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	===Group Promotion Volunteers===		== Group Promotion Volunteers ==

	It ~~would be~~ ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group ~~who are~~ willing to take on the work of promoting ~~the group~~, as the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course ~~the~~ work can be ~~taken on by~~ volunteers ~~doing~~ other ~~work~~ for the group, such as moderating! The specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group~~, but of course~~ it is up to you how much of this you ~~would~~ ask ~~a person~~ to do.		It's ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group willing to take on the work of promoting it, since the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course, this work can be shared with volunteers who also do other jobs for the group, such as moderating. The role specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group - it's up to you how much of this you ask someone to do.

	===Group Media Volunteer===		== Group Media Volunteer ==

	[[Group Media Volunteer (GMV) Recruiting]]		[[Group Media Volunteer (GMV) Recruiting]]

	====Role specification====		=== Role specification ===
	*~~promote~~ Freegle on social media		* Promote Freegle on social media.
	*~~research~~ and find news stories and photos about reuse		* Research and find news stories and photos about reuse.
	*~~engage~~ traditional media (local papers, radio) and non-traditional (bloggers, ~~tweeters~~, ~~vloggers~~)		* Engage traditional media (local papers, radio) and non-traditional media (bloggers, content creators, influencers).
	*~~produce~~ and distribute press releases		* Produce and distribute press releases.
	*~~compile~~ list of media contacts		* Compile a list of media contacts.

	====Person specification====		=== Person specification ===
	*~~enthusiastic~~		* Enthusiastic.
	*~~online~~ a lot		* Online a lot.
	*~~likes Twitter/Facebook and other~~ social media		* Enjoys social media such as Facebook.
	*~~helpful~~ and friendly		* Helpful and friendly.
	*~~committed~~ to freegling and reuse		* Committed to freegling and reuse.
	*~~locally~~ based		* Locally based.
	*~~ability~~ to write good copy for blogs/press releases/other promotional material		* Able to write good copy for blogs, press releases and other promotional material.
	*~~good~~ communicator		* Good communicator.

	====Time commitment====		=== Time commitment ===

	Difficult to state~~, but the nature of~~ some of the work ~~requires~~ almost daily input while other ~~things~~ are time limited (~~eg.~~events).		Difficult to state - some of the work needs almost daily input, while other parts are time-limited (for example, events).

	===Group Events Volunteer===		== Group Events Volunteer ==

	[[Group Events Volunteer (GEV) Recruiting]]		[[Group Events Volunteer (GEV) Recruiting]]

	====Role specification====		=== Role specification ===
	*~~promote~~ Freegle in the local community		* Promote Freegle in the local community.
	*~~compile~~ list of media contacts		* Compile a list of media contacts.
	*~~help~~ produce and distribute press releases		* Help produce and distribute press releases.
	*~~engage~~ traditional media (local papers, radio)		* Engage traditional media (local papers, radio).
	*~~organise~~ and attend promotional events (Give & Take, Reuse Roadshows ~~etc~~)		* Organise and attend promotional events (Give and Take, Reuse Roadshows and so on).

	====Person specification====		=== Person specification ===
	*~~enthusiastic~~ and personable		* Enthusiastic and personable.
	*~~good~~ communicator - online, by phone, face to face		* Good communicator - online, by phone, face to face.
	*~~have a desire~~ to promote Freegle and reuse		* Keen to promote Freegle and reuse.
	*~~ability~~ to represent Freegle and the group responsibly		* Able to represent Freegle and the group responsibly.
	*~~work~~ well in a team and individually		* Works well in a team and individually.
	*~~locally~~ based		* Locally based.
	*~~organisational~~ skills		* Organisational skills.
	*~~will see~~ a job through to completion		* Sees a job through to completion.

	====Time commitment====		=== Time commitment ===

	Dependent on ~~the amount of~~ promotion generated~~! But~~ not less than one hour ~~each~~ week ~~and the~~ flexibility to increase that when events and promotions demand.		Dependent on how much promotion is generated - but not less than one hour a week, with flexibility to increase that when events and promotions demand it.

	===Support and ~~Procedures~~===		== Support and procedures ==
	~~Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.~~

	~~And of course this wiki [[Publicity]] Handbook provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas~~.		Alongside working with your group's moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.

	====Links====		And of course, this wiki's [[Publicity]] handbook provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.

			=== Links ===

	[[Recruiting, Training and Retaining]]		[[Recruiting, Training and Retaining]]

	[[~~category~~:~~Recruit/Train/Retain]]~~		[[Category:Promotion & Publicity]]
	~~[[category:Promoting~~]]

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	Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.		Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.

