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= Tips for working well as a team within a Freegle group = | === Tips for working well as a team within a Freegle group === | ||
*Swap numbers asap in case of emergencies that lead to a sudden inability to mod (!) | *Swap numbers asap in case of emergencies that lead to a sudden inability to mod, attend an event etc (!) | ||
*Respect each other's skills and different time commitments | *Respect each other's skills and different time commitments | ||
*Consider having informal meet ups every 3 months, maybe sometimes with neigbouring group | *Consider having informal meet ups every 3 months, maybe sometimes with neigbouring group volunteers | ||
*Meet up online if face-to-face meet ups never seem to happen | *Meet up online if face-to-face meet ups never seem to happen | ||
*Have your own mods | *Have your own mods/support group - some Freegle groups cc relevant messages to the group-owner address, others have a Yahoo group that's just for volunteers of one or a couple of adjoining re-gifting groups. Advantages: | ||
**archive | **archive | ||
**files | **files | ||
**practice polls | **practice polls | ||
**chat | **sharing promotional and other local news | ||
**chat | |||
** support | |||
*Check the management logs from time to time to ensure that the bulk of the modding is not being done by one mod - this puts the group at risk for several reasons: | *Check the management logs from time to time to ensure that the bulk of the modding is not being done by one mod - this puts the group at risk for several reasons: | ||
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**other mods may feel that they are not getting sufficient opportunity to mod and lose interest | **other mods may feel that they are not getting sufficient opportunity to mod and lose interest | ||
*If you have a sensitive and difficult issue within your team that cannot be resolved locally, consider asking for confidential advice from [[Confidential | *If you have a sensitive and difficult issue within your team that cannot be resolved locally, consider asking for confidential advice from [[Confidential Volunteer Support]] | ||
*Interesting retaining volunteers article: | *Interesting retaining volunteers article: | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 20 September 2015
Tips for working well as a team within a Freegle group
- Swap numbers asap in case of emergencies that lead to a sudden inability to mod, attend an event etc (!)
- Respect each other's skills and different time commitments
- Consider having informal meet ups every 3 months, maybe sometimes with neigbouring group volunteers
- Meet up online if face-to-face meet ups never seem to happen
- Have your own mods/support group - some Freegle groups cc relevant messages to the group-owner address, others have a Yahoo group that's just for volunteers of one or a couple of adjoining re-gifting groups. Advantages:
- archive
- files
- practice polls
- sharing promotional and other local news
- chat
- support
- Check the management logs from time to time to ensure that the bulk of the modding is not being done by one mod - this puts the group at risk for several reasons:
- the busy mod may be more likely to burn out
- if the busy mod is not available there may be a serious gap in modding cover
- other mods may feel that they are not getting sufficient opportunity to mod and lose interest
- If you have a sensitive and difficult issue within your team that cannot be resolved locally, consider asking for confidential advice from Confidential Volunteer Support
- Interesting retaining volunteers article:
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