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

[Julie R (jewel_3649]

Maggi
THANK YOU! I'll follow up!
Julie

Julie Ratner, Ph.D.
Walkaboutwithjulie.com
My motto: Breathe in. Breathe out. Thank a tree.

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Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Looking for examples of software coho use to manage 
community

I’m at Touchstone Cohousing in Ann Arbor, MI. We use Gather, which is
designed by a neighbor and also marketed to other Cohousing communities. We
definitely benefit from having the designer on site. I like the system very
much. I think Tom Smyth is here on Cohousing-L as well.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 7:29 AM 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.
> Walkaboutwithjulie.com
> My motto: Breathe in. Breathe out. Thank a tree.
>
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