Best Buddies Membership Application

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Form Design Comments

The following is for the benefit of the admin/form builder and does not appear on the published form.

Input Variables

The Input Variables section of the form contains fields that will be filled in at the time the form is loaded, using URL parameters. These fields are not visible to the user, but will be used for further calculations.

Chapter Account ID is the ID of an account record in Salesforce and should be passed to the form as a URL parameter named ChapterAcctID. (That looks like https://bestbuddies.tfaforms.net/4903689?ChapterAcctID=[AccountID]) Without it, the data from the form will not be imported into Salesforce correctly.

The rest of the input variables will be prefilled with data from the Chapter Account record in Salesforce.

FormAssembly Import ID

Each Contact record that the membership application creates in Salesforce is given a FormAssembly Import ID. This ID is randomly generated by FormAssembly each time the form is loaded and is unique to each Contact. They are used by the Salesforce Connector to reference the same Contact across multiple steps and to add more than one Contact to the same household.

Constants

The Constants section of the form contains text that is set at the time the form was built and will not change. These fields are not visible to the user, but will be used for further calculations.

Default Program ID

If a Program ID is not prefilled based on the Chapter Account ID, Memberships are created in this program. Make sure this ID matches a Program record in Salesforce, otherwise submitting the form may fail and the user will get a confusing error message.

The rest of the constants are pieces of static text that will be conditionally merged into fields presented to the user.

Required E-mail or Phone

In several locations, the form asks for an e-mail or phone (or just a phone) and requires that at least one be filled in. In order to validate this requirement, a third field is created called "Email or Phone Required" (or “Phone Required”). This is a calculated field. It always displays a message explaining the requirement. When an e-mail or phone has been entered, a space (\u0020 in Unicode) is added to the end of the message. The user won't see this space, but the field has a validation rule requiring a space at the end of the text. If the space isn't there, there will be an error message.

This is adapted from the FormAssembly document Use Case: Require Only a Certain Number of Checkboxes (https://help.formassembly.com/help/use-case-require-only-a-certain-number-of-checkboxes)

User Email

This calculated field is the email address of the person filling out the form. The data comes from the Email or Parent Email field, depending on who is filling out the form. It is used as the email address where a notification will be sent after the form has been submitted.

Age Fields

Several sections of the form display conditionally based on the applicant’s age range - Under 13, 13-17, or 18 and older. The form includes JavaScript that will use the Date of Birth to automatically select the corresponding option in a hidden Age Range field, which then triggers the conditional display.

Importing Calculated Data Into Salesforce

When the Salesforce Connector creates records in Salesforce, some of the fields are filled not with a single field from the form, but with a calculated value based on two or more form fields. In some cases, these calculations are done in the Salesforce Connector. In other cases, it is more practical to create a hidden calculated field in the form and pass that data into a Salesforce field.

In particular, there is a repeating section in the second half of the form (“Child Information”). If you create a formula in the Salesforce Connector using fields in a repeating section, the results are a big mess. Instead, all of these are handled with calculated fields within the repeating section, which import into Salesforce correctly.

Periodic Manual Changes

A few of the fields in the form will need to be updated manually at least once a year. These are fields that reference years. The years will need to be changed relative to the current year. The fields are

Page 1 - This application is for school year. Instead of adding and removing choices, just update the text of the existing choices. Other fields display conditionally based on this field, and adding/removing choices may break that conditional display.
Page 3 - High School Graduation Year
Page 3 - College Graduation Year
Page 5 - I agree to the Best Buddies Member Agreement… (2 fields). Make sure these dates match the choices in “This application is for school year” and that the conditional display of these fields works correctly.
Page 7 - High School Graduation Year
Page 7 - College Graduation Year
Page 8 - I agree to the Best Buddies Member Agreement… (2 fields). Make sure these dates match the choices in “This application is for school year” and that the conditional display of these fields works correctly.

Input Variables (hidden)

Chapter Account ID

Best Buddies Chapter

Program ID

Program Type

Matching Chapter?

