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Communicating with your Group and Supporters

To be successful, you need great lines of communication with your group and supporters.

If you're organising a region or community with multiple "sub groups", you should have a network of reps from each group in a shared chat and, if appropriate, a regular meeting.

You should also have a set of comms channels appropriate for different audiences. This will vary from group to group, but the following is typical:

  • A group email (to receive emails, see here)
  • An email list, for one-way comms with your group and supporters. See the Action Network instructions for how to get started here.started.
  • A messaging app for two-way comms with other organisers, e.g. Mattermost or Signal
  • A messaging app for one-way ("broadcast") comms with all the members of your group (appropriate for larger groups)
  • Documents, for sharing detailed information

Your comms will be busiest when you're organising an action. There's loads of specific advice here for how best to communicate your actions.