Help / Frequently Asked Questions

What's On
- What is My Calendar?
  My Personal Calendar allows you to keep track of the events that interest you. If you want to maintain your own calendar you will have to be registered and logged in. To add an event that you are interested in, view the event and click on 'Add to My Calendar'. After adding an event to your calendar, Doing Jewish in Toronto can send you email to remind you of the event.
  To maintain the entries in your personal calendar, click on the 'My Calendar' button.
  
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- How can I get notified about new events?
  Click on the 'My Calendar' button.
  
  Go to the 'Email Settings' section and select all the categories for which you want to be notified. Don't Forget to 'Save' your settings at the end. Doing Jewish in Toronto will send you an email notification whenever an event of the categories you have selected is added to the community calendar.
  
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- How do I get authorization to submit an event?
  Please note that not all subscribers can manage and submit events. You need special permission in order to conduct these tasks. Contact Jewish Information Service (J.I.S.) if you think you should have permission to submit events. Make sure you have registered online as a subscriber before contacting J.I.S.
  
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- How do I submit an event?
  1. Login using your username and password.
  2. In the home page, click 'What's On'.
  3. Scroll to the buttom of the page and click 'Events This Month'.
  4. If you have been assigned the appropriate authorization, you will see the button called 'Manage Events' in the blue banner. Click on it.
  5. Click on 'Submit New Event'.
  6. Fill in the form.
    Note that there are certain fields, specifically Show, Co-Sponsors, RSVP and Volunteers Needed that need special attention.
    
    Show: If you want your event to be shown on the community-wide calendar as well as your organizational calendar then you have to select the second option on this field. On the other hand, if you wish for this event to be visible only on your organizational calendar, you have to select the first option.
    Co-Sponsors: As there are many co-sponsors to choose from, you can jump to a co-sponsor by typing the first letter of the co-sponsor's name. If you want to select multiple co-sponsors, hold the Control key (for Windows) / Command key (for Mac) and click on the items you want to choose.
    RSVP: This field should be used to specify the name of the person who is responsible for RSVP's or who can be otherwise contacted for information about the event.
    Volunteers Needed: You can only select a volunteer opportunity if it has already been posted by the sponsoring organization. You have to ensure that all opportunities are posted prior to an event being submitted. (See 'How do I post a volunteer opportunity?' for more information.)
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- Why do events submitted to the What's On Calendar need to be approved?
  If you are submitting an event to the What's On Community Calendar, it comes to a staff person at J.I.S. who reviews it to ensure it meets the criteria of the Calendar. The criteria include that only one fundraising event per timeslot is noted on the Calendar and that, with a few exceptions, fundraising events scheduled during UJA Federation campaign times are not included in the Calendar. You will be emailed when your event has been approved for posting on the Calendar. If there is some difficulty in posting the event, a staff person from J.I.S. will contact you.
  
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- Why is it that in some cases I can't add a volunteer opportunity in the event submission page?
  You can only select a volunteer opportunity if it has been posted by the sponsoring organization already. You have to ensure that all opportunities are posted prior to an event being submitted.
  
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Volunteer Corner
- What is a short term volunteer opportunity?
  A short term opportunity is one that lasts 31 days or less.
  
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- Who can see my volunteer profile?
  The information you have entered in your volunteer profile can be seen only by the UJA Federation's Jewish volunteer bureau's staff and organizations registered with Doing Jewish in Toronto to deal with volunteers. These organizations may decide to contact you to see whether you are available for one of their volunteer opportunities.
  
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- How do I post a volunteer opportunity?
  1. Login using your username and password.
  2. Click on 'Volunteering'.
  3. If you have been assigned the appropriate permissions, you will see a 'Manage Opportunities' link. Click on it.
  4. Click on 'Post New Volunteer Opportunity' link.
  5. Fill in the form.
    Note that there are certain fields, specifically Show that needs special attention.
    
    Show: Check the 'On Community-wide List' check-box if you want your volunteer opportunity to be shown on the community-wide list as well as your organizational one. If you wish for the volunteer opportunity to be visible ONLY on your organizational listing, then uncheck the 'On Community-wide List' check-box.
  6. Click 'Save'.
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