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	=== How to start publicising your group ===		== How to start publicising your group ==

	*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not ~~consider sharing~~ the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] ~~could be~~ worth considering.		* Starting a group is exciting and challenging. Why not share the journey and the load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] is worth considering.
			* Contact any Freegle group that may have members from your area, and ask them to post an [[Sample Admin: New local Freegle Community opened\|Admin]] saying you've opened a new group. Find your nearest groups on the Freegle website: [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]
			* Email local papers and let them know. See [[Sample Press Release]].
			* [[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea - email your council (its Recycling Officer, if it has one) and ask if they'd be willing to help too. Some councils publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.
			* Inform local community groups - their websites often have a contact link.

	*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your ~~area on it and ask them to put an [[Sample Admin: New local Freegle Community opened\|Admin]] out to say you have opened a new~~ group~~. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]~~		== Next steps in raising your group's profile ==

	*~~Email any~~ local ~~papers~~ and ~~inform~~ them. [[~~Sample Press Release~~]]		* Print some A4 posters - see [[Posters, fliers, cards]] - and ask local libraries, schools and community centres if they'll put them up.
			* Print some bookmarks (use thicker paper, 160gsm or card) if your library will let you leave them for people to collect.
			* [[Business Cards]] are useful. [[Vistaprint]] can be cheap if you're canny and use the free offers - 250 cards and so on. You'll pay postage, and maybe a small fee (around £2) to upload your logo.
			* Handouts work better in places like doctors' surgeries and takeaways, where people only pick them up if interested, or just keep some in your pocket to hand out. Estate agents are a good idea too - they're often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective.
			* Some schools may let you go in and talk about Freegle and recycling.
			* If you know any teachers, they may put up posters on the school noticeboard.
			* If you live on a busy road, consider a banner of some sort.

	*[[Contacting Councils]] is a ~~good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets~~ of ~~recycling agencies and will include us.~~		== Find a source of items ==

	*Inform any Community groups. Sometimes on their websites there is a link you can contact.		People will use your group if they see it's being used, so try to find items to freegle:

	~~=== Next steps~~ in ~~raising~~ your group's ~~profile ===~~		* Your own - it's a start, though obviously there's a limit to what you can do.
			* People you know personally - freegle stuff on their behalf, and use that to encourage them to join.
			* Your workplace - freegle stuff from it rather than let it go in a skip.
			* See if local shops (charity or otherwise) will give you leftover items you can freegle.
			** For example, B&Q has a scheme for community groups to receive 'waste' (stuff they'd otherwise discard). Register at your local B&Q with their 'waste to donate' scheme (a simple form); once approved (they'll check you're a genuine community group or charity), you get access to a range of goods and materials. Arrangements vary by store, so it's worth building a relationship with whoever you deal with, so they contact you when something good is available, or let you have a look through the skips when you visit. See [http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp here].

	*Print some A4 posters - see [[Posters, fliers, cards]] - and ask local libraries, schools and community centres if they would put them up.		== Ongoing publicity work for your group ==

	*Print some bookmarks (get thicker paper 160gsm or card) if your ~~library will allow you to leave them for people to collect~~.		Have a look at the [[Promotion]] section of this wiki - it has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, contacting your council, getting press coverage and more.

	*[[Business Cards]] are useful. [[~~Vistaprint\|Vistaprint~~]] ~~can be cheap if you are canny and get the free offers. 250 business cards etc. You have to pay postage and maybe~~ a ~~fee about £2 to upload the logo~~.		And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest, cheapest and often most effective promotion. See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.

	*It has been found that if you do have hand outs it is better to ~~have them in doctors surgeries, take aways etc, where people will only pick them up if interested, or just some in your pocket to hand out to any interested parties. Estate agents are a good idea~~ - ~~they are often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective~~.		Back to [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]

	*Some schools may allow you to go in and talk about Freegle/recycling.		[[Category:Promotion & Publicity]]

	*If you know any teachers they may put up posters on the school notice board.

