Groove in the Community

Probably one of the hardest things to coordinate is a fundraiser especially as so many people can change from year to year and keeping track of what was done one year to then next is a trip in itself. In creating a workspace in Groove the main players are able to kick into gear immediately once the current year’s event is over by simply changing a date e.g. MS Super Cities Walk 2007 becomes MS Super Cities Walk 2008. The forms, the fundraising group info. totals, sponsors, volunteers, etc can all neatly be subdivided into other folders and if necessary separate workspaces if, for instance, training information is to be coordinated and provided . With the newness of Groove, having all the volunteers on it might not make sense BUT with synchronization to Sharepoint taking the final documentation and training materials and synching them with a Sharepoint site makes the year to year management much more controllable. Since cost is also a big issue for many organizations Groove offer a very cost effective but secure solution that is above all so easy for most people to implement i.e. big IT bills they can’t afford are avoided. The issue usually is in understanding how to properly manage a workspace which we’ll take about later. For the smallest to the larger non-profits Groove can allow for you to keep more money in the hands of researchers, to find the cure!