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  1. Sustaining Support groups (2)

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Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:16 -0700
From:    Randy Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Sustaining Support groups

Anybody able sustain active support groups, and if so what methods are you
using to keep in a fresh/younger user base and keep it active.

All the old school email disability support groups (whether still with LISTSERV
or even Yahoo groups) have just about completely died.  There seems little
incentive for younger people to join.  Perhaps with all the updates, tweeting,
gramming, etc, there is just no interest or time?

I don't see how Facebook could possibly replace a functional email group with
hundreds of people focused on a topic, yet that seems to be the way things have
moved.  The groups on Facebook appear to be flourishing (kind of), but I
suppose you have to live on the phone in order to keep up with the busier groups.

I not a fan of facebook a ton of reasons that would take this topic out of
focus.  But if people have come up with methods to get/keep their groups
active, I'd love to hear them.
--
Randy
http://www.our-kids.org, http://www.cpparent.org

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Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:56:34 -0400
From:    Wayne Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Sustaining Support groups

Some of ours are flourishing,  others are not.  Forums,  Facebook,  and web
sites can be superior.  One difference is that unless people's interest
remains very high, email comes when interest is low.

Perhaps more importantly,  some companies advertise what looks like a
Support  group but is just marketing drivel.  Corel and Summitsoft come to
mind. Email gets a bad rap because of this.

If you aren't getting new members, maybe it's time to figure out why.  Your
marketing may need Support.

Cheers, Wayne
Wayne T Smith
US:IT Retired

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