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	Glossary of terms used in Freegle Ltd documents		Glossary of terms used in Freegle Ltd documents

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	*App - there are two Freegle Apps for mobiles and tablets, Android and Apple - one for users of groups and one for volunteers to access ModTools.		*App - there are two Freegle Apps for mobiles and tablets, Android and Apple - one for users of groups and one for volunteers to access ModTools.
	*Autonomy - this is a term we use a lot in Freegle. For us, this means:		*Autonomy - this is a term we use a lot in Freegle. For us, this means:
	**Advantage of being able to deal locally with local issues, adapting communities to local conditions (e.g rural or urban or innovation), and keeping our ethos of being a collective of like minded people who support grass roots initiatives in reuse of resources.		**Advantage of being able to deal locally with local issues, adapting communities to local conditions (e.g rural or urban or innovation), and keeping our ethos of being a collective of like minded people who support grass roots initiatives in reuse of resources.
	**Local communities must work to http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Basic_Requirements_of_a_Freegle_Group and http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Freegle_Volunteer_Agreement		**Local communities must work to http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Basic_Requirements_of_a_Freegle_Group and http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Freegle_Volunteer_Agreement
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	===B===		===B===
	*Board - elected group of people (Directors)		*Board - elected group of people (Directors)
	*Board Discussion Group - private group, used as the working space for Directors to discuss business and hold Board meetings		*Board Discussion Group - private group, used as the working space for Directors to discuss business and hold Board meetings

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	*Caretakers/Caretaker Groups - groups which are being looked after centrally (by caretakers) until new local volunteers can be found.		*Caretakers/Caretaker Groups - groups which are being looked after centrally (by caretakers) until new local volunteers can be found.
	*Catchment area - the area a group will accept members and posts from. This is usually a wider area than the core area and can include neighbouring group's core or catchment areas.		*Catchment area - the area a group will accept members and posts from. This is usually a wider area than the core area and can include neighbouring group's core or catchment areas.
	*Central - Freegle UK Central ~~Yahoo~~ group http://freegle.it/Central		*Central - Freegle UK Central group, now on Discourse http://freegle.it/Central
	*Central Mod Team - team of Volunteers who own and moderate Central		*Central Mod Team - team of Volunteers who own and moderate Central
	*CGA - Core Group Area		*CGA - Core Group Area
	*Chairman - Chair of the Board		*Chairman - Chair of the Board
	*Constitution - the framework of rules adopted by Freegle UK, which has been replaced by the [[Rules]] of Freegle Ltd		*Constitution - the framework of rules adopted by Freegle UK, which has been replaced by the [[Rules]] of Freegle Ltd
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	*Freegle Direct - the interface provided on the website for members of groups to use		*Freegle Direct - the interface provided on the website for members of groups to use
	*Freegle - the association/network of affiliated groups (not the individual groups themselves)		*Freegle - the association/network of affiliated groups (not the individual groups themselves)
	*Freegle Member- a voting, paid up member of Freegle Ltd		*Freegle Member - a voting, paid up member of Freegle Ltd
	*Freegle UK - the previous unincorporated association/network of affiliated groups		*Freegle UK - the previous unincorporated association/network of affiliated groups
	*Freegle Wiki - this! http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org		*Freegle Wiki - this! http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org

	===G===		===G===
	*GAT - old name for Group Affiliation Team, the team that processed applications for affiliating groups to Freegle. Now ~~call~~ NGT, New Groups Team.		*GAT - old name for Group Affiliation Team, the team that processed applications for affiliating groups to Freegle. Now called NGT, New Groups Team.
	*GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation		*GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
	*Geeks - fond and irreverent term for our brilliant IT development and management team.		*Geeks - fond and irreverent term for our brilliant IT development and management team.
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	===O===		===O===
	*Ombudsman - one of the appointed team of two Ombudsmen.		*Ombudsman - one of the appointed team of two Ombudsmen.
	*Owner - Volunteer who takes on full responsibility for a local group, including being able to recruit and demote other Volunteers, control the membership list etc. Some groups work with just one Owner, but others choose to have a team of Owners.		*Owner - Volunteer who takes on full responsibility for a local group, including being able to recruit and demote other Volunteers, control the membership list etc. Some groups work with just one Owner, but others choose to have a team of Owners.
	*owner-address - the email address of a Freegle Group moderating team		*owner-address - the email address of a Freegle Group moderating team

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	===W===		===W===
	*Wiki - this Freegle wiki		*Wiki - this Freegle wiki
	*Working Groups / WG - Central groups, open to all Freegle Volunteers, which discuss and organise how the Freegle organisation works.		*Working Groups / WG - Central groups, open to all Freegle Volunteers, which discuss and organise how the Freegle organisation works.

