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How to get and keep volunteers. Yes That is our CEO Kimmy volunteering at her buying club while wearing her preschooler). Unless you have a teeny buying club chances are you need help on a regular basis. Trying to do everything yourself will limit how many families you can have in your group and, even with a small group, will likely result in burnout. Make your needs known. Try and post tasks as far in advance as possible so members can plan. Set a regular schedule for volunteering. From time to time the...
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Sort it all out! - Manage My Coop Blog
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Sort it all out! April 8, 2016. April 10, 2016. You ran a buy! You managed to get over the hump of your first order! Members are excited to get their goods, you have collected all the money, and you even placed the order with the vendor. Now what do you do when it all arrives? Well I’ll just sort it you think. Just Um. Sure. You may be absolutely right. If it is a small order with not a lot of participants and not very many items, sorting can be relatively straightforward. Sort as people pick up. Pros- M...
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Access, Curation, and Savings Oh My! - Manage My Coop Blog
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Access, Curation, and Savings Oh My! March 25, 2016. March 25, 2016. Let’s talk about some things that are true. First off buying clubs are a bit of work. Using a tool like Manage My Co-op makes managing one easier but there is still a lot of work to be done. But on the other hand, buying clubs are awesome. The communities they build are amazing. Working together for a shared common goal is thrilling. So why do it? Buying club managers put a lot of time and effort into the products they offer their membe...
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Why Membership - Manage My Coop Blog
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March 11, 2016. The landscape of buying clubs is ever changing. The nature of running and being a part of a buying club is that this change will be constant. Members will come and go, you will move into or out of a building, state and federal laws may go into effect, and suppliers will go out of business. One change we have noticed of late here at Manage My Co-op is the move towards membership based groups. If your group has been open, everyone is welcome to participate, no membership required we wan...
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How to get and keep volunteers - Manage My Coop Blog
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How to get and keep volunteers. May 10, 2016. Yes That is our CEO Kimmy volunteering at her buying club while wearing her preschooler). Unless you have a teeny buying club chances are you need help on a regular basis. Trying to do everything yourself will limit how many families you can have in your group and, even with a small group, will likely result in burnout. Make your needs known. Try and post tasks as far in advance as possible so members can plan. Set a regular schedule for volunteering. From ti...
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How to get and keep volunteers. Yes That is our CEO Kimmy volunteering at her buying club while wearing her preschooler). Unless you have a teeny buying club chances are you need help on a regular basis. Trying to do everything yourself will limit how many families you can have in your group and, even with a small group, will likely result in burnout. Make your needs known. Try and post tasks as far in advance as possible so members can plan. Set a regular schedule for volunteering. From time to time the...
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Get your village - Manage My Coop Blog
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March 4, 2016. March 11, 2016. Mamas, papas, husbands, wives, women, men, people,. Let’s talk about village for a minute. I am extraordinarily passionate about fostering connection between people. It has personally saved me more times than I can count. I know first hand the importance of having people you trust in your life. In fact studies have shown it improves mother’s well being. Mothers who were in communities for longer than three years also scored better than those who had recently moved. Spending...
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