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= Welcome to <br>[[ File:Manage-local-group.png | 60px | link=Running Your Local Group ]]Running Your Local Group<br> Portal  =
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This section of the Wiki is aiming to provide you with guidelines, resources and some odd bits of hopefully useful advice for running your group.  
This section of the Wiki is aiming to provide you with guidelines, resources and some odd bits of hopefully useful advice for running your group. If you find something missing, please do add it yourself or mention on [[Freegle UK Central]] that you would like it added. 


*[[Basic Information|'''Basic Information''']]- Basics of what constitutes a Freegle Group
Click on the blue title of each section to access the contents list for each one.
*[[First Steps|'''First Steps''']] - don't know where to start? Try here!
*[[How To Deal With|'''How To Deal With''']]- items, people and circumstances
*[[Admin|'''Admin''']]- managing Yahoo systems and messages you can send out
*[[Recruiting, Training and Retaining|'''Recruiting, Training and Retaining''']]- looking after your team
*[[Local Community|'''Local Community''']]- Cafes and other groups/agencies
*[[Local Funding|'''Local Funding''']]- ideas for help with costs of publicity etc
*[[Freegle Direct|'''Freegle Direct''']] - how to set up a Freegle Direct or Twitter facility for your group


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===[[Basic Information|'''Basic Information''']]===
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Basics of what constitutes a Freegle Group.  This section has links to what we have all agreed are the basic elements of being Freegle. 
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===[[First Steps|'''First Steps''']]===
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Congratulation, you have joined the Freegle network. Now what?! Have a look at the links in this section which hopefully will give you some information and ideas.
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===[[How To Deal With|'''How To Deal With''']]===
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During the day to day operation of your group, this section gives you ideas how to deal with items, members and issues that might be giving you pause for thought.
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===[[Admin|'''Freegle Direct, Yahoo and Admins''']]===
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Yahoo is lovely, Freegle Direct is even lovlier but few of us know all the ins and outs of managing them, so this section has some guidance. There is also a really handy selection of Admin messages you could send out to your members on all sorts of subjects.
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===[[Recruiting, Training and Retaining|'''Recruiting, Training and Retaining''']]===
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Information on finding and looking after your team of moderators is covered in this section.
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===[[Local Community|'''Local Community''']]===
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Do you have a Cafe for your group?  How to deal with other groups or agencies in your community?  This section has some pointers for you.
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===[[Local Funding|'''Local Funding''']]===
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This section will link you to pages which give information on how to go about attracting some local funding for your group.
   
   



Revision as of 06:17, 27 April 2012

Welcome to
Manage-local-group.pngRunning Your Local Group
Portal

This section of the Wiki is aiming to provide you with guidelines, resources and some odd bits of hopefully useful advice for running your group. If you find something missing, please do add it yourself or mention on Freegle UK Central that you would like it added.

Click on the blue title of each section to access the contents list for each one.

Basic Information

Basics of what constitutes a Freegle Group. This section has links to what we have all agreed are the basic elements of being Freegle.

First Steps

Congratulation, you have joined the Freegle network. Now what?! Have a look at the links in this section which hopefully will give you some information and ideas.

How To Deal With

During the day to day operation of your group, this section gives you ideas how to deal with items, members and issues that might be giving you pause for thought.

Freegle Direct, Yahoo and Admins

Yahoo is lovely, Freegle Direct is even lovlier but few of us know all the ins and outs of managing them, so this section has some guidance. There is also a really handy selection of Admin messages you could send out to your members on all sorts of subjects.

Recruiting, Training and Retaining

Information on finding and looking after your team of moderators is covered in this section.

Local Community

Do you have a Cafe for your group? How to deal with other groups or agencies in your community? This section has some pointers for you.

Local Funding

This section will link you to pages which give information on how to go about attracting some local funding for your group.



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