To learn how to navigate within the community, we recommend checking out the 'Welcome' video located at the top of the ‘Start Here’ page. It will give you a quick overview of the features available to help you get started.

Have some fun! The Leaderboard lists the most active members of the AVA Community (all-time and monthly). You can accrue points toward your Leaderboard position in the following ways:

• Complete a Challenge (100 points)
• Your post is inspiring (1 point)
• Leave feedback/comment on a post (3 points, 1 comment per post)
• Being inspired by someone's post (1 point)
• Vote in a poll (1 point)
• First 5 messages sent (1 point each for 5 messages only)
• Someone likes your message (1 point per like)

To send a Community member a DM from the Community web app:

1. Go into your Community.
2. Click Find Members in the left sidebar. (Or, click the message bubble icon at the top right, then click the pencil and paper icon).
3. Select the member you want to message. You can optionally type the member’s name into the search bar to locate them.
4. Click the send icon to the right of the member’s name.
5. Type your desired message into the text box. (Optional: click the paper clip icon to attach a PDF, audio, image, or video file).
6. Click the send icon (or hit the return/enter key on your keyboard)

If you want to modify the number of notifications you receive, you can do so by following these steps. First, click on your profile photo. Then, select 'Settings' and click on 'Notifications' located in the left-hand corner. From there, you can customize your notification preferences.