Chapter Status

Other Variables (hidden)

Applicant FormAssembly Import ID (generated)

Parent FormAssembly Import ID (generated)

User Email

Constants (hidden)

Default Program ID

Permission Text Part 1

I,

Permission Text Part 1

, give permission for my child,

Permission Text Part 3

, to participate in Best Buddies International.

Program Years (hidden)

Current Year Applications?

Next Year Applications?

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Thank you for your interest in Best Buddies! This application is required to join a Best Buddies program. All application information that is submitted will remain strictly confidential (see our privacy policy for more information).

This application is to join:

If you are NOT trying to join the program listed above, please click here to start over: https://www.bestbuddies.org/join

Note: Eligible applicants must be a registered student at the affiliated school or a participant from a Best Buddies-approved partner organization/host site.

Applicants must be 18 or older to participate in Best Buddies Citizens.

Note: A background check is required to participate in Best Buddies Citizens (fees may apply). Once your application is received, a Best Buddies staff member will follow up with additional details and next steps.

Custom Chapter Text

Custom Chapter Text Is Blank?

Who is filling out this form?

I am registering myself to join Best BuddiesI am registering my child to join Best Buddies

This application is for school year:

This chapter is not currently accepting new membership applications. Please contact your local Best Buddies office for more information.

It looks like we're missing some information we need to complete this application. Please click here to start a new membership application.

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Your Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Nickname/Preferred First Name (optional)

E-mail and Phone

E-mail Address

Alternate E-mail Address

Mobile Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Work Phone Number

Address

Country

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (optional)

City

State

Province

State/Province

Postal Code

State/Province for Salesforce

Employer (optional)

Employer address (please include if you would like to be matched near your workplace)

Country

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Province

State/Province

Postal Code

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Parent/Legal Guardian Information

Do you have a court-appointed legal guardian?

YesNo

Parent/Guardian Info Required

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Employer (optional)

Parent/Guardian E-mail Address

Parent/Guardian Alternate E-mail Address (optional)

Phone

Parent/Guardian Mobile Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Home Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Work Phone Number

Use my address for my parent/guardian address

Parent/Guardian Address

Country

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (optional)

City

State

Province

State/Province

Postal Code

State/Province for Salesforce

Emergency Contact Information

My parent/guardian is my emergency contact

Emergency Contact First Name

Emergency Contact Last Name

Emergency Contact Phone Number

Emergency Contact Phone Number Type

Emergency Contact E-mail Address (optional)

Emergency Contact Relationship To Applicant

Emergency Contact Name

Emergency Contact Phone Number

Emergency Contact Fields (for Salesforce)

Emergency Contact First Name

Emergency Contact Last Name

Emergency Contact Phone Number

Emergency Contact Phone Number Type

Emergency Contact E-mail Address

Emergency Contact Relationship To Applicant

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Parent/Legal Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Employer (optional)

E-mail Address

Alternate E-mail Address (optional)

Phone

Mobile Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Work Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Address

Country

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (optional)

City

State

Province

State/Province

Postal Code

State/Province for Salesforce

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Member Agreement

I agree to the Best Buddies Member Agreement and hereby give permission to my child(ren) to apply for membership with Best Buddies International for the 2024-2025 program year, commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.

I agree to the Best Buddies Member Agreement and hereby give permission to my child(ren) to apply for membership with Best Buddies International for the 2025-2026 program year, commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.

I agree to the Best Buddies Member Agreement and and hereby give permission to my child(ren) to apply for membership with Best Buddies International.

Best Buddies may use photo/video of my child(ren) for publicity purposes.

Consent for Background Check

A background check is required to participate in Best Buddies Citizens (fees may apply). Once your application is received, a Best Buddies staff member will follow up with additional details and next steps.

I understand and consent to a background check for my child(ren).

Comments

This is a dummy page. The person filling out the form will never reach this page. It exists to fix an issue where the Submit button was appearing on the first page of the form until the user Answered "Who is filling out this form?"

Thank you for your interest in Best Buddies!