Revision as of 07:21, 7 March 2010

Tips for working well as a team within a Freegle group

Swap numbers asap in case of emergencies that lead to a sudden inability to mod (!)
Respect each other's skills and different time commitments
Consider having informal meet ups every 3 months, maybe sometimes with neigbouring group mods
Meet up online if face-to-face meet ups never seem to happen
Have your own mods' group - some freegle groups cc relelvent messages to the group-owner address, others have a yahoo group that's just for mods of one or a couple of adjoining re-gifting groups. Advantages:
- archive
- files
- practice polls
- chat & support

Check the management logs from time to time to ensure that the bulk of the modding is not being done by one mod - this puts the group at risk for several reasons:
- the busy mod may be more likely to burn out
- if the busy mod is not available there may be a serious gap in modding cover
- other mods may feel that they are not getting sufficient opportunity to mod and lose interest

If you have a sensitive and difficult issue within your team that cannot be resolved locally, consider asking for confidential advice from Confidential Mod Support

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 * Swap numbers asap in case of emergencies that lead to a sudden inability to mod (!)
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 **other mods may feel that they are not getting sufficient opportunity to mod and lose interest
-* Retaining volunteers article:
+* If you have a sensitive and difficult issue within your team that cannot be resolved locally, consider asking for confidential advice from [[Confidential Mod Support]]
+* Interesting retaining volunteers article:
 http://www.volunteering.org.uk/resources/goodpracticebank/Core+Themes/retention/retainingvolunteers-overview.htm