We have a pretty significant feature update in our Resources section, making sharing links with your chapter easier and more effective.
First: What is a Resource?
In MCR the Resource section is where you can organize web links to any and all external materials for your chapter. Things like room reservation information, online surveys, University information, and shared document drives such as Google Drive and Microsoft One Drive.
Who can create a Resource?
Who can create a Resource hasn’t changed, Admin leaders and advisors can create categories which serve as “folders” to organize Resources by type and then all Leaders can add links within the various categories. The table below outlines permissions for creating, moving, editing and deleting Resources & categories.
What has changed?
Now, when you create a Resource you will be able to choose who in the chapter has access to the Resource.
This is helpful for a number of reasons:
Members can more easily access the Resources that are relevant to them
Leaders can easily share Resources to specific groups of Members
With better access for Members and Advisors, the Resource section can serve as a critical communication tool where Members know to look for links they need
Resources are both available to members on the website and the app.
When you create your resource you will be able to use the recipient chooser to share the Resource with any group within the chapter.
REMEMBER: You can only send to a group for Resources. This ensures that if someone has a Membership/Group status change (such as New Member to Lifetime Member) they will see the correctly updated Resources for the groups they belong to.
We hope this small but mighty update helps you better lead your chapter in the coming months! If you have any questions, or ideas for future feature updates, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know!