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Running Your Local Community

2012-04-28T09:08:35Z

Jools: /* Freegle Direct, Yahoo and Admins */

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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. 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.

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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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Congratulations, 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 lovelier 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.

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Zero Tolerance

2011-07-30T19:51:56Z

Jools:

This is a sample Admin message you can use to send to your group.

ADMIN: ZERO TOLERANCE

Your team of moderators would like to make it very clear that:

1. Every member of our community should be treated with dignity and respect at all times regardless of their gender, colour, race, creed, sexuality, disability and so on.

2. There are no exceptions to this, it applies to everyone at all times.

3. We operate a Zero Tolerance policy on abuse and discrimination in any of its forms.

4. Any member who is not happy to abide by this very simple principle should leave the group.

5. Any incident where a member has suffered any kind of abuse or discrimination from another member should inform us immediately.

6. The mod team will take the appropriate action against anyone who abuses our members or discriminates against them.

We are largely a happy community and we want to protect our members from the few individuals who are simply not welcome among us.

Thanks for reading, and thank you for being part of our fantastic community.

Kindest regards

Your names here

Your Friendly Team Of Moderators

Your Group Name Here

http://www.iLoveFreegle.org

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Sample Press Release

2010-06-02T12:06:44Z

Jools:

XXXXXXXX Freegle is an online group for locals to give away and get things for free. As long as whatever item you are giving away or asking for is legal then it will be allowed on the group listings. The XXXXXXXX group was started in MONTH/YEAR and has been flourishing this past X months with a UK-wide network of Freegle groups. There are NUMBER local members in YOUR AREA already – all busy, giving away and getting stuff for free.

Freegle is a massive grass roots initiative that is leading environmentally positive individual action across the UK. There are over 245 independent groups spread throughout Scotland, Wales, NI and England and we have over 1 million members. XXXXXXX Freegle is part of a very popular modern activity! Making good use of stuff that we all already have by making sure that stuff is not unnecessarily dumped at the tip or lying around not being used. You would be amazed at what you can get rid of and what you can get. The amount of goods that we ensure are reused rather than thrown away is growing every day. It is really easy to be part of XXXXXXX Freegle. You’ll need access to a computer and an email address. Upon joining the group, you’ll receive easy instructions on how everything works and what to do. MOD’s NAME from WHERE……is your local group owner and he/she is a helpful and experienced Freegler who will help you get started if you are new to it. Don’t be shy… join up, it really is easy and fun.

Freegle groups also foster community spirit, lessen mindless consumerism, assist the economically challenged, reduce the burden on local council’s resources and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle... all done locally by locals and all done for free! So by joining up to the XXXXXX Freegle Group you may even meet neighbours and discover positive initiatives going on in your area along the way.

Whether you are an individual, family, old or young, a local organisation, sports club, charity, rich or poor or a business you can benefit from joining and start to offer any unwanted items you have to the other members in the XXXXXX group. Other members will email you if they are interested in the item you offer and arrange to collect it from you. If there’s some item you are looking for then you can ask for those things too… someone just may have what you are looking for, and no longer need it themselves.

Whether it be a TV, empty moving boxes, clothing, sports equipment, DIY materials, a household full of furniture, toys, books, some dishwasher tablets, office equipment, fresh squid or an old WWII shelter it is possible to give it away or get it for free via XXXXXX Freegle, instead of it going to waste at the tip or languishing unused.

Freegle members can save money, time, energy and the planet – all at the same time!

XXXXX Group’s HOMEPAGE: http://yourgroup’s web address here
or short link (e.g: http://freegle.in/Brighton )
Contact the XXXXX Group owner: yourgroupname-owner@yahoogroups.co.uk
Freegle Website (lots of useful information): http://www.ilovefreegle.org

Freegle: FREE Giving Locally Easily