Group Help Centre!

Group Help Centre!

How do I find a group to join
How to join Freegive Group without yahoo email address
Getting Immediate Help
How do I start a Freegive group?

Once you are in a group:
Respond to an Offer or Wanted request
Send an OFFER or WANTED request to your local Freegive group
I have an item I no longer need, how do I give an item to a Freegive member?
I am looking for something. How do I ask the group?
How do I reply to an OFFER / WANTED post?

How do I find a group to join.
[1] Find a group near you by entering it into the Group Search Box or by clicking on Group Page or Browse The Groups.
[2] You will be taken to select your group page then click on the group name and you will be taken to your group information page. Click on the link - Visit the main your group name Yahoo! Group page to go to the Freegive Yahoogroups website and click `Join this Group`. You will be asked to `sign in` using your `Yahoo ID` and password. If you don't yet have a Yahoo ID, you should `Sign Up` which takes just a few seconds. Once you have signed in to Yahoo, you should automatically see the `Join this Group` page. Simply follow the on screen instructions, click `Join` and that is it. You need to be subscribed to a group before you can post a message.

How to join Freegive Group without yahoo email address:
Do I need a Yahoo! email address to use Freegive Yahoo! Groups? No,
Although if you want to use the Yahoogroups website, you will need a Yahoo ID.. Yahoogroups Help

By Email: ( No Yahoo ID required )

Send a blank email to groupname-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Wait a few minutes, and you will receive an email from Yahoogroups.com

Reply to this email.

To join a group, send a blank message to: groupname-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Please Note:
Make sure to replace "groupname" with the actual name of the group (e.g., californiafreegive-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com).

To do this you need to Refer to how do I find a group to join

Under the Group information tab, you should see links, Visit the main groupname Yahoo! Group page.

Click on the link to go to the Freegive Yahoogroups website and then scroll down to the bottom of that main local group page.

You should see your group subscribe email address. (groupname-subscribe@yahoogroups.com)

Example Step 1:
send a blank email to: lambethfreegive-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Step 2:
When you receive the email asking you to confirm your subscription click on the link provided. this will take you to a webpage. Scroll down to the bottom of that page and click where it says: "join the mailing list only"

This will let you receive the messages on the list as emails, as well as give you the ability to post messages to the list via email; on the other hand you will not have the ability to visit the group page and see the messages online or modify your group preferences via the web interface. You will still be able to do these things through email (links are provided at the end of each message you will receive, and will allow you most of the controls you need such as changing the delivery as well as unsubscribing from the group)

To get more information on all the possibilities afforded to you without a yahoo account please go and read the instructions on this page: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/email/email-01.html

NOTE: Depending on how the group is managed - some groups may require you to answer a short questionnaire before being accepted as a member. Please check your in-box (or sometimes trash / spam folders) for any email / questionnaires that are sent.

Send an OFFER or WANTED request to your local Freegive group.

Send an email to groupname@yahoogroups.com

Format the message like this :

When you are a member, you send an email (or post a message via the group website), to the group, with the following information :-

Subject: OFFER (your item) (your location)
Text/Body: Describe the item you offer.

(Do not include your phone number / exact address in your email)
If someone wants your item(s), you can exchange contact information at that time. Find out more

I am looking for something. How do I ask the group ?
You send an email (or post a message via the group website), to the group, with the following information :-

Subject: WANTED (your item) (your location)
Text/Body: Describe the item you want .

(Do not include your phone number / exact address in your email)
If someone has the item you are looking for and no longer wants it, they will contact you and you can arrange to pick it up at that time. You can exchange contact information with them at that time. Find out more

Respond to an Offer or Wanted request
If you want to respond to an OFFER, or a WANTED request, please direct the reply to the person making the offer/wanted request.

You can do this either by email, or on the Yahoogroups website, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/groupname/messages/ and click 'reply' when you are viewing the specific message.

Getting Immediate Help
The best contact for getting immediate help as regards local group issues is to contact your local group volunteer moderator.

To do this you need to go to your main freegive yahoo group homepage and then scroll down to the bottom of that main freegive yahoo group page.

The address you want is shown here :

Group Email Addresses
Related Link:	http://www.freegive.co.uk
Post message:	groupname@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe:	groupname-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe:	groupname-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner:	groupname-owner@yahoogroups.com
Make sure to replace "groupname" with the actual name of the group (e.g., californiafreegive-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com)

I have an item I no longer need, how do I give an item to a Freegive member?
You will need to join a group before you can offer anything. Refer to how do I find a group to join

When you are a member, you send an email (or post a message via the group website), to the group, with the following information :

Subject: OFFER (your item) (your location)
Text/Body: Describe your item. Find out more

(Do not include your phone number / exact address in your email). If someone wants your item(s), you can exchange contact information at that time.

I am looking for something. How do I ask the group?
You send an email (or post a message via the group website), to the group, with the following information :-

Subject: WANTED (your item) (your location)
Text/Body: Describe the item you want. Find out more

(Do not include your phone number / exact address in your email)

If someone has the item you are looking for and no longer wants it, they will contact you by email and you can exchange contact details / arrange to pick it up at that time.

How do I reply to an OFFER / WANTED post?
Open the message that contains the item you would like, either in your email programme or on the Freegive Yahoo Group message. Then, simply click the reply button and write a few words to express an interest in the item. Click the `send` button.

How do I start a Freegive group?
If an area is not already covered by an existing Freegive group, we welcome anyone interested to start a new group in their area. Please check if there is already a group for your area by following the directions below. Click on "browse the groups". The online application has more information, about what is involved with running a group. Please apply now.