The following are some Frequently Asked Questions on Kintera Gadgets. For more information, please contact your Kintera Sales Expert.
Q1: Do Kintera Gadgets cost extra?
Kintera Gadgets are included with Kintera Sphere CRM - Participant Management free of charge.
Q2: If I don’t see “Participant HQ Settings” under Add-Ons within the Web Info Checklist, where can I find them?
Please contact Customer Support and Kintera can activate Participant HQ in your account.
Q3: Where does a participant get the gadget from?
Once you activate Kintera Gadgets within Kintera Thon, a new tab will appear within the participant’s headquarters, where they can copy the gadget HTML and paste it into the social networking tool of their choice.
Q4: How many gadgets does Kintera currently offer?
Kintera currently offers 2 gadgets: Kintera Thon Thermometer reflects a participant’s fundraising totals to date (which can also reflect team fundraising), and Honor Roll displays, which display all donors who have supported a participant.
Q5: Does Kintera plan to offer other gadgets?
Using Kintera’s Gadget Toolkit, Kintera plans to allow clients and partners to directly create and implement their own gadgets. There is no limit to the types of gadgets that can be created.
Q6: If I need help developing a custom gadget, can Kintera help?
Kintera has qualified and professional partners who can assist in the development of custom gadgets. Please contact your sales representative and we will refer you to a partner or go to Kintera’s Partner Network Directory to find a partner near you.
Q8: Besides the code examples provided in this document, are you going to provide any additional code to kick-start the development of my new gadget?
Kintera is making available its gadget code for Thermometer and Honor Roll. You can download the two flash development files and customize them using Macromedia Flash Professional Version 8, or any version thereafter.
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