Introduces Google Docs and Google Sites as tools for congregations - and small groups and committees within congregations - to accomplish goals and maintain momentum between meetings by working together online. By maintaining momentum, we can be that much more effective in building the beloved community.

1. Collaboration Tools for Building the Beloved Community By Wendy DeGroat District Annual Meeting, May 2010 First UU Richmond wendy.degroat@gmail.com

2. This presentation contains photos from Flickr that have Creative Commons licenses. An attribution list appears on the last slide.

3. Ideas are good

4. Results are better

7. Contribute on your schedule

8. OnlineCollaborative Space

9. Now’s a great time to Google

10. What can you do with Docs? Work together online Back up and share documents Discuss ideas Make decisions Plan events Create documents Gather information Publish documents

11. Maintain momentum

12. What do you need? Shared commitment Clear goal/purpose Internet connection Google account

13. Why try it? Has this every happened to you? Is this the newest version? Do you have a Mac or PC? I can’t open the attachment you emailed And what about these… Who has the flyer we made last year? Oh, those files were on Stan’s computer - did anyone get them before he moved?

14. Can you imagine this? Share/create documents online See changes instantly Chat about the changes you’re making while you’re making them Keep the document in shared space If people move, the files are still there Publish finished documents from Docs or by posting the file to a web site

15. Your files – view list or thumbnails

16. Upload a file

17. Create a spreadsheet or document

18. Create a form (survey)

20. Document

22. Post link on web

24. Google Sites

25. What can you do with Sites? Promote your congregation Share your committee’s work Plan an event Market an event Create a calendar to which members can subscribe Celebrate your work through photos and videos

26. Many templates available

27. Convenient building blocks

28. Flexible layout

30. Manage users

31. Reorganize pages

32. Change themes

33. Create new templates

36. Archive documents

37. Gather info

38. Share resources

41. Minutes

42. Committee History

43. Event flyers

45. Plan/market an event

46. Public or Private? Public Congregation Event marketing Private Covenant circles Event planning Both Public site for committee Private site for workshop participants

47. Celebrate your success

48. Celebrate with videos

49. Celebrate with images Middle Collegiate Church, New York

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51. Integrate use Write a congregation history Develop collaboratively in Docs Move to Sites when Finished Develop an event budget Create sheet for each part (e.g. food) Person(s) responsible for sheet can edit it Entire committee can view every page (and chat online about them) Post to Sites and invite comments

52. Integrate use Organize volunteers for an event Create survey form in Docs Post link to form on Sites Create schedule in Docs Post schedule on Sites Create an RE schedule Collaborate using Docs Post schedule on Sites

53. Are your ideas gathering rust?

54. Collaborate online between meetings

56. Build the Beloved Community

57. We are better than we think And not yet what we want to be - Nikki Giovanni, “We Are Virginia Tech”

58. Attribution List for Photos “Bilvrak I Skogen” (VW bus) by Ernst Vikne “Congregation Holding Hands” from Middle Collegiate Church “Friendship In Morro Bay Parade” by Mike Baird “Discarded Ideas” by MortenSkogly “A Heated Discussion” (ducks) by KTylerConk “An Idea” (light bulb) by Alosh Bennett “Moments So Quietly Gone” (planner) by Sarah (brdwatchr1) “Post It” by Nina Matthews “Ribbon Cutting” by US Army Africa