The HBA Community is private and secure members-only online community, where members can connect with each other, participate in discussion, access useful information, contribute to the knowledge base and post questions to peers. It can be accessed directly by clicking here and logging into your HBA profile to access members-only content. You can also access the HBA Community by visiting the HBA website, logging into your profile and clicking the HBA Community link at the top of the page, which will open it in a new browser window. 

Once logged in, your home page will consolidate of the most recent HBA Central offerings, member announcements, discussions and career postings. Along the center of the HBA Community page are a series of links you are encouraged to explore, but below are some highlights you will find depending on your membership status and if you have volunteer leader access:

• Member forum: for discussion and connection with all HBA members across the organization
• Communities: select the drop down for My Communities to see all the specific functional, geographic and interest-specific Communities you have access to for discussion
• Directory: allows access to searching our full HBA member directory
• Volunteer: gives access to opting in to HBA's volunteer pool or browsing open volunteer opportunities

1. Click on "Settings" from community home

2. Click on Members

3. Click on Add Member

4. Click on "add:

5. In the pop-up window, search for the member by either first/last name or email address. They should appear in the "search for" window at the bottom left.

6. Double-click their name at the bottom left; they'll be moved to "enable access for." Click "done"

7. Click on add to access list

8. Click on "return to community admin"

1. From Community Admin, click on Community

2. Click on Discussions

3. Click on Discussion Ads

4. Click on Ad Placements

5. Click on row

6. Click on Edit

7. Check or uncheck Active

8. Click on Save

This feature is helpful when trying to troubleshot an error, see the view a member or nonmember sees, etc. 

1. From Community home, click on DIRECTORY

2. Type the member's name and click search

3. Click on the member's name

4. From their profile page, click on Impersonate (Admin Only)

5. Type "test" as reason for impersonation and then click "start impersonation session"

6. When you are done, click "stop impersonating"

1. From Community Admin, click on Community

2. Click on Discussions

3. Click on List

4. Click on Search

5. Type your community name

6. Click on the row with your community

7. Click on the name of the community in the right-hand pop-up

8. Type your new community name

10. Click on Save

11. Click on Libraries

12. Search for your community again

13. Click on row

14. Type your new community name

15. Change the library description if needed

16. Click on Save

1. Click on HBA COMMUNITY

2. Click on Admin

3. Click on Community

4. Click on Reports

5. Click on Community Admins

6. Click on View Report

# Report

7. Select Branch from Select Community Type

8. Click on View Report