Congratulations on choosing GroupNews to keep your entire organization connected and informed! We're very happy to have you here. Here are three easy steps to getting everyone in your organization started:

First: Choose Administrators and Authors

Someone in the organization will need to act as an administrator for the group. And you'll need to identify who can be an author in each channel.

The Group Owner an administrator by default, but you can have additional administrators. They will be able to:

• Invite other people to be members of your group.
• Can assign Group members to be administrators or authors.
• Can create and edit channels.
• Update all Group settings.

Second: Develop a Communication Plan

How do you communicate announcements within your organization now? Use that channel to announce GroupNews.

• Here is an email template that you can use.
• Consider a “roadshow” presentation within your organization. Request time to present at various meetings to introduce GroupNews.

Third: Create Content

The best way to get users into GroupNews is to post Stories, Events, and Deadlines. Posting content will automatically trigger a weekly email to all Group members with links to the content that you created. Users who click on those links will be brought to your organization’s GroupNews page. Doing this every week will create the habit of checking GroupNews within your organization.