Discussion Board

Academy Policies

Participants in the Discussion Board must adhere to all Academy Policies.

Academy Netiquette Guidelines

Academy Privacy Policy

Effective 9/5/2024 per Academy updated Guidelines: Job postings will no longer be allowed on the Discussion Board. To ensure that job postings comply with all legal requirements, Academy members are encouraged to submit and review job postings on the Academy's official job board.

Instructions to Post a Message

  1. Click "Post New Message".
  2. Add a Subject and your discussion content.

OR

Email the following address directly to post to the discussion board: THEACADEMY-SNSDPG@ConnectedCommunity.org.

The subject line of the email will become the subject line of the thread.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Instructions to Reply to a Message

  1. If you are replying while logged in to the SNS DPG website, click "Reply to Discussion" to send your message to the entire community or "Reply to Sender" to reply privately to the original sender; both links are, located in the gray column at the right. (We recommend replying to the sender for simple comments 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.)
  2. You can also reply from your email account by replying directly from the email notification you receive without having to log in to the community website. Simply click on the "Reply to Discussion" link in the column at the right and type in your message.

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How do I change my email settings?

  1. Go to your SNS DPG Profile.
  2. Select Community Notifications under "My Account".
  3. Change your discussion board preferences:
    • Real Time: Receive a nearly instantaneous email each time someone posts a new discussion or a reply in this community. 
    • Daily Digest: Receive a single email compiling all of the SNS DPG discussion posts from the previous day.
      • This is the default setting configured for SNS DPG members.
    • No Email: Opt out of the SNS DPG discussion board emails.
  4. Change your email address:
    • Under “Discussion Email:” click ‘add override addresses.’
    • Enter the email where you would like your discussion boards to be sent.
    • Select the correct discussion board.
    • Click ‘Save.’

How do I search the discussion board?

Click here to search through the member discussion board.