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August 26, 2010

GroupSpaces – Work Faster as a Group

Whether you manage an amateur sports league, take part in a local charity organization, or head up the student council at your high school school, GroupSpaces is an application that can make it easier to keep your group organized and running smoothly. Instead of relying on out-of-date newsletters to keep everyone informed about what’s going on, organizations that use GroupSpaces can quickly and easily create robust websites, group calendars, social media accounts, and professional-looking email newsletters that will make the snail mail variety a thing of the past.

One of the biggest benefits of using GroupSpaces is the application’s easy website creation tools, which allow users with little to no technical knowledge to make fully functioning, branded websites filled with as much information as they wish in just a matter of hours. Depending on the needs of your group, you can set control levels that allow certain members to edit content with the click of a button, as well. The application is also great for member management, offering an online database that can be accessed securely from any computer at any time. Through this database, you can send out notices regarding upcoming events or deadlines for annual dues without having to type in any email addresses or stuff any envelopes. Once each member’s information has been put into the system, you can organize people by membership type or admin level. Using this classification system, you can then send out alerts to certain committee members within your group without bothering everyone else with excessive emails and notifications.

Among the other popular features offered by GroupSpaces are social networking tools—which can turn a basic email list into a custom social network with photos, personal information, and connection opportunities for each member of the group—public or private Wikis, professional newsletter management options, group calendars, and PayPal integration, which allows groups to sell tickets online or accept membership dues without having to deal with personal checks or cash. Thanks to its amazing features and general ease-of-use, GroupSpaces is an application that no group should be without.

Practical Uses:

  • Create newsletters to send out to your group
  • Recruit more people to join your knitting club
  • Build a website for your church group
  • Make it easier for the members of your running club to pay dues online

Insider Tips:

  • Manage multiple email lists within your group list
  • Store up to 250mb of your group’s files for free
  • Import or export your membership database to Excel
  • Link up with PayPal to start accepting payments through your site

What we liked:

  • The app has thought of everything, and includes all the tools a group could need to stay organized
  • Management tools make it easy to file members into subcategories of your group
  • A public profile for your group is a great way to draw in more potential members
  • Ability to create your own unique group-centered social networking site

What we didn’t like:

  • Ads will show up on a group’s pages unless they pay a monthly fee

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Company Info:

  • Launched: 2007
  • Privately Held
  • Headquarters: London, England
  • Founded by: David Langer and Andy Young
  • Web site: http://groupspaces.com

Costs:

  • Student groups & groups with fewer than 250 members are free
  • Groups with 251 to 500 members are $8/month
  • Groups with 501 to 1,000 members are $15/month
  • Premium services are also available for additional fees

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