Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Looking for examples of software coho use to manage community

[Josh Yeats (josh.yeats]

Hello,

I'm part of Cohaus in Auckland, New Zealand.
We use the following software/platforms

Slack (free version) for messaging, with ~15 channels. We have 40 x users.
The free version is limited to displaying the last 90 days of messages.
Google Suite: file storage and google docs
Website: cohaus.nz/ not something that we keep up to date well, have
recently looked at Google Sites for as a simple intranet that can control
user access
Smartrak <https://smartrak.com/> & Poolcar <https://smartrak.com/poolcar/> for
managing our shared car fleet (GPS telemetry + Booking). We also use
Poolcar for managing bookings for our guestroom
Xero: for book-keeping, issuing invoices forats utilities and levies
Utilities billing: we use a new SaaS tool that integrates with Xero to bill
our Utilities (Electricity, Central HW, Shared cars, Internet, Refill
Station)
Clipboard & Tally Sheet: for shared laundry & purchases of bulk supplies
(household products & bulk fresh milk)

Best regards,
Josh Yeats

On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 at 01:29, Julie R <jewel_3649 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello
> I'm part of Woodard cohousing in Olympia WA. I offered to ask around for
> examples of software (open source or for purchase) to determine whether
> other coho have solved a way to efficiently manage complex common house
> calendars, finances, meals, etc? We're hoping to avoid re-inventing the
> wheel if a solution already exists.
>
> Woodard community uses a very old system which only one person knows how
> to edit and it doesn't easily work across devices and has other problems
> that are not user friendly. The ONLY benefit to the current site is that
> it's free.
>
>
>   1.  What does your community use for scheduling, etc?
>   2.  Is it proprietary?
>   3.  What are the pros/cons of using it?
>   4.  Do you have multiple people who can edit and manage and backup the
> system if it crashes?
>
> THANK YOU and happy new year.
>
> Julie
> Julie Ratner, Ph.D.
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