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Soapbox Events

Tim Forbes
posted this on June 01, 2010 10:55 am

Soapbox Events offers robust and flexible events management that fits seamlessly into your Soapbox site.

Interested in adding Soapbox Events to your site? Contact us to discuss pricing and implementation.

Publish Events

  • Create a customized event page using Soapbox's powerful content editor that can include text, images and embedded videos.
    View sample on demo site >>
  • Display dynamic calendar view
    View sample demo site >>
  • Display a Google Map for venue location

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  • Provide directions to the venue
  • Allow registered end users to submit their own events on the front-end of your site
  • Categorize events using the flexible Taxonomy system in Non-Profit Soapbox
  • Display upcoming events in list format for the entire system or by specific categories
    View sample on demo site >>
  • Display past events in list format for the entire system or by specific categories
    View sample on demo site >>

Promote Events

  • Allow end users to post an event to over 50 social networking and bookmarking sites, like Facebook and Twitter
  • Display upcoming events on multiple pages across your site through the Upcoming Events module
    View sample in right column on demo site >>
  • Display a dynamic monthly calendar module on multiple pages across your site which highlights dates with events schedule, displays those events in a popup when the visitor mouses over them, and links to the event detail page

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  • Create multiple calendars for a single page to show the next several months of upcoming events with out requiring the visitor to advance the calendar month
  • Offer RSS feeds for the entire events system or specific categories
    View sample on demo site >>
  • Customize search engine-friendly meta descriptions for specific events - or allow Soapbox automation to set it and forget it

Manage Events

  • Offer easy online registration
  • Determine whether events submitted by registered users on the front end appear live automatically or require approval by an administrator
  • Manage host contact information
  • Manage venue information
  • Set event capacity and customize a message for end users when capacity has been reached
  • Set a start date to RSVP
  • Set end date to RSVP and customize a message for site visitors when date has passed
  • Download a list of attendees

Accept RSVPs and Payment

  • Offer seamless major credit card payment on your site with Authorize.net or Paypal Pro
  • Allow end users to pay using their Paypal account
  • Customize instructions for those paying by check by mail or at the door
  • Customize confirmation emails
  • Offer multiple ticket types

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  • Designate a ticket type as available to logged in members only
  • Display members only tickets to anonymous visitors to feature benefits of membership
  • Order ticket types manually
  • Display or hide the registration deadline and the number of tickets still available for a specific ticket type

Integration with your site

  • Integrated site design so your events and calendar look like your site

Integration with Salesforce

  • Ability to post RSVPs directly to the Lead Object in Salesforce
  • Associate an event and its RSVPs with a Campaign in Salesforce
  • Create a Salesforce Campaign directly in Soapbox Events and automatically associate an event with the newly created Campaign
 
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