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Working Groups are designed to focus on particular areas/topics, to keep the traffic on the Central group down to manageable levels.
Working Groups were originally designed to focus on particular areas/topics, to keep the traffic on the Central group down to manageable levels. In April 2026 they were replaced with Board led groups, with specific delegated responsibilities.


They are open to all Freegle members; see [[Freegle Group Membership Policy|here]] for the membership policy.
*[[Finance and Risk Working Group]] - To safeguard Freegle’s financial integrity, ensure regulatory compliance, and mitigate organisational risk.  


* [[Freegle Media]] - A Freegle Working Group to help raise Freegle's media profile and improve visibility of Freegle generally, with an aim to increase member subscriptions.
*[[ Operations & Tech Working Group]] - To oversee the stability, security, and continuous development of the Freegle digital platform.  


* [[Freegle People]] - A group to help look after our family of autonomous Freegle groups. This group would support our mods day to day needs in whatever way they needed and sort out disputes between groups. Draft guidelines about how Freegle groups should/could work, how to deal with complaints, guidance on how to moderate Freegle groups, data protection policies, and any other guidelines which would help Freegle groups work better need to be drafted. Open to all FreegleUK members who are interested. 
*[[ People & Growth Working Group]] - To drive Freegle’s expansion through strategic fundraising, communications, and robust  volunteer support.  


* [[Freegle Start]] - A group to address the issue of affiliating new groups (and other associations) to Freegle. The group needs to propose guidelines on which groups should be agreed to be under the umbrella of Freegle. When adopted, they then need to agree new groups according to the guidelines. Open to all FreegleUK members who are interested. 


* [[Freegle Structure]] - A group to help develop proposals for how Freegle will work as an organisation.


* [[Freegle Tech]] - A working group for technical discussions about tools/websites etc. Open to all FreegleUK members who are interested. 


* [[Freegle Legal]] - A group of volunteers (not necessarily moderators) to help advise on legal issues affecting Freegle. Open to all members on Central to read, and people with legal expertise to post.


[[Category: Getting Involved]]
PREVIOUS WORKING GROUP INFORMATION
 
These were open to all Freegle Volunteers; see [[ Central Discussion and Working Group Membership Policy|here]] for the membership policy of the central groups.  Originally on Yahoo Groups, the ones remaining when Yahoo Groups were closed were transferred to Discourse. Archives of messages on the Yahoo Groups were downloaded and kept for reference.
 
The [[Working Groups Procedure]] document explains how the main groups carried out their business.
 
Previous Working Groups since Freegle first started in 2009. Previous Working Groups until April 2026 have been:
 
* [[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/] - this is still a Discourse group, but is a not a working group in terms of delegated powers.
 
* 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.
 
 
 
Links:
*[[Freegle Board]]
*[[The Freegle Organisation]] [[Image:Freegle-heart.png|20px]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Central Groups]]

Latest revision as of 15:20, 29 April 2026

Working Groups were originally designed to focus on particular areas/topics, to keep the traffic on the Central group down to manageable levels. In April 2026 they were replaced with Board led groups, with specific delegated responsibilities.



PREVIOUS WORKING GROUP INFORMATION

These were open to all Freegle Volunteers; see here for the membership policy of the central groups. Originally on Yahoo Groups, the ones remaining when Yahoo Groups were closed were transferred to Discourse. Archives of messages on the Yahoo Groups were downloaded and kept for reference.

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

Previous Working Groups since Freegle first started in 2009. Previous Working Groups until April 2026 have been:

  • 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] - this is still a Discourse group, but is a not a working group in terms of delegated powers.
  • 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.


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