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Here we have a whole bunch of pages that might help you with promoting your group.  Good luck!  And remember, we would love to hear about what you have got up to, so please share! Other groups would love to hear about your stories and successes, so please post messages yourself on the Central Groups to spread the news.
Here we have a whole bunch of pages that might help you with promoting your group.  Good luck!  And remember, we would love to hear about what you have got up to, so please share. Other groups would love to hear about your stories and successes, so please post messages yourself on the Central Groups to spread the news.
 
OED definition:  'Promotion - Activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim'


===Local Promotion Volunteers===
===Local Promotion Volunteers===
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* [[Banner]]
* [[Banner]]
* [[Find a Group maps]]


* [[Firefox Freegle Persona]]
* [[Firefox Freegle Persona]]
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* [[Freegle Doodles]]  
* [[Freegle Doodles]]  


* [[Freegle Group Membership]] - stats on number of members
*[[Freegle Group Messages]] links to statistics
 
* [[Freegle Group Messages]] - stats on messages, website use etc


* [[Gift of Time Vouchers]] - printable vouchers to promote to your members
* [[Gift of Time vouchers]] - The idea is to promote printable Gifts of Time that members can print out or are available at Freegle events.  Encourages less consumerism and promotes freegling if the vouchers include a suitable message/logo.


* [[Graphics Team]]
* [[Graphics Team]]


* [[Logos]]
* [[Logos]]
* [[Maps]]


* [[PNGs for Screenshots]]
* [[PNGs for Screenshots]]


* [[PR Materials]]
* [[PR Materials]]
   
 
* [[Photos and Stories]]
* [[Photos]]
      
      
* [[Posters, fliers, cards]]
* [[Posters, fliers, cards]]
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* [[Presentations]]
* [[Presentations]]


* [[Putting Screenshots on Wikipedia]]
* [[QR Codes]]


* [[Shortlinks]]
* [[Shortlinks]]
*[[Statistics]]


* [[Using the Logo]]
* [[Using the Logo]]
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*[[Events]]
*[[Events]]


*[[Facebook]]  
*[[Facebook - 2018|Facebook]]
 
*[[Housing Associations]]
*[[Pinterest|Pinterest]]
*[[Pinterest|Pinterest]]


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*[[Tweets and Facebook Messages]]
*[[Tweets and Facebook Messages]]
*[[Twitter - 2018]] - now (late 2023/early 2024) an obsolete page as integration with Modtools to local Twitter pages was stopped.
*[[Publicity tools]]


*[[Useful Websites]]
*[[Useful Websites]]
*Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freegle . Updated off and on by various people.


*[[Youtube]] - Freegle's own Youtube channel
*[[Youtube]] - Freegle's own Youtube channel

Latest revision as of 16:48, 14 April 2024

Here we have a whole bunch of pages that might help you with promoting your group. Good luck! And remember, we would love to hear about what you have got up to, so please share. Other groups would love to hear about your stories and successes, so please post messages yourself on the Central Groups to spread the news.

OED definition: 'Promotion - Activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim'

Local Promotion Volunteers

Having a member of your group volunteer team 'doing' promotional stuff - online, contacting people, events - is a good idea. Have a look at Group Promotion Volunteers for an outline of the type of work that can be done, and Recruiting, Training and Retaining for ideas of how to find someone to do it!

Councils

PR Materials

Lots of pre-prepared promotional materials below. If you're thinking of making your own you might like to have a look at Design Disasters to Avoid

  • Gift of Time vouchers - The idea is to promote printable Gifts of Time that members can print out or are available at Freegle events. Encourages less consumerism and promotes freegling if the vouchers include a suitable message/logo.

Press Coverage

Promoting

  • Twitter - 2018 - now (late 2023/early 2024) an obsolete page as integration with Modtools to local Twitter pages was stopped.
  • Youtube - Freegle's own Youtube channel


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