Frequently Asked Questions

What is Activist Hub?

Activist Hub is the world’s first street outreach dashboard that provides volunteers with the ability to monitor and understand their effectiveness through real data and analytics (DnA). 

One of the most apparent gaps in the grassroots animal rights movement is the inability for organizations to understand and accurately report on the results of their efforts. How many members of the public took action after an animal rights event? How many watched a documentary or took a vegan challenge as a result? How many people decided to go vegan after being exposed to this information?

Activist Hub answers all of these questions and more.

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Setting things up

1. I'm a group organizer—how do I get set up?

   1. Create an account.

   2. Create an organization or group.

      
      

      1. An organization can have multiple groups within it (e.g. a national volunteer group might have activist groups in multiple cities). Fill in the required fields and choose a logo. Choose the membership approval option that suits you.

         
         

         • Once your organization is created, create the relevant groups for your organization.

      2. A group can be independent if it does not belong to an organization. If the organization already exists, you can create a group and choose the organization to which it belongs in the Setup page.

         
         

         • Fill in the required fields and choose a logo. Choose the membership approval option that suits you.

   
   

   3. Share your organization or group URL with your members so that they can create an account. If you opt for the organizer to approve join requests, members must be approved on the Notifications page before gaining access to the group.

2. I'm a volunteer and my group organizer has already set up the group/organization—how do I get set up?

   1. Create an account.

      1. If you use Vegan Bootcamp, you can use your credentials here too.

         
         

   2. Find and select your organization on the Groups page. Choose 'Independent Groups' if your group is independent.

   3. Find your chapter and select 'Join Chapter'.

3. Does each person in my organization/group need an account?

It's advisable that each person within your group creates their own account to make it easier to track metrics and manage members.

4. What is an organization?

An organization is a group that contains more than one sub-group. An example might be a national activist group—the organization—that has multiple regional sub-groups or chapters in different cities.

5. What is a chapter/group?

A chapter is a group that can either be independent or part of an organization . An example of a chapter is a regional branch of a national organization.

6. Can I join or manage more than one group?

Yes, you can - all using the same login.

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For organizers

1. I've created an account and joined/created an organization/group—what is next?

   1. Share your group with your volunteers by providing them with the group URL.

   
   

   2. Create events for upcoming activism events and share the URL with your volunteers so they can mark their attendance.

   
   

   3. Share either your QR code or text-based code with non-volunteers (people who have been outreached to) at events.

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   4. View results on the Dashboard page.

2. How do I control which resources the public sees when they use our codes?

   1. Find your group/organization on the group page and select 'Edit Group'.

   2. Select '3movies.org'.

   3. Select the movies, video, challenges, books etc that you want visible, or untick those that you wish to hide.

3. How do I get my code?

Load your group page - your QR code and text-based code are displayed.

4. What do I do with my code?

   1. Share your QR code with non-vegans at events. Either print the QR code on leaflets and posters or display the QR code for people to scan.

      
      

   2. Share your text-based code on leaflets, ensuring you also direct them to the 3movies.org website where they will need to input the code once loading the page.

5. What is the purpose of the codes?

The code is unique to you. When people go to 3movies.org and input the code or when they scan the QR code, they’re presented with your custom 3movies.org page with a wide range of vegan resources. By using your unique code you’re able to see what resources they’ve used, which videos they’ve watched and whether they’ve signed up to Vegan Bootcamp.

6. How do people scan the QR code?

Open the camera app of their phone. Once scanned the camera app will ask the user if they want to open a URL. This will load the 3movies page and automatically log them in.

7. Why are there two types of code - QR and text?

QR codes are a great way to instantly redirect people to the 3Movies page, but not everyone has a smartphone to scan the code.

8. Is the code specific to an individual or a group?

The code is specific to individuals - each person has their own code.

9. How do I create an event?

Use the Events page to create and manage your events.

10. How do I manage an event?

Select your event and click 'manage event' to edit the event details or delete the event.

11. What types of events can I create?

You can select from a wide range of event types including street outreach, protests, marches and more. 

12. How do I manage who is a member of the group?

    1. Find your group/organization and select 'Edit Group'.

    2. Select 'Members' where you can manage your members.

13. How do I approve join requests?

    1. If your group is set to 'auto-approve' there is no need to approve join requests.

    2. Find your group/organization and select 'Edit Group'.

    3. Select 'Join Requests'.

14. How do I leave a group or organization?

Select the 'Leave Group' icon on the group page.

15. I want to tailor the resources people see based on the type of event I’m running. Is this possible?

Yes, you’re able to create a custom 3movies page with a unique QR code on the Share page.  

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Volunteers

1. How do I join a group?

   1. Find your organization on the Groups page and select it. Select 'Independent Groups' if your group is independent.

   2. Find your chapter and select 'Join chapter'.

2. I'm looking for groups in my area to join. How can I do this?

Use the Activist Hub map to find groups in your area.

3. How do I get my code?

Load your group page; your QR code and text-based code should be displayed.

4. What do I do with my code?

   1. Share your QR code with non-volunteers at events. Either print the QR code on leaflets and posters or display the QR code for people to scan.

   
   

   2. Share your text-based code on leaflets, ensuring you also direct them to the 3movies.org website where they will need to input the code once loading the page.

5. How do people scan the QR code?

Open the camera app of their phone. Once scanned, the camera app will ask the user if they want to open a URL. This will load the 3Movies page and automatically log them in.

6. Why are there two types of codes?

QR codes are a great way to instantly redirect people to the 3movies.org, but not everyone has a smartphone to scan the code.

7. How do I see what events are upcoming?

Use the Events page.

8. How do I use the dashboard?

Open the Dashboard page. Here you can see all of the metrics for your group(s).

9. How do I leave a group or organization?

Select the 'Leave Group' icon on your group page.

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Social Features

1. How do I add friends?

You can send friend requests by selecting their icon from the ‘Members’ section of your group, or by clicking on a user’s icon in the newsfeed. To view your friends list select your profile. By clicking on a friend to view their profile, you can also send them a direct message. 

2. How do I view the newsfeed?

On the Dashboard page, you can see the latest posts in your newsfeed. This can be restricted to posts from your group or friends.

3. How  do I message other users?

You can directly message any user by selecting their icon. To view your messages at any time, click on the messages icon in the top-right of any Activist Hub page.

4. How do I edit my profile?

You can optionally customize your profile with a photo and provide a bio on the Edit Profile page.

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Free to use

1. Do I have to pay for Activist Hub?

No, Activist Hub is entirely free to use. It is developed and maintained by a volunteer group called Vegan Hacktivists which builds free technology and offers free services with the goal of reducing or stopping the mass amounts of suffering caused by factory farming.

We do this for the animals—because coding is our way of doing our part for activism. If you believe in the work we do and want to support us, please consider a small donation via our Patreon! It means the world to us and the animals to have your support.

1. Are there ads? Do you sell any of our data?

There are no ads, and we will not sell any of your data.