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Need to add details here summarising the working groups. Then each of the pages below needs to be developed.
Working Groups are designed to focus on particular areas/topics, to keep the traffic on the Central group down to manageable levels.  


* [[Freegle Media]] - A Freegle Working Group to help raise Freegle's media profile.
They are open to all Freegle Volunteers; see [[ Central Discussion and Working Group Membership Policy|here]] for the membership policy of the central groups.
* [[Freegle People]]
 
* [[Freegle Start]]
The [[Working Groups Procedure]] document explains how the main groups carry out their business.
* [[Freegle Structure]] - A group to help develop proposals for how Freegle will work as an organisation.
 
* [[Freegle Tech]]
'''The current Working Groups are:'''
* [[Freegle Legal]]
 
* [[Development Working Group]] formed in 2015, amalgamating the remits of Structure, Growth and Media working groups [https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/development]
 
*[[Freegle Funding Group]] - A group set up for looking at the availability of local and national funding opportunities and offering support to local groups who wish to access financial assistance [https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/c/funding]
 
*[[Tech Working Group Remit|Freegle Tech & Mod Tools]] - A working group for technical discussions about tools/websites etc. Open to all Freegle Central members who are interested.[https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/]
 
 
 
 
There have been other Working Groups since Freegle first started in 2009. Previous Working Groups have been:
 
* Freegle Growth - this group was dedicated to supporting Volunteers and Groups achieve growth of their Groups. It was an amalgamation of the Freegle People and Freegle Start groups, but was then amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.
 
*Freegle Legal -  A closed group where volunteers could view questions and answers about legalities of Freegle.  Closed in 2015 as the Board decided it was more practical to consult over legal matters as needed, minuting discussion and decisions in their Minutes.
 
*Freegle Media - A Freegle Working Group formed in 2009 to help raise Freegle's media profile and improve visibility of Freegle generally, with an aim to increase member subscriptions. Open to all FreegleUK Central members who are interested. It was amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.
 
*Freegle People - Formed in 2009, this group amalgamated with Freegle Start to become Freegle Growth. [[People Group Report 2010-04|Report]]
 
*Freegle Start - Formed in 2009, this group amalgamated with Freegle People to become Freegle Growth.
 
*Freegle Structure - A group formed in 2009 to develop proposals for how Freegle works as an organisation. Open to all Freegle Volunteers who are interested.  A [[Trading Subsidiary Working Team]] was appointed February 2013.  It was amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.
 
All the above groups were hosted on Yahoo Groups.  Archives of messages were downloaded and kept for reference.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 18 June 2024

Working Groups are designed to focus on particular areas/topics, to keep the traffic on the Central group down to manageable levels.

They are open to all Freegle Volunteers; see here for the membership policy of the central groups.

The Working Groups Procedure document explains how the main groups carry out their business.

The current Working Groups are:

  • Freegle Funding Group - A group set up for looking at the availability of local and national funding opportunities and offering support to local groups who wish to access financial assistance [2]
  • Freegle Tech & Mod Tools - A working group for technical discussions about tools/websites etc. Open to all Freegle Central members who are interested.[3]



There have been other Working Groups since Freegle first started in 2009. Previous Working Groups have been:

  • Freegle Growth - this group was dedicated to supporting Volunteers and Groups achieve growth of their Groups. It was an amalgamation of the Freegle People and Freegle Start groups, but was then amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.
  • Freegle Legal - A closed group where volunteers could view questions and answers about legalities of Freegle. Closed in 2015 as the Board decided it was more practical to consult over legal matters as needed, minuting discussion and decisions in their Minutes.
  • Freegle Media - A Freegle Working Group formed in 2009 to help raise Freegle's media profile and improve visibility of Freegle generally, with an aim to increase member subscriptions. Open to all FreegleUK Central members who are interested. It was amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.
  • Freegle People - Formed in 2009, this group amalgamated with Freegle Start to become Freegle Growth. Report
  • Freegle Start - Formed in 2009, this group amalgamated with Freegle People to become Freegle Growth.
  • Freegle Structure - A group formed in 2009 to develop proposals for how Freegle works as an organisation. Open to all Freegle Volunteers who are interested. A Trading Subsidiary Working Team was appointed February 2013. It was amalgamated with others to form the Freegle Development Group in 2015.

All the above groups were hosted on Yahoo Groups. Archives of messages were downloaded and kept for reference.





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