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The team uses Slack as its primary form of day-to-day communication. Join here.
The team uses Slack as its primary form of day-to-day communication. Join here.
Email is used for team members and board members who do not use Slack and for select other processes that include these people, such as story pitches.
Email is used for team members and board members who do not use Slack and for select other processes that include these people, such as story pitches.
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
The team uses Slack as its primary form of day-to-day communication. Join here. + see tips in section below
Email is used when necessary and with less regular/non-Slack using team members. Things that go out to the entire team via email include:
Editorial pitches
Monthly team updates (also posted in Slack)
All-team meeting Doodles and invites (also posted in Slack)
Board-related everything (most board members don't use Slack)
Text is used in a limited capacity for immediate needs and last minute meeting/event changes.
In terms of communicating information and processes, we do our best to document and link all pertinent processes, workflows, and company information here (on Smartypants, our internal team website). Other information and processes live in Google Drive and Airtable. Airtable houses the following bases:
Team & HR
Strategy & Planning
Budgeting & Accounting
Fundraising + Donor Management
Editorial Workflow
Social Media Planning + Design
Audience Development
Marketing Funnel
team communication methods
team communication methods
On the 1st of each month, Cassie emails a ~1 page monthly update to everyone on the team via email and Slack.
Meetings (see below)
The team attempts to get together occasionally socially.
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
MEETING DATES ATTENDEES
COFOUNDER CHECK IN Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 10AM Management
COFOUNDER CHILL 3rd Wednesday 4-5pm Cofounders / Managing Directors
ORGANIZATION & ADMIN 4th Monday 2-330pm Managing Directors
EDITORIAL STRATEGY 3rd Friday 130-3pm Editors, Managing Directors
CONTRIBUTOR 1st Thurs 5-630 (Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct) Editors, Core+Active Contributors, Managing Directors
FINANCE & LEGAL 1st Monday 6-730pm Managing Directors, Select Board Members + Volunteers
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT 1st Monday 6-730pm Managing Directors, Select Board Members + Volunteers
STRATEGIC PLANNING Quarterly (March, June, Sept, Dec) Management, some board members
BOARD Spring (budget) and Fall (elections) All Board members and Managing Directors
ALL-TEAM Semi-Annual Everyone involved in GMM
BUDGET PREP Mid-February and March strat planning Budget Committee
CALENDARS
CALENDARS
Matter
Matter
Editorial Deadlines
Editorial Editing meetings
Editorial Story meetings
Events for Matter to cover
Matter-related meetings
(that are NOT regular/standing meetings - those go on “GMM Regular Meetings”)
GMM General
GMM General
Deadlines - podcast, blog, about video, etc.
Editing meetings - podcast, blog, about, etc.
Editing/publishing times - podcast, blog, about, etc.
Check-in meetings with staff
Smaller/non standing meetings that are not Matter-related of 2+ people
GMM Regular Meetings
GMM Regular Meetings
Organization + Admin
Editorial
Finance & Legal
Audience Development
Every Other Day Cofounder Check-ins
Semi Annual All-Team Meetings
Quarterly Strategic Planning
Monthly Cofounder Chill
Semi Annual Board Meetings
Any meetings with a cofounder, used as an FYI to others
DevelopUS
DevelopUS
For the public to see what meetings, events, and programs are happening throughout Columbus and central Ohio related to development and Matter’s coverage of development.
Columbus Protests and Actions
Columbus Protests and Actions
For the public and our team to see what meetings, events, and programs are happening throughout Columbus and central Ohio related to policing and Matter’s coverage of policing and protests.
SLACK
SLACK
See General Tips:
turn on notifications for email if you are not always tuned into Slack but want to be when someone mentions you or posts in a certain channel
GMM-Slack specific guidance
Email
Email
All team and board members are welcome to have an @matternews.org email. Let Cassie know if you want one.
Log into your Matter email here.
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