Join", then choose a delivery option for posts (Real Time, Daily Digest or No Email).

Q: How do I create a new community?

A: From the Discussions, under "All Communities," there is a button called "Create New Community." This will open a "Manage Community" page that will prompt you to name the Community, set the viewing permissions, create an affiliated Resource Library and Discussion Group, and invite other users to join the Community.

Q: How can I control the frequency and format of emails I receive?

A: Go to My Profile and click on the "My Account" tab. Choose Email Subscriptions from the drop-down menu. On that page, you will see the primary email address notifications are sent to and you are given an option to add an 'override address' if you prefer emails to go elsewhere.

For each discussion, you have the following delivery options:
  • Real time: sends an email every time a new message is posted
  • Daily digest: sends one email to you each day, consolidating all of the posts from the previous day
  • No Email: allows you to be part of the group without having emails sent to you. You can still post and read others’ messages by logging into the community site.
You can also choose "Consolidated Weekly Digest", this option will allow all weekly digests consolidated into one and delivered on a specific day of your choice.


Q: Where are my AHP Emails?

A: Please follow these instructions if you are missing any emails. If the issues are not resolved, please contact us.

Q: How do I leave a community or unsubscribe from a discussion?

A:  Go to My Profile and click on the "My Connections" tab. Choose Communities from the drop-down menu. Here, you will see a list of available communities and those to which you’ve subscribed. To "Unsubscribe", click on the community you wish to leave. Within the community, select the settings button and under 'status' there is a link to "Leave Community.

If no link is provided, this is due to an automated join for specific events or committee communities. For this, you can choose to change your email settings to 'No Email'. 

Q: How do I respond to others’ posts?

A: Click “Reply to Discussion” to send your message to the entire community or “Reply to Sender” to only send your message back to the sender; both links are located to the right of the post (For "Reply to Sender", you will click on the down arrow first to get to the link). We recommend replying to the sender for simple comments like “me, too” that add little value to the overall discussion; and replying to the entire community when you are sharing knowledge, experience or resources that others could benefit from.

Q: How do I start a new discussion thread?

A: Go to “Participate" > “Post a message.” From an email (HTML version) for a particular discussion forum, you can use the “Post Message” link in the right navigation bar.


Q: I’m having trouble viewing the HTML email messages. How do I fix this?

A: If images are not appearing, it is likely that your email client is set to suppress images. This should be something you can change with your security or viewing options.

Q: Why do I have to post messages and reply through the website?

A: There are many features made possible because of the web interface:
  • When you send an attachment through this new system, it automatically places it in the Community’s library and sends a link to members.
  • Because it sends a link, you can share files up to 1GB in size and just about any file type.   
  • All posts and associated resources are automatically archived and easily searchable.

Q: Can I search for posts across all the communities?

A: Yes. Enter a keyword in the search bar. From the results page, you can filter by Category, Community, Formal Tags, Comments, Mentions or When Created. Click on "Sory By" to filter by Relevance, Most Recent or Least Recent.

Q: How do I see a listing of all of the posts to a specific Community?

A: Locate the community you are interested in viewing from the appropriate communities page. Click through the community's landing page, then click on the “Discussions” tab. If you see a post you’re interested in, click the subject line which will take you to the entire thread. “Show original message” at the bottom of all of the posts in a thread will display the original message that started that discussion.

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Q: How do I find resources that may have been uploaded by other members?

A: If you know which library the resource might be located in, find the community on the appropriate communities page. Click through the community's landing page, then click on the “Library” tab. If you do not know where the resource might be, enter search terms in the main search box the same way you might enter search terms into Google or another search engine.


Q: How do the libraries get populated?

A: The libraries are populated in two ways: When you include an attachment in a discussion post, the system automatically places it in the library. You can also upload documents directly by using the “Share a file” link found under “Participate” in the main navigation or "Create a new library entry" on any community's library page. Library resources are not required to be associated with a discussion thread.

Q: How do I upload a file?

A: Select the “Share a file” link found under “Participate” in the main navigation or "Create a new library entry" on any community's landing page. Please note that uploading a document is done in a few steps, and each step must be completed before you can move on to the next:
  • Choose a title for your document, include a description (optional), select the library to which you’d like to upload it, select a folder to which you’d like to upload it (optional) and choose an Entry Type (most will be Standard Files, but be cognizant of any copyright licensed material). Then click “Next.”
  • Browse and upload your file. Click “Next” if you want to add tags to your file or click “Finish” (you may have to scroll down to access these buttons).

Q: What kind of files can I upload?

A: The system supports dozens of file types including hyperlinks, standard files (Pdf, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), webinars, images and YouTube videos.

Q: What are the “tags” for?

A: Tags are another way of organizing and searching for documents. You can help others find the file you uploaded by including tags when you upload it. There are many pre-loaded tag categories to choose from.