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Neville Reid: /* How to use a gmail account for supporting your team */ replace Cafe groups with ChitChat

2025-10-27T16:37:30Z

How to use a gmail account for supporting your team: replace Cafe groups with ChitChat

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	=====How to use a gmail account for supporting your team=====		=====How to use a gmail account for supporting your team=====

	Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature ~~(tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)~~<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not ~~join us for a~~ chat at our~~  ???cafe~~?<br>		Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature <br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not introduce yourself or chat to other members at our [[ChitChat]] page?<br>

	Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.		Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.

Jacky: /* How to use a gmail account for supporting your team */

2025-07-06T12:12:17Z

How to use a gmail account for supporting your team

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	'''Don't make the email address the group owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)		'''Don't make the email address the group owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)


			Link: [[Head of Volunteers]]

	[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]		[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]

Jacky at 12:22, 23 November 2021

2021-11-23T12:22:06Z

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	Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there ~~is Freegle Central, the national group for~~ Freegle volunteers~~. The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]]~~.		Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups. Nationally there are several on a platform called Discourse - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/ - which all Freegle volunteers are welcome to join.

	It's also ~~really~~ handy ~~having~~ a smaller online support group for your own Freegle ~~group~~ team, or even a county support group.		It can also be handy to have a smaller online support group for your own Freegle team, or even a county support group.

	=== You can have your own and use them to ===		=== You can have your own and use them to ===
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	=== Setting up your own support group ===		=== Setting up your own support group ===

	Freegle ~~groups~~ seem to have three main ways of doing this. They either use ~~a Yahoo~~ group, Google group or a gmail account.		Freegle teams seem to have three main ways of doing this. They either use an io group, Google group or a gmail account.

	=====How to use a gmail account for supporting your ~~group~~=====		=====How to use a gmail account for supporting your team=====

	Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess~~.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting~~.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>		Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>

	Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.		Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.

Jacky at 06:45, 7 August 2021

2021-08-07T06:45:12Z

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	Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for Freegle volunteers. The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].		Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for Freegle volunteers. The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].

	It's also really handy having a smaller support group for your own Freegle group team, or even a county support group.		It's also really handy having a smaller online support group for your own Freegle group team, or even a county support group.

	=== You can have your own and use them to ===		=== You can have your own and use them to ===

Jacky at 14:38, 29 May 2017

2017-05-29T14:38:08Z

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	Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for Freegle volunteers~~, and also some regions have mods groups~~.The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].		Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for Freegle volunteers. The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].

	It's also really handy having a smaller support group for your own Freegle group team, or even a county support group.		It's also really handy having a smaller support group for your own Freegle group team, or even a county support group.

	== You can have your own and use them to ==		=== You can have your own and use them to ===

	*cc (or bc) emails with members		*cc (or bc) emails with members
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	*share local promotional opportunities and ideas		*share local promotional opportunities and ideas

	== Setting up your own support group ==		=== Setting up your own support group ===

	Freegle groups seem to have three main ways of doing this. They either use a Yahoo group, Google group or a gmail account.		Freegle groups seem to have three main ways of doing this. They either use a Yahoo group, Google group or a gmail account.

	~~'''~~How to use a gmail account for supporting your group~~.'''~~		=====How to use a gmail account for supporting your group=====

	Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>		Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>

Jacky: Jacky moved page Mod groups to Local Support Groups

2015-09-20T22:11:11Z

Jacky moved page Mod groups to Local Support Groups

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Jacky at 15:37, 20 September 2015

2015-09-20T15:37:27Z

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	Freegle has numerous ~~mods~~ groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for ~~freegle mods~~, and also some regions have mods groups.~~ ~~ The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].		Freegle has numerous mod and volunteer groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for Freegle volunteers, and also some regions have mods groups.The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].

	It's also really handy having a smaller ~~mod~~ group for your own ~~freegle~~ group ~~and its mods~~, or even a county ~~mod~~ group.		It's also really handy having a smaller support group for your own Freegle group team, or even a county support group.

	== You can have your own and use them to ==		== You can have your own and use them to ==
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	*organise get-togethers		*organise get-togethers
	*try new things out such as databases, home page edits or practice polls		*try new things out such as databases, home page edits or practice polls
			*share local promotional opportunities and ideas

	== Setting up your own ~~mod~~ group ==		== Setting up your own support group ==

	Freegle groups seem to have ~~two~~ main ways of doing this. They either use a ~~yahoo~~ group or a gmail account.		Freegle groups seem to have three main ways of doing this. They either use a Yahoo group, Google group or a gmail account.

	'''How to use a gmail account for ~~moderating~~ your group.'''		'''How to use a gmail account for supporting your group.'''

	Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>		Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>
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	'''Advantages'''<br>You can put an email address or just the first part in search and all their posts to any of the groups you filter come up. <br>You can check and approve when you can’t get into Yahoo. If the search isn’t working it doesn’t matter. <br>When a query about a member comes in for somewhere it is easy to get a trace. <br>It is a lot quicker than Yahoo usually.<br>If a moderator does not want the plug in they can still check for crossposting.<br>It is often easier to get access to google for modding when out and about.<br>You can see at a glance who is logged in.<br>New moderators only need to be given access and do not need to change their settings.<br>You can if you wish all use the addy for moderating from and keep anonymous.<br>If you send a pending members email out and even if you don’t you can file all the replies and any comments to the joining email.<br>You can use past information to pop a location on a post if they miss it out. <br>		'''Advantages'''<br>You can put an email address or just the first part in search and all their posts to any of the groups you filter come up. <br>You can check and approve when you can’t get into Yahoo. If the search isn’t working it doesn’t matter. <br>When a query about a member comes in for somewhere it is easy to get a trace. <br>It is a lot quicker than Yahoo usually.<br>If a moderator does not want the plug in they can still check for crossposting.<br>It is often easier to get access to google for modding when out and about.<br>You can see at a glance who is logged in.<br>New moderators only need to be given access and do not need to change their settings.<br>You can if you wish all use the addy for moderating from and keep anonymous.<br>If you send a pending members email out and even if you don’t you can file all the replies and any comments to the joining email.<br>You can use past information to pop a location on a post if they miss it out. <br>

	'''Do change the password when a ~~moderator~~ leaves'''		'''Do change the password when a volunteer leaves'''

	'''Don't make the email address the group owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)		'''Don't make the email address the group owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)

	[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]		[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]

Jacky at 18:58, 22 July 2015

2015-07-22T18:58:42Z

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	Freegle has numerous mods groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for freegle mods, and also some regions have mods groups.  The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].		Freegle has numerous mods groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for freegle mods, and also some regions have mods groups.  The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].

	It's also really handy having smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.		It's also really handy having a smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.

	== You can have your own and use them to ==		== You can have your own and use them to ==

Edwh at 22:28, 28 August 2010

2010-08-28T22:28:58Z

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	Freegle has numerous mods groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for freegle mods. and also some regions have mods groups ~~the~~ urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].		Freegle has numerous mods groups, there is Freegle Central, the national group for freegle mods, and also some regions have mods groups.  The urls of all of these can be found [[Contact Details\|here]].

	It's also really handy having smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.		It's also really handy having smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.
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	*store files		*store files
	*have a searchable archive of correspondence with tricky members		*have a searchable archive of correspondence with tricky members
	*organise get togethers		*organise get-togethers
	*try new things out such as databases, home page edits or practice polls		*try new things out such as databases, home page edits or practice polls

Dorothyjeanquinn at 22:26, 28 August 2010

2010-08-28T22:26:22Z

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	It's also really handy having smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.		It's also really handy having smaller mod group for your own freegle group and its mods, or even a county mod group.

	== ~~you~~ can use them to ==		== You can have your own and use them to ==

	*cc (or bc) emails with members		*cc (or bc) emails with members
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	'''How to use a gmail account for moderating your group.'''		'''How to use a gmail account for moderating your group.'''

	Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>		Put gmail in your search and click set up an account. Use a name which identifies with your group. Ex. (blythfreeglemods@gmail.com) Select a password that is not easy to guess.<br>Use the email address to join all the local groups you may want to check for crossposting.<br>Use the email address and make it a moderator on your group(s) with notification of pending members, messages etc. <br>If you use the plug in put as the cc address.<br>Set up labels for every groups emails that come in. You can filter and skip the inbox so they just get filed.<br>Set up labels for Moderator log, members, admins, standard emails, complaints, banned members and anything else.<br>Have a look at the lab features and see which you may want. Multiple inboxes allow you to keep drafts on show (configure in settings). These can be the logs and emails for checking, and/or one for starred items for the attention of someone else.<br>Inform your moderators of the email and password.<br>Use the calendar for them to fill in when they can cover.<br>Use the google map and mark the area you cover, and areas you allow on etc.<br>Click on settings and put in your groups signature (tip add an invite to your cafe group with a link)<br>Example <br> Warmest wishes<br>???? freegle mods.<br>Why not join us for a chat at our  ???cafe?<br>

	Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.		Each day the last one on clicks on new email and starts a log with the following days date. As each mod reads or acts on anything left for them they can initial it, or each can have a symbol and colour. When all items have been seen or dealt with you just send it to self and file under logs.<br>Each mod signs on and off.
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	'''Do change the password when a moderator leaves'''		'''Do change the password when a moderator leaves'''

	'''Don't make the email address owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)		'''Don't make the email address the group owner'''. (Keep that for your own and any co-owners email addy)

	[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]		[[Category:Recruit/Train/Retain]]