Glossary

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Action Menu

Series of three vertical dots following each communication in Draft or Published states. When clicked, it allows a group leader to have access to functions for the communication such as publishing, editing, or sending to a colleague for review.

Admin

The individual(s) who lead the program platform; they have permissions for the highest level of access, the Admin Panel, to configure all associated platform zones.

Admin Panel

The area where the Admin configures options throughout all associated platform zones; examples include defining roles and permissions, managing the budget, and configuring group branding.

Affinities

Teleskope's Employee Resource Group management platform.

Allocated Budget

The funds given to a group by their Admin for a fiscal year.

Banner

The area located at the top of the zone page containing the title of the page (insert image)

Channel

A subsection of a group defined by interests, specialties, or other external grouping fixtures.'

Channel Leader

An individual designated in the Roles and Permissions section as a leader of a Channel; this person has the ability to create, manage, and publish content and manage the budget associated with the specified Channel.

Chapter

A subsection of a group defined by regional area.

Chapter Leader

An individual designated in the Roles and Permissions section as a leader of a Chapter; this person has the ability to create, manage, and publish content and manage the budget associated with the specified Chapter.

Consent

A type of disclaimer that requires a User to acknowledge a statement by clicking a checkbox or typing in a specific string of text indicating their agreement to the statement.

Cover Image

The image file spanning the top of a group page.

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Create Content

Refers to a group leader's ability to create a draft of an announcement, event, newsletter, survey, or email. Set in the Admin Panel under Roles and Permissions.

Disclaimer

A statement displayed within the platform alerting a user or group leader of limitiations, organizational rules, implied photo or video releases, etc. Does not require end user acknowledgment.

Footer

The area at the bottom of the zone with three columns containing links to Support, the Knowledge Base, and Teleskope TOS and Privacy Policy. Customized links can be added here.

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Group

A community of members within a defined zone. Groups provide a platform for interaction, collaboration, and shared experiences. They can have designated leaders and can be further segmented into chapters or channels.

Group Category

A mechanism that displays a drop down on the home page of the platform to select from different categories of groups such as regions, organizational divisions, etc.

Group Leader

A group member who holds a leadership position within the group; group leaders have the capabilities to create, manage, and publish content depending on their role setup in Roles and Permissions.

Header

The area at the topmost part of the zone containing links to the global calendar, a user's profile, the admin panel, and other customizeable links.

Home Zone

The zone a user first lands on upon login.

Manage Content

Refers to a group leader's ability to update, interact with, or otherwise change an announcement, event, newsletter, survey or email.

Module

A self-contained unit within an application that provides a specific function or set of features. Modules are designed to be modular, allowing for easy integration, customization, and management.

Office Raven

Teleskope's office management platform.

Other Funding Sources

Funds a group has acquired through means other than allocation, such as donations, fundraisers, or sponsorships.

Publish Content

Refers to a group leader's ability to push content such as announcements, events, newsletters, or surveys to the platform. Set in the Admin Panel under Roles and Permissions.

Region

Geographical areas within an organization made up of smaller states, countries, etc.; i.e. Northeast, South, Midwest, West

Required If

In a survey, this is logic that will make a question required only if a specific answer on another question is chosen.

Role

A group leader's position within the designated group. Defined in Roles and Permissions.

Role Title

An opitional field that allows further role clarification; created from the Users menu and can be set by individual.

Scope

Refers to the population a communication will be directed to or a report will be created for. Scope types include the entire group, or specific Channel(s) or Chapter(s).

Shareable Link

A URL for an announcement, event, newsletter or survey that takes a user directly to that communication's page.

Talent Peak

Teleskope's mentoring platform.

Tile Image

The image file representing a group on the zone home page.

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Trigger

An action a user takes on the platform to initiate another element; i.e. A user joining a group is the trigger to present the On Join Survey

Visible If

In a survey, this is logic that will make a question appear only if a specific answer on another question is chosen.

Zone

A top-level organizational unit used to group multiple groups or communities within a larger system. Zones provide a framework for branding, customization, and differentiated functionality based on specific use cases. Each customer can establish multiple zones to cater to diverse needs.