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Lost & FoundBuilding Community
Via BigTent Groupsite
Issues Lost & Found is growing in size and need to enhance the participants
ability to develop community and communicate. Participants do not have a method to allow cross-communication with
each other Time constraints on Sunday prevent sufficient time for personal news
and announcements All communication must be processed by the Lost & Found Leadership
teamSolution Leverage a free “groupsite” on the internet. Majority of people have experience with a groupsite (e.g., Yahoo
Groups, Google Groups, etc.).
Overview
Get the Word Out with Email Blasts When the message is urgent, you'll want to reach your whole group right away.
BigTent group news allows you to do just that. Type your message, add a photo if you have time, and click a button to email your entire group.
Help Members Help Themselves Use discussion forums to stir up conversation. Whether you have a question about
preschools or block parties, chances are someone else in your group does, too. And when you post your question, a response is often only minutes away.
Update Your Website in Seconds Stop waiting for your Web master to make updates. On BigTent, all you have to do
is check a box to share an announcement or upcoming event. Plus, we give you a free Web page to house all your group's public information.
Enjoy Unlimited File Storage Share as many files as you want, when you want. A lot of groups on BigTent have
traded in paper updates for online newsletters. Instead of waiting a month to publish news, you can upload an online copy and share the link with members right away.
Big Tent – Share Info Quickly
Invite Feedback with Polls Wondering if members liked the last guest speaker at your meeting?
Trying to figure out the best time to hold an event? Put up a quick poll and collect members' input.
Ask Questions and Share Advice A tried and true element of online groups, discussion forums help
your members connect with each other 24/7. Collect Trusted Reviews Using reviews, your group can chime in and decide what's hot (and
what's not) in your area. Depending on your interests, your group might discuss the best strollers, playgrounds, plumbers, or dentists.
Nurture Interests with Subgroups Everyone's got hobbies and affiliations. Make it easy for your
members to share theirs. Parents groups can make playgroups, alumni groups can organize by class year, boards can share meeting minutes -- the sky's the limit!
Big Tent – Engage The Group
Group Communication Calendar & Event RSVP Photo & File Sharing Reviews & Classifieds Subgroups Private & Secure
Big Tent – Feature Summary
Member Management Share Admin Access Payment Processing Free
Top Concerns People won’t get the concept.
◦ We can conduct training session and ask for volunteers to mentor those who are a bit “technically challenged”.
Too Much Email/Unmoderated content◦ Each participant can configure their settings to
minimize/restrict the amount of email they receive (there is a “web only” option”).
◦ Each section can be set so content has to be approved by a moderator
◦ Some sections (e.g. news) can be restricted so only admins/moderators can post
Can we still send an email to the group?◦ Yes. The Admin will enter a news items and “blast” it
to the group. The Admin can send it so everyone (including “web only” users) receive the email.
How much time will we need to moderate the site/content?◦ Depends on how frequently it is used. We can setup
several moderators so the burden is not on one person.
◦ Once we see how people are using it, we can remove the moderation on a section by section basis.
Top Concerns
Do we need Church At Charlotte support?◦ No financial assistance is required. Big Tent is
free.◦ It does require a CAC staff member to be part of
the group (similar to their Facebook policy – per Chuck Jones).
◦ This will be a volunteer run site (e.g, Rich Sauser primary admin/trainer).
Top Concerns
Lost & Found - BuzzBUZZThis is the first tab and displays all the recent activity
Participants can create discussion topics and post replies
Lost & Found - Forums
New
Lost & Found - News• News posts can be
restricted so only Admins can post items (they viewed by everyone)
• The Admin can choose to send the news as a email blast to all members
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lost And FoundSent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 3:07 PMTo: AnnouncementsSubject: Lost and Found brief, very brief newsletter!
Certainly everyone is back at school and/or back into their "school year routine" by now. We hope that means that we will see you back in Lost and Found as we continue our study in Acts.
Amy Bertram is once again coordinating the Lost and Found "supper clubs". If you would like to be part of a supper group that meets two or three times before Christmas please contact Amy at [email protected]. If you've been in supper clubs before, please let Amy know with whom. If you are an "individual" please let her know if you would like to be with all individuals, couples or only people with blue eyes (just kidding)!
There are many in Lost and Found who would be honored to pray for you. Please do not forget or hesitate to use the [email protected] if you would like the Lost and Found prayer team to pray for you. All prayer requests are confidential unless permission to share is given.
Marion Shields is organizing "food sign-ups" on signupgenius.com Please contact Marion at [email protected] if you have questions about signing up.
We love seeing you in W2 and W3 starting at 10:45 for community time with teaching to follow around 11:10! Join us, won't you?
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Lost & Found – NewsSample Email Blast
All primary group events are listed on the calendar
Subgroups have their own calendar
Lost & Found - Events
Lost & FoundEvent & Registration
Event Coordinators can post events on the calendar and view people who have signed-up
My Calendar lists the events of the main group and my subgroups
Lost & Found – My Calendar
Each person determines how much information they want to display for the group (e.g. if they want to display their email address)
Lost & Found - Members
Participants can write reviews of their favorite books, movies, restaurants, services, etc.
Lost & Found - Reviews
Lost & Found Sample Review Listing
Lost & Found - Classifieds
Participants can post their own classifieds
Lost & Found - SubgroupsWhen a new subgroup is created, people can choose to join or decline the invitation.
Each subgroup has the following sections:◦ Buzz◦ News◦ Events◦ Members◦ About
Lost & Found – Subgroups
