# Creating a Circle

## Setting up your Circle

You can create a circle from the Coordinape homepage or by going to <https://app.coordinape.com/new-circle>.

Clicking on the **Start a Circle** button will take you to the screen where you can create your Circle.

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You can also create a new Circle in your current Org from the admin panel by clicking the Add Circle button

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### Circle Information

Complete the form below to set up your organization. The Circle Admin can change these fields once the Circle is created, but only by the Circle admin.

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### Form Information

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Circle Name" %}
**Circle Name:** This will be the circle name that your users will select.

For Example, if your DAO is **Acme DAO \[Organization]** and you have a core team.

Your Circle name could be **Acme Core.**

**More On**

{% content-ref url="" %}
[](https://docs.coordinape.com/get-started/circles)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Organization Name" %}
**Organization Name:** This is the higher level of your circle that will encompass all of the circles within an organization.

The Organization name will need to be verified by the Coordinape Team to prevent spoofing from another team.

**Acme DAO \[Organization]**

You might set up your Coordinape like this.

* Design Team \[Circle]
* Dev Team \[Circle]
* Community \[Circle]

\
More On

{% content-ref url="../organizations" %}
[organizations](https://docs.coordinape.com/get-started/organizations)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Circle POC" %}
In the "Circle Point of Contact" field, supply a contact method. If we find a bug or need to support you with an issue, we will use this information to reach out.

**Contact Methods**

Email - <yourname@domain.com>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Learn more about Circle Setup

*Explore potential use cases and frameworks for your organization*

{% content-ref url="" %}
[](https://docs.coordinape.com/get-started/circles)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Finishing Up

After you click **Launch Circle,** you're in! You've created your first Circle, and you are one step closer to compensating and encouraging your team.

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