	[[~~category~~:Policies, Procedures, Remits]]		[[Category:Organisation & Governance]]
			[[Category:Policies, Procedures, Remits]]

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	*FSC - Finance Sub Committee		*FSC - Finance Sub Committee
	*Firefox - A web browser alternative to Internet Explorer (IE)		*Firefox - A web browser alternative to Internet Explorer (IE)
	*Freegle - Freegle Ltd
	*Freegle Direct - the interface provided on the website for members of groups to use		*Freegle Direct - the interface provided on the website for members of groups to use
	*Freegle ~~Ltd~~ - the association/network of affiliated groups (not the individual groups themselves)		*Freegle - the association/network of affiliated groups (not the individual groups themselves)
	*Freegle Member- a voting, paid up member of Freegle Ltd		*Freegle Member- a voting, paid up member of Freegle Ltd
	*Freegle UK - the previous unincorporated association/network of affiliated groups		*Freegle UK - the previous unincorporated association/network of affiliated groups

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	===S===		===S===
	*Secretary - [[~~Company~~ Secretary]] or [[Board Secretary\|Secretary to the Board]]		*Secretary - [[Society Secretary]] or [[Board Secretary\|Secretary to the Board]]
	*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates		*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates
	*Skype chat - online messaging system used by the Board for Board meetings		*Skype chat - online messaging system used by the Board for Board meetings

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	*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.		*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.
	*Core area - the area agreed on affiliation that is specific to a group, and no other group will be affiliated in that core area.		*Core area - the area agreed on affiliation that is specific to a group, and no other group will be affiliated in that core area.
	*CRM - Customer Relationship Management - essentially a database which interacts with other data - website, mailboxes etc.		*CRM - Customer Relationship Management - essentially a database which interacts with other data held (website, mailboxes etc)
	*CTO - Chief ~~Technical~~ Officer (aka Edward)		*CTO - Chief Technology Officer (aka Edward)

	===D===		===D===

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	===P===		===P===
	PECR - Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (which sit alongside Data Protection Act and GDPR)		*PECR - Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (which sit alongside Data Protection Act and GDPR)
	*PID - Public Interest Disclosure - also known as whistleblowing		*PID - Public Interest Disclosure - also known as whistleblowing
	*PLI - Public Liability Insurance		*PLI - Public Liability Insurance

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	===P===		===P===
			PECR - Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (which sit alongside Data Protection Act and GDPR)
	*PID - Public Interest Disclosure - also known as whistleblowing		*PID - Public Interest Disclosure - also known as whistleblowing
	*PLI - Public Liability Insurance		*PLI - Public Liability Insurance

Jacky: /* C */

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	*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.		*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.
	*Core area - the area agreed on affiliation that is specific to a group, and no other group will be affiliated in that core area.		*Core area - the area agreed on affiliation that is specific to a group, and no other group will be affiliated in that core area.
			*CRM - Customer Relationship Management - essentially a database which interacts with other data - website, mailboxes etc.
			*CTO - Chief Technical Officer (aka Edward)

	===D===		===D===

Neville Reid: link to new page Company Secretary

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link to new page Company Secretary

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	===S===		===S===
	*Secretary - Company Secretary or Secretary to the Board		*Secretary - [[Company Secretary]] or [[Board Secretary\|Secretary to the Board]]
	*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates		*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates
	*Skype chat - online messaging system used by the Board for Board meetings		*Skype chat - online messaging system used by the Board for Board meetings

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	*IPS - Industrial Provident Society, the organisational structure adopted by Freegle Ltd		*IPS - Industrial Provident Society, the organisational structure adopted by Freegle Ltd. Now known as a Registered Society for the Benefit of the Community.

	===M===		===M===

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			*TFN - The Freecycle Network
	*Treasurer - appointed position by Board, remit [[Finance Role Remits]]		*Treasurer - appointed position by Board, remit [[Finance Role Remits]]
	*Trashnothing/TN - different access method for group members to join and use a group		*Trashnothing/TN - different access method for group members to join and use a group