Creating Your Profile: Once you’ve decided which community you’d like to partner with, it’s time to sign-up! On the top right-hand corner of each community’s page, you will see a section called ‘Join Today!’ Simply enter your information into these seven fields, click ‘Submit’ and you are ready to begin your Poverty Revolution Partnership. It’s free and as easy as that! Already done that? Skip to step 2.

Signing In: So you’ve already joined a community but don’t know what to do next. If you haven’t already, sign-in by entering your email address and password on the bottom left-hand corner of the page and click the ‘Sign-in’ button below.

Editing Your Profile: Once you have joined a community and signed in, it’s time to edit your profile. You can view your profile in the bottom left-hand corner of the page is where. Click the ‘Edit Profile’ button in this box. Here you can upload a picture of yourself, enter your birthday, update your information and view your activity.

Getting Engaged: It’s time to start engaging in your community partnership.

1. To learn more about the community you have partnered with, click the ‘Community Info’ button that is imbedded in the bottom right-hand corner of the home image.
2. View photos from recent trips and see progress in action by clicking the ‘View Photo Gallery’ button in the column on the right hand side of the page.
3. Read updates directly from the field or from fellow community partners by clicking on one of the stories listed under ‘Community Updates’ or click ‘See All Updates’ to catch up on everything that has been happening in your partner community.
4. Find out which Artists and Advocates have joined forces with your partner community. Click on the individual links in the ‘Events, Artists & Advocates’ column to view an Artist’s group profile.

Earning Badges: Each community requires various types of support in order to achieve their goal of becoming self-sustaining. Badges available in each community are allotted according to the specific needs of a community. To learn more about how each badge helps your community, scroll over the badge with your cursor. To earn the badge and help your community, click on it or follow the directions in the pop-up box.

Joining/Creating Groups: Another great way you can enhance your interaction with other members of your community is by joining or creating a group. To join an existing group, simply click on one of the links under the ‘Groups’ column on bottom middle of your community page – this will bring you to the Group’s Profile page where you will see a ‘Join Group’ button at the bottom of the page. Simply click this button and you will be part of that group. This applies to joining an Artist’s Group as well.

To create your own group for your organization of choice, click the ‘Create’ button at the bottom of the ‘Groups’ column and follow the steps accordingly. This is very similar to the process of creating your own profile. One thing to remember: in order to join or create a group, you must first have your own profile.

Staying Engaged: Remember, it takes 5 to 9 years for a community to achieve self-sustainability. Every little action helps. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Remain involved throughout the year: tell friends, stay up to date on activity occurring in your community, consider a monthly donation or commit to praying for these impoverished communities around the world. It will take a revolution to end poverty…you are already part of one, so spread the word!