On Mosaic websites, Groups is the name used for any group of community members working together whether called a team, committee, working group, task force, etc. The Groups Module includes a web page and many features for each group. In effect, each group has individual access to most of the options available on the larger community's Mosaic website. Communities and groups choose which options are available so you may not see all these options on your community or group web page. The Groups module may be renamed. For example, communities that use sociocracy may rename them to Circles or Pods.
The Groups link in the top navigation bar is a dropdown menu with links to each of the community group's web pages. It also includes links to View Jobs by Group, View Membership by Group, and View Membership by Person.
At the top of a group page is the name of the group and an email link. The link will start an email to the email list for the group, if it has one, or to all of the members of the group individually. Below that is the Page Menu, in the form of a row of buttons that may include Contacts, Documents, Minutes, People, etc. for the features the group uses.
You can join a team by going to its page, clicking the People button, and then clicking "join".
Your site may not use all of the tabs listed below.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| calendar | If this group has a calendar, it is found in this tab. |
| contacts | A simple Contacts list for the group. Can be used to store contact info for people or organizations that the group contacts. |
| decisions | Similar to the main Decisions page. Support for a decisions list for the group and optionally a decision making process with proposals, a parking lot, tabled proposals, etc. |
| documents | A list of the group's documents. Members of the group can modify this list. Documents can be marked to also display on the main Documents page. |
| The archives for the group's email list, if it has one. | |
| lists | Custom database lists for the group, for storing structured information. |
| mandate | The group's mandate, if it has one. |
| minutes | A list of the group's minutes. Members of the group can modify this list. Minutes can be marked to also display on the main Minutes page. |
| people | A list of officers/jobs for the group such as Convener. If an office isn't filled, there will be a button you can click to take on that job. There is also a list of the group's members, with a button you can use to join or leave the group. |
| web sites | A list of the group's web pages. This is intended for saving links to external web sites that the group wants to save. Members of the group can modify this list. |
Members of the group may see pencil icons next to the documents, members, minutes and web sites lists. Clicking the pencils will show the usual buttons for adding, editing and deleting items from the lists.