Campaigns

What it is

A campaign is a theme that holds several activities together for a period of time. Think of a Ramadan programme with iftar box packing every week, a National Day month of community visits, or a back-to-school drive. You give the campaign a name, dates and an optional goal in volunteer hours, then link activities to it.

The campaign page adds up the results of its activities for you: approved hours, number of activities and people helped. In the Gulf, most CSR calendars are built around a few seasonal moments. Campaigns let you plan and report on each moment as one piece of work instead of a loose list of events.

To save time, start from a template: Ramadan giving campaign, National Day volunteering (using your company's country), Back to school, World Environment Day, International Volunteer Day, Eid al-Adha giving, Winter clothing drive or Blood donation drive. Each comes with suggested dates, an hours goal and two to four suggested activities with their logistics checklists.

What you can use it for

• Run a Ramadan campaign with several iftar box packing and food basket activities and one shared hours goal.
• Plan a National Day or Liberation Day month of visits to care homes and community breakfasts.
• Track a back-to-school drive across offices with one progress bar.
• Report a seasonal programme to management with approved hours, activity count and people helped in one place.

How to do it

Start from a template

1. Pick a templateGo to CSR workspace → Campaigns and open Start from a template. Each card shows the suggested dates, the hours goal and the suggested activities.
2. Choose what to createKeep Also create the suggested activities as drafts ticked to add the activities with their logistics checklists, then select Use this template.
3. Check and publishCheck the dates (especially Ramadan and Eid), then open each draft activity, set its charity, place and time, and publish it.

Create a campaign

1. Open CampaignsGo to CSR workspace → Campaigns. Existing campaigns show as cards with dates and progress.
2. Fill in the New campaign formAt the bottom of the page, enter the Campaign name and, if you like, Name in Arabic, Starts, Ends, Goal (volunteer hours) and Description.
3. SaveClick Create. The campaign page opens.

Add activities to a campaign

1. Create or edit an activityGo to CSR workspace → Activities → New activity, or open an existing activity and click Edit. The campaign page also has a + New activity button.
2. Choose the campaignIn the Campaign field, pick your campaign. Save the activity.
3. Check progressOpen the campaign again. The activity now appears in its table with sign-ups, approved hours and status.

Edit or delete a campaign

1. Open the campaignClick its card on the Campaigns page.
2. Change the detailsUse the Edit card at the bottom and click Save.
3. Delete if neededClick Delete and confirm. Linked activities are kept; they are simply no longer in a campaign.

Tips and good practice

• Only approved hours count towards the goal. Clear the queue in Hours approvals before you share campaign results.
• Include “Ramadan” or «رمضان» in the campaign name. Employees with approved hours in such a campaign earn the Ramadan helper badge.
• Ramadan and Eid dates in templates are approximate because they follow the moon sighting. Confirm them with the official announcement and adjust the campaign.
• Fill in People helped on each activity after it ends, so the campaign total is complete.

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