Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Exploring meal and common space scheduling options

[Maggi (librarymaggi]

I'll offer a very positive review of Gather. It's streamlined and simple,
works directly with people's existing Google accounts (so there's no need
to remember another password) and it provides a ton of flexibility. It was
designed by a resident of my cohousing community. We are so grateful to
have it available for our use!

On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 4:13 PM, Tom Smyth <tom [at] tomsmyth.ca> wrote:

> Sounds like you need Gather! See http://info.gather.coop/. We'd be happy
> to
> set you up a trial account.
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Joan Helfman <joanhelfman [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi cohosing community,
> >
> > At Cambridge Cohousing, we’re exploring ways to make signing up for meals
> > and reserving common spaces more user-friendly and enticing so that:
> > More members sign up to prepare and clean up after meals
> > Members can easily sign up to attend meals
> > We simplify accounting and paying for meals
> > We avoid scheduling conflicts for our common spaces
> > We’ve used a paper sign-up system and are currently investigating online
> > systems. If your community has a successful paper or online system,
> please
> > we would be grateful if you could tell us about it.
> >
> > I’ve attached the last information I’ve found on sign-ups from the
> > l-reference below.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Joan Helfman
> >
> >
> >
> > > Signing Up
> > >
> > > All but two groups have a notebook or sheet posted where residents and
> > their guests can "sign up" to alert the cooks how many will be eating a
> > particular meal. The two remaining groups have a sign-out system whereby
> > you are assumed to be attending every common meal unless you sign
> yourself
> > out. Not surprisingly, in these two communities more residents eat most
> > common meals.
> > >
> > > "A two-year old in our community used to earnestly ask each of those
> she
> > saw gathering for a common dinner, 'are you signed up?' She kept us
> honest
> > and on our toes. "
> > >
> > > One community has a system of no-sign up, those who wish to eat that
> > meal just show up. Their payment system is described in the "Paying Up"
> > section below.
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>
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