Here at GroupSpaces HQ our team have been working relentlessly behind the scenes on awesome improvements for the management area. Everything’s got a whole new look: cleaner pages, simpler options and even more useful features. We’re really excited to be able give you some exclusive little teasers!

Our aims are not only to give your management dashboard a visual refresh, but also to drastically improve your experience of being a group manager with GroupSpaces.

‘Group management 2.0‘ will be available to beta testers from tomorrow! If you’re a beta tester you will get a notification in your management dashboard giving you the option to turn it on, and if you’re not quite ready for the awesomeness, you’ll be able to revert back to the current management interface at any time.

It will be rolled out to all users over the coming weeks, but if you can’t wait until then and would like access now…

Check out how it will look below:
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Every month, Featured Group Friday will showcase a group that we feel is doing a great job whilst getting the most out of the group management tools GroupSpaces provides. In the first ever Featured Group Friday, we speak to Annie the manager of Sketchy Doodle Drawing Group! Read the rest of this entry »

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In light of the recent shut down of Grouply, we realize that many group managers have been left looking for a suitable alternative! If you were a Grouply user looking for a replacement, we think we have the perfect solution!
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New supported currencies for Payments and a few other additions and fixes.

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There’s no denying the enormity of Facebook right? With over 845 million active users worldwide, I’d bet that a fair few of your current and potential group members have an account.

We offer integration of Facebook with your group, but very few are aware that you can embed your group registration forms on a tab of your Facebook page – so a member is able to sign up without even leaving the site! Read the rest of this entry »

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Getting media coverage should be an integral part of your group’s strategy if the aim is to grow.

Unlike the old days, it is no longer necessary to sit at home waiting for news outlets to get in touch with you offering publicity for your organisation. With the growth of the internet, we’ve never had so many valuable resources at our fingertips. Instead of waiting to be approached, it is now possible to actively go and seek it ourselves! Read the rest of this entry »

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We all know this feeling: you’re trying to write up the minutes from the last committee meeting but you have a dinner to cook for a hungry family, as well as a big deadline at work tomorrow which you must get done tonight! What can you do to put yourself in the best position to get everything done to the best of your ability?
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A whole load of Events updates (and a few bug fixes) today. We have a lot more coming soon as well, so watch this space!

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As we all prepare for the year ahead with personal resolutions and goal setting, it is also a time to sit down and prepare your group for the trials and tribulations of the next 12 months.

With my own groups I have run in the past there were a few things I’d do at the start of every year to ensure I was prepared for everything it could throw at me, and here are the 5 I think are the most important:
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New for 2012 :

• Collect membership fees for 2012 with recurring reminders and multiple membership types.
• Create an online shop to sell t-shirts, merchandise or anything you want!

Taking payments offline with endless bits of paper, checks, cash and trips to the bank can be a real pain! GroupSpaces lets you easily manage, receive and track payments online.

You can request payments via e-mail to specific member lists or your whole member database, and now also set up multiple subscription types with recurring reminders, and create items to sell in an online shop, adding customization options to anything you sell.

or read more below for an overview of our new payments features!

• Collecting membership subscriptions for this year
• Setting up an online shop to sell anything online
• Sending one-off bills via e-mail to specific members or sub-groups

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