Five Tips for Improving Your User Group’s Web Site
From MacVoices…hopefully this will give your group some ideas.
Categori Archives: Best Practices
Upgrade Your Mac User Group at Two User Group Lounge Sessions at Macworld Expo
If you’re going to Macworld Conference and Expo and are (or want to be) part of your Mac User Group’s leadership, you need to be sure to attend two specific sessions in the User Group Lounge. On Wednesday, January 7 at 12 PM, Nancy Carroll Gravley, the President of Capitol Macintosh (CapMac) and the Computing […]
Audio of the First User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference Available
The audio of the discussion at the first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference is now available for listening and download. The MUG Center‘s first gathering of user group leaders to discuss the state of the MUG community, exchange ideas and look to the future was held on October 29, and keynoted by James Lee of […]
Take Your Group to 2.0: The Do’s and Don’ts of iCal
Virtually every user group needs to communicate a common class of information to their members and to the world: their meeting and/or event schedule. For Mac User Groups, Apple’s iCal is the obvious choice to accomplish this goal, but it must be used with care or it can actually become an obstacle to getting the […]
Take Your Group to 2.0: A New Series to Evolve Your Mac User Group from The MUG Center
The world of personal computing is constantly changing, and that means user groups are also constantly changing..or at least they should be. We’ve seen many groups enthusiastically and successfully adapt to new technology, new socialization options and new structure models. We’ve also seen many groups struggle with those issues and more, missing opportunities for benefit, […]
User Group Best Practices: Privacy Policy
This is a simple tip, but it will help distinguish your user group as a competent, modern organization, aware of its responsibilities to its members and itself: draft and adopt a privacy policy. Is that really necessary? At the moment, from a legal standpoint, no. But with the focus on personal information confidentiality brought about […]
User Group Best Practices: Feedback Facilitation
A common challenge for any user group is delivering on the wants and needs of the membership. Sure, a group’s tone is often set by the leader(s). That can be a very good thing of the leader’s orientation is similar to that of the group members, but can limit or even damage the group if […]
User Group Best Practices: User Group Ambassador Responsibilities
User Group Ambassador. That is a term you will see used here on The MUG Center, on the user group section of the Apple web site, and many other places. What you don’t see often a definition of the term, how one achieves that lofty status, and what the responsibilities are that go with the […]
User Group Best Practices: Privacy Policies
This is a simple tip, but it will help distinguish your user group as a competent, modern organization, aware of its responsibilities to its members and itself: draft and adopt a privacy policy. Is that really necessary? At the moment, from a legal standpoint, no. But with the focus on personal information confidentiality brought about […]
User Group Best Practices: Web Site Tips
More than almost anything other than interesting meetings, your group needs to produce and maintain an effective web site. More than any other single point of contact, your web site is the identity of your group. It keeps your members informed of what the group is doing, (hopefully) attracts new members, helps vendors make decisions […]