	*If you live on a busy road consider having a banner of some sort

	~~=== Find a source of items ===~~

	~~People will use your group if they see that it's being used. So try to find items to freegle:~~

	*Your own. It's a start, though there's obviously a limit to what you can do.
	*People you know personally - freegle stuff on their behalf, and then use that to get them to join.
	*Your workplace - freegle stuff from it rather than have them put it in a skip.
	*See if any local shops (charity or otherwise) will give you left over items you can freegle.
	**For example, B&Q have a system for community groups to receive 'waste' (stuff they discard) from B&Q - you just need to pop into your local B&Q register with their 'waste to donate' scheme (simple form) and then once approved (they check out that you are indeed a community group/charity) you can have access to a plethora of goods and materials. The arrangements are run differently in each store so best to make friends with whoever you speak to at B&Q so they contact you when something good is available or let you have a rummage through the skips when you pop in. See [~~http~~:~~//www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp here].~~

	~~=== Ongoing publicity work for your group ===~~

	~~Have a look at the [[~~Promotion~~]] section of this wiki. It has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, how to go about contacting your Council, getting press coverage etc.~~

	~~And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest, cheapest and often most effective promotion!~~
	~~See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.~~



	~~Back to [[~~Publicity~~]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]~~

	~~[[Category:Promoting~~]]

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	*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] could be worth considering.		*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] could be worth considering.

	*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin ~~new~~ local ~~group~~ opened\|Admin~~ ~~]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]		*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Sample Admin: New local Freegle Community opened\|Admin]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]

	*Email any local papers and inform them. [[Sample Press Release]]		*Email any local papers and inform them. [[Sample Press Release]]

Jacky: /* How to start publicising your group */

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	=== How to start publicising your group ===		=== How to start publicising your group ===

	*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes a [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] could be worth considering.		*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] could be worth considering.

	*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]		*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]

Jacky at 00:17, 11 October 2015

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	=== How to start publicising your group ===		=== How to start publicising your group ===

	*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes a [[Group ~~Media Volunteer~~\|~~media volunteer~~]] could be worth considering.		*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes a [[Group Promotion Volunteers\|promotion volunteers]] could be worth considering.

	*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]		*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]

Jacky at 08:13, 26 September 2015

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	Have a look at the [[Promotion]] section of this wiki. It has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, how to go about contacting your Council, getting press coverage etc.		Have a look at the [[Promotion]] section of this wiki. It has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, how to go about contacting your Council, getting press coverage etc.

	And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest and ~~cheapest~~ promotion!		And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest, cheapest and often most effective promotion!
	See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.		See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.

Jacky at 08:12, 26 September 2015

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	=== How to start publicising your group ===		=== How to start publicising your group ===

	*Contact any ~~freegle~~ group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an~~ ~~ [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find ~~out you~~ nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]		*Starting up a group is exciting and challenging. Why not consider sharing the journey and load by finding others to take on some of the work? A team that includes a [[Group Media Volunteer\|media volunteer]] could be worth considering.

			*Contact any Freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find your nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]

	*Email any local papers and inform them. [[Sample Press Release]]		*Email any local papers and inform them. [[Sample Press Release]]
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	*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.		*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.

	*Inform any Community groups. Sometimes on their websites there is a link you can contact.~~<br>~~		*Inform any Community groups. Sometimes on their websites there is a link you can contact.

	=== Next steps in raising your group's profile ===		=== Next steps in raising your group's profile ===
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	See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.		See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.

	~~<br>~~ Back to [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]

			Back to [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]

	[[Category:Promoting]]		[[Category:Promoting]]

Jacky: /* How to start publicising your group */

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	*Contact any freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an  [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find out you nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]		*Contact any freegle group who may have members from your area on it and ask them to put an  [[Admin new local group opened\|Admin ]] out to say you have opened a new group. Find out you nearest groups by looking at the Freegle website [http://ilovefreegle.org/groups]

	*Email any local papers and inform them~~. There is a press release on Central files which you can adapt~~.[[Press ~~Releases~~]]		*Email any local papers and inform them. [[Sample Press Release]]

	*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.		*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.

Jacky: /* Next steps in raising your group's profile */

2015-07-23T04:34:58Z

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	*Print some bookmarks (get thicker paper 160gsm or card) if your library will allow you to leave them for people to collect.		*Print some bookmarks (get thicker paper 160gsm or card) if your library will allow you to leave them for people to collect.

	*Business ~~cards~~ are useful. [[Vistaprint\|Vistaprint]] can be cheap if you are canny and get the free offers. 250 business cards etc. You have to pay postage and maybe a fee about £2 to upload the logo.		*[[Business Cards]] are useful. [[Vistaprint\|Vistaprint]] can be cheap if you are canny and get the free offers. 250 business cards etc. You have to pay postage and maybe a fee about £2 to upload the logo.