	~~ANd~~ of course this wiki [[Publicity]] Handbook provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.		And of course this wiki [[Publicity]] Handbook provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.

	====Links====		====Links====

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	Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.		Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.

	~~This~~ wiki ~~portal~~ [[Publicity]] provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.		ANd of course this wiki [[Publicity]] Handbook provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.

	====Links====		====Links====

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	===Group Promotion Volunteers===		===Group Promotion Volunteers===

	It would be ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group who are willing to take on the work of promoting the group, as the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course the work can be taken on by volunteers doing other work for the group, such as moderating! The specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group.		It would be ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group who are willing to take on the work of promoting the group, as the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course the work can be taken on by volunteers doing other work for the group, such as moderating! The specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group, but of course it is up to you how much of this you would ask a person to do.

	===Group Media Volunteer===		===Group Media Volunteer===

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	===Group Media Volunteer===		===Group Media Volunteer===

			[[Group Media Volunteer (GMV) Recruiting]]

	====Role specification====		====Role specification====
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	====Time commitment====		====Time commitment====

	Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).		Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).



	===Group Events Volunteer===		===Group Events Volunteer===

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	===Group Events Volunteer===		===Group Events Volunteer===

			[[Group Events Volunteer (GEV) Recruiting]]

	====Role specification====		====Role specification====
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	====Time commitment====		====Time commitment====

	Dependent on the amount of promotion generated! But not less than one hour each week and the flexibility to increase that when events and promotions demand.		Dependent on the amount of promotion generated! But not less than one hour each week and the flexibility to increase that when events and promotions demand.


	===Support and Procedures===		===Support and Procedures===

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	====Person specification====		====Person specification====
	*enthusiastic		*enthusiastic
	*outgoing
	*online a lot		*online a lot
	*likes Twitter/Facebook and other social media		*likes Twitter/Facebook and other social media
	*enjoys talking to new people
	*sympathetic and patient
	*helpful and friendly		*helpful and friendly
	*committed to freegling and reuse		*committed to freegling and reuse
	*locally based		*locally based
			*ability to write good copy for blogs/press releases/other promotional material
			*good communicator

	====Time commitment====		====Time commitment====

	Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).		Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).



	===Group Events Volunteer===		===Group Events Volunteer===

			====Role specification====
			*promote Freegle in the local community
			*compile list of media contacts
			*help produce and distribute press releases
			*engage traditional media (local papers, radio)
			*organise and attend promotional events (Give & Take, Reuse Roadshows etc)

			====Person specification====
			*enthusiastic and personable
			*good communicator - online, by phone, face to face
			*have a desire to promote Freegle and reuse
			*ability to represent Freegle and the group responsibly
			*work well in a team and individually
			*locally based
			*organisational skills
			*will see a job through to completion

			====Time commitment====

			Dependent on the amount of promotion generated! But not less than one hour each week and the flexibility to increase that when events and promotions demand.


	===Support and Procedures===		===Support and Procedures===
	Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.		Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.
	~~[[Local Social Media Guidelines]] document lays out the expectations of running a social media account in the name of Freegle. The~~ portal [[Publicity]] ~~provide~~ relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.
			This wiki portal [[Publicity]] provides relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.

	====Links====		====Links====

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	===Group ~~Publicity/Media~~ Volunteers===		===Group Promotion Volunteers===

	It would be ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group who are willing to take on the work of promoting the group, as the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course the work can be taken on by volunteers doing other work for the group, such as moderating! The specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group:		It would be ideal to have at least two volunteers in each group who are willing to take on the work of promoting the group, as the work ranges from very regular social media contact to occasional PR events. Of course the work can be taken on by volunteers doing other work for the group, such as moderating! The specs below describe the range of promotional skills and work that would be great to have in each group.

			===Group Media Volunteer===

	====Role specification====		====Role specification====
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	*produce and distribute press releases		*produce and distribute press releases
	*compile list of media contacts		*compile list of media contacts
	*run local promotional events

	====Person specification====		====Person specification====
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	Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).		Difficult to state, but the nature of some of the work requires almost daily input while other things are time limited (eg.events).

	====Support and Procedures====		===Group Events Volunteer===



			===Support and Procedures===
	Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.		Apart from working with the group moderating team, there are national opportunities to share experiences, ask questions and get support.
	[[Local Social Media Guidelines]] document lays out the expectations of running a social media account in the name of Freegle. The portal [[Publicity]] provide relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.		[[Local Social Media Guidelines]] document lays out the expectations of running a social media account in the name of Freegle. The portal [[Publicity]] provide relevant information for a whole range of promotion ideas.