Organizing Tip of the Week: Gmail
There are tons of reasons why having a Gmail account is a great idea for your SSDP chapter: 
Share responsibility for managing your chapter e-mail with your other officers. Provide them with the password to access your chapter Gmail account, and show them how to set up forwarding for themselves. Then you’ll all be able to see what messages have been sent, received, and which ones still need to be taken care of. Not to mention, future chapter leaders will likely appreciate having so much institutional knowledge categorized and accessible by searching for key terms or names that appear in older e-mails. Already an avid Gmail user?
Take organizing to the next level by using Gmail filters to tame your inbox. These are especially useful for managing those useful but often high-volume Facebook notifications. Sneak a peak inside my own inbox. 
Watch this short screencast and you’ll see how I set up a new filter, then I’ll show you my existing filters –I have more than 50!– that help me manage my e-mail. (Sidenote: I used this awesome free screencapture program, Jing, to record this. More on screen sharing and other helpful web tools to come!) I hope you find this information helpful, stay tuned for more organizing tips of the week by subscribing to the Dare Generation Diary and by joining our community on Facebook. Back to top
Easy to remember & promote- Presents a professional image of your group
- Allows more than just one person to access
- Preserves institutional knowledge
- Ability to utilize other Google services (many chapters find Groups, Documents, Calendar to be particularly helpful)
- And the list goes on…
Share responsibility for managing your chapter e-mail with your other officers. Provide them with the password to access your chapter Gmail account, and show them how to set up forwarding for themselves. Then you’ll all be able to see what messages have been sent, received, and which ones still need to be taken care of. Not to mention, future chapter leaders will likely appreciate having so much institutional knowledge categorized and accessible by searching for key terms or names that appear in older e-mails. Already an avid Gmail user?
Take organizing to the next level by using Gmail filters to tame your inbox. These are especially useful for managing those useful but often high-volume Facebook notifications. Sneak a peak inside my own inbox. Watch this short screencast and you’ll see how I set up a new filter, then I’ll show you my existing filters –I have more than 50!– that help me manage my e-mail. (Sidenote: I used this awesome free screencapture program, Jing, to record this. More on screen sharing and other helpful web tools to come!) I hope you find this information helpful, stay tuned for more organizing tips of the week by subscribing to the Dare Generation Diary and by joining our community on Facebook. Back to top