	*It has been found that if you do have hand outs it is better to have them in doctors surgeries, take aways etc, where people will only pick them up if interested, or just some in your pocket to hand out to any interested parties. Estate agents are a good idea - they are often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective.		*It has been found that if you do have hand outs it is better to have them in doctors surgeries, take aways etc, where people will only pick them up if interested, or just some in your pocket to hand out to any interested parties. Estate agents are a good idea - they are often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective.

Jacky: /* Ongoing publicity work for your group */

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Ongoing publicity work for your group

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	And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest and cheapest promotion!		And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest and cheapest promotion!
			See [[Social Media Accounts]] for a list of national social media.

	<br> Back to [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]		<br> Back to [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png\|20px]]

	[[Category:Promoting]]		[[Category:Promoting]]

Edwh at 12:38, 11 January 2013

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	*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.		*[[Contacting Councils]] is a good idea. Email your council (Recycling Officer if you have one) and ask if they would be willing to help too. Some councils now publish booklets of recycling agencies and will include us.

	*Inform any Community groups. Sometimes on their websites there is a link you can contact.		*Inform any Community groups. Sometimes on their websites there is a link you can contact.<br>

	<br>

	=== Next steps in raising your group's profile ===		=== Next steps in raising your group's profile ===



	*Print some A4 posters - see [[Posters, fliers, cards]] - and ask local libraries, schools and community centres if they would put them up.		*Print some A4 posters - see [[Posters, fliers, cards]] - and ask local libraries, schools and community centres if they would put them up.
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	*Print some bookmarks (get thicker paper 160gsm or card) if your library will allow you to leave them for people to collect.		*Print some bookmarks (get thicker paper 160gsm or card) if your library will allow you to leave them for people to collect.

	*Business cards are useful. [[Vistaprint\|Vistaprint]] can be cheap if you are canny and get the free offers. 250 business cards etc. You have to pay postage and maybe a fee about £2 to upload the logo.		*Business cards are useful. [[Vistaprint\|Vistaprint]] can be cheap if you are canny and get the free offers. 250 business cards etc. You have to pay postage and maybe a fee about £2 to upload the logo.

	*It has been found that if you do have hand outs it is better to have them in doctors surgeries, take aways etc, where people will only pick them up if interested, or just some in your pocket to hand out to any interested parties. Estate agents are a good idea - they are often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective.		*It has been found that if you do have hand outs it is better to have them in doctors surgeries, take aways etc, where people will only pick them up if interested, or just some in your pocket to hand out to any interested parties. Estate agents are a good idea - they are often asked how to get rid of unwanted items in properties. Mail drops are costly and not very effective.

	*Some schools may allow you to go in and talk about Freegle/recycling.		*Some schools may allow you to go in and talk about Freegle/recycling.
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	*If you live on a busy road consider having a banner of some sort		*If you live on a busy road consider having a banner of some sort

	~~<br>~~		=== Find a source of items ===

			People will use your group if they see that it's being used. So try to find items to freegle:

			*Your own. It's a start, though there's obviously a limit to what you can do.
			*People you know personally - freegle stuff on their behalf, and then use that to get them to join.
			*Your workplace - freegle stuff from it rather than have them put it in a skip.
			*See if any local shops (charity or otherwise) will give you left over items you can freegle.
			**For example, B&Q have a system for community groups to receive 'waste' (stuff they discard) from B&Q - you just need to pop into your local B&Q register with their 'waste to donate' scheme (simple form) and then once approved (they check out that you are indeed a community group/charity) you can have access to a plethora of goods and materials. The arrangements are run differently in each store so best to make friends with whoever you speak to at B&Q so they contact you when something good is available or let you have a rummage through the skips when you pop in. See [http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp here].

	=== Ongoing publicity work for your group ===		=== Ongoing publicity work for your group ===

	Have a look at the [[Promotion]] section of this wiki. It has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, how to go about contacting your Council, getting press coverage etc.		Have a look at the [[Promotion]] section of this wiki. It has lots of ideas and resources on PR materials, how to go about contacting your Council, getting press coverage etc.

	And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest and cheapest promotion!		And don't forget online social media - promoting your group online is the fastest and cheapest promotion!