about us
It’s Time for Groups to Evolve
Chances are, your group is still being run by the same handful of members with the same mix of apps (dare we guess-email and a spreadsheet?), as when it was founded.
Does it work? Maybe.
Does it help your group thrive? Probably not.
As members and leaders of several groups, we noticed there are a LOT of resources and tools for one-off event planning, but not for on-going, persistent groups. We couldn’t find a consolidated, affordable tool to support groups, teams, clubs, community organizations, etc.
We also watched group leaders struggle to manage motivated groups by force of will and email— witnessing first-hand that burnout is real, leadership transitions are an uphill battle, and either the next hero steps up or the group fizzles out.
We started with two core beliefs
1. Life is better when we are connected to others.
2. The effective use of technology can make connecting into groups easier.
Groupeasy Is Born
We intuitively knew good technology could help incubate the next crop of leaders and ensure the longevity of groups. Based on our diverse career backgrounds, we knew we could help groups thrive and Groupeasy was born.
Here are the assumptions we made about improving group operations:
- Members need to be able to communicate easily….and then later on find the conversation thread easily.
- Online collaboration should be a stress-free part of the group process.
- Technology can drive the way groups perform, and therefore it should remove barriers, make collaboration easy, and be flexible enough to adapt to your needs. It should NOT force your group to adapt to the workflow of the tool.
- Privacy and security are important to people. Enough said.
- Groups need to be able to handle changes in leadership without coming unglued.
- People who are members or leaders of multiple groups should be able to toggle between groups from one centralized place.
You inspired our Design Choices
Next, we had to ensure that onboarding a whole group of people with varying levels of comfort with technology would be pain-free and fast.
- All the tools in one place. Access to everything with one login
- Light-weight. No bloat-ware. Nothing is down-loaded to your phone. All you need is an email address and a browser.
- Uncomplicated. We have done everything we could to keep things simple and intuitive.
- No unnecessary features like complicated dashboards or Big-Brother-like membership metrics.
- We baked in a democratic leadership approach. More people can take part in the leadership process because everyone has access to the same info. Shared knowledge removes barriers to participation and ensures that if/when changes in leadership occur, the group can seamlessly fill in the gaps.
- Privacy is key. Groups can be private or public. Within groups, members decide how much personal contact info to share with one another.
- Ad-free experience. No individual or group data is sold, shared, or used by anyone other than the group.