Congratulations on taking another step to increasing the visibility of your organization. This area of www.ThumbResources.org is used for entering agency, program, and event information in the Thumbresources.org database. Public and private businesses are encouraged to include their human resource offerings.

Frequent Questions- What if someone does not have the internet? I have my own Website, why do I need Thumb Resources.org? If I use thumbresources.org do I need my own website? What if I have problems? What if I need to replace a past user or change our organization's users?

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1. What if someone doesn't have the internet?
   The database is still a powerful tool that can be accessed at libraries, schools by students, and by friends or neighbors. Thumbresources.org is also a popular tool with professionals as they seek to provide the best referrals to the public and clients.
    
2. I have my own Web site, do I need thumbresources?
   Thumbresources will help to increase your visibility and access to your own site. Thumbresources has sorting capabilities not available on most Web sites and is tied to a huge taxonomy of search categories. Hyper-linking from your thumbresources page and your own Web site is also available.
    
3. If I have thumbresources, do I need my own Web site?
   You can do things with your own Web site that are not available with thumbresources, such as including pictures. Personal Web sites can be designed and individualized for each agency. Thumbresources is set up to have a standard format to make initial searches by consumers more user friendly. It also is a starting point for relatives not residing in the Thumb, but looking for care for a Thumb area resident.
    
4. What if I have problems?
   Support staff is available by e-mail at info@thumbresources.org or by contacting support staff:
   Huron & Sanilac: 989-479-3468
   Tuscola: 989-673-5200, ext 445
   
5. Submission & Updating Policies
   Submission Policy: Beginning January 1, 2009 we will be adopting a new submission policy and the second is to ask your support in continuing this resource directory through a site sponsorship.
   • If you are a non-profit organization, your use of the directory will not be affected by the new submission policy. You may be asked to answer a few additional questions when updating your information, but you will continue to have FREE access to the submitting information. As sponsors are our only source of funding, we are asking all of our non-profit organizations to consider a sponsorship. We understand that budgets are tight, however in relation to other program advertising it is very inexpensive.
   • If you are a for profit organization, you will be continue to have FREE access to the entering events into the database. If you wish to enter an agency and program listing, beginning January 1, 2009 you will be asked to provide at least a $50 sponsorship. Sponsors are our only source of funding for the directory and we hope that you will continue to post your information following this change. Benefits of being a sponsor include a variety of recognition. Recognition includes listing in a thumbresources.org display and promotion materials (as space allows); posting under new sponsors on the thumbresource.org home page for 30 days, one year listing on the About Us page, home page sponsors and their logo are included on the home page for one year.
   Updating Policy: Having current information listed on Thumbresources.org is essential! Beginning January 1, 2006 a new policy will be implemented. Any entry to Thumbresources.org that has not been updated in the past 12 months will be archived. Information older than 12 months will no longer be available to for public searches. The information will NOT be deleted so that if an agencies would like to reactivate the data, it is still there. If you happen to have one of the entries that are archived, all you need to do is log in and update the information. Click on SUBMIT even if you make no changes so that the site knows to renew the date last updated. For more information or if you have lost your username and password, contact us.
   
6. Replacing or changing an organization's users: What if I need to replace a past user or change our organization's users? If you are replacing a previous user from your agency, contact us.