Input Tools
Select from nine great looking and easy-to-use participation tools and find the right tool for the job.
Using the below links, we will show:
- How to select specific engagement tools used in a project
- Discussion forums and commenting tools (comments visible to public or only City, moderation, managing toxic users)
- Interactive mapping tools
- Question & answer tools
- Idea boards
- Poll tools (delayed vs. instantaneous viewing)
- Email updates & eNewsletters (creating an email update, adherence to Canadian Anti Spam Legislation, segmentation, newsletter editing, import & export of contact lists)
- Other engagement tools
Engagement Tools
Social Map
Collect information about places and spaces.
Fund It
A tool to facilitate a participatory budgeting process.
Visioner
Collect big and bold ideas or burning issues through this fun activity.
Gather
A tool to enable the community to tell their stories, share ideas or to partake in a competition process
Form
Create engaging surveys and dynamic web forms.
Question & Answer
Field questions form your audience to keep information transparent and accurate
Conversation
Stimulate online discussions anywhere on a site.
Forum
Build online discussions around themes or topics.
Quick Poll
Check the temperature of your audience with a quick, multiple-choice question.
Content Tools
Content Tools
Create exciting and memorable user experiences with nearly 30 content tools.
⭐Hotspot
The Hotspot tool allows you to annotate images with animated 'hotspots' - glowing circles that can be clicked for more information, images, videos and galleries.
⭐Events
The Events features work similar to the Newsfeed tool, with an Events page type and an Events Feed to display your events.
⭐VR View
Help your users visualise the future by immersing them in a 360 photo or even use compatible Virtual Reality devices.
⭐Video Banner
Make your projects standout with video that captures the imagination.
Newsfeed
Keep your users informed by publishing project updates and news items.
Web Map
Add simple, styled web maps and style your spatial data.
Swipe
The Swipe tool is a powerful tool to visually show the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of an image.
Faces
Give your content a personal touch with the faces tool
Facts
The Facts tool allows you to highlight key facts and display them as fact cards, either by themselves or in a ‘wall’.
Logo Splash
Give your partners the credit they deserve and present their logos in an attractive way.
Video
Embed video content to your site from YouTube or Vimeo.
Block quote
Highlight key facts or remarks and make them stand out.
Gallery
Display your media in an attractive gallery.
Image slider
Display a carousel of highlighted images.
HTML
Embed a range of third party tools and other code elements to your site to expand Social Pinpoint's capabilities.
Feature Grid
The Feature Grid tool creates a visually attractive grid of images that link to another page or download.
Call to Action
Highlight key messages and grab attention from your visitors.
Accordion
The Accordion tool visually condenses and divides content by displaying headings that can be expanded for more details.
Tabs
Tabs are a great way to divide content into different sections without making the user navigate onto a new page
Document Library
Display an attractive list of PDF or word documents related to your project.
Timeline
Let your visitors know where you are in the process by displaying your timeline in an attractive, graphical format.
Key Dates
List important dates for your project including upcoming engagements, events and face to face activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Provide answers to frequently asked questions.
Key Links
Display a formatted list of relevant links to external websites and documents.
Subscribe
Create mailing lists by collecting user email addresses and integrate with third party services such as Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor and Vision 6.
Contact Us
Display clear, well presented contact information.
