The Slack Community is a dedicated space for topic-specific collaboration, sharing and learning across the NACCOM network. 

It supports our strategic aims to:

➡️ Provide networking opportunities to encourage, empower and connect members.

➡️ Share knowledge and promote good practice to provide pathways out of destitution.  

What is Slack?

Slack is a messaging platform which supports organisations and people to work together and share resources more effectively. NACCOM’s Slack Community is made up of several channels covering different topics, where members can communicate and find the information that they need. 

Why should I join?

Following feedback from members, we have set up the NACCOM Slack Community to address concerns of information overload and the need for targeted and topic-specific communication channels. 

Slack is a simple, secure and accessible way to connect and chat and is increasingly the go-to online platform for collaborative communication and community-building.  

The NACCOM Slack Community is divided into several channels that you can opt in and out of freely. The channels currently available are:  

  • Housing and Property Schemes – For staff running, developing, exploring, or otherwise involved in, housing or property schemes
  • Hosting  – For staff running, developing, exploring, or otherwise involved in, hosting schemes
  • Policy, Research and Advocacy work – For staff with an interest in policy, research and advocacy
  • Communications and Media work – For staff in communications and media related roles

You and your colleagues can choose which channels to join so that you can focus on topics that are relevant or interesting to you, meaning you won’t be overloaded with information that’s not relevant to you. More Slack channels are likely to be developed in the future with feedback from members.

For example, if a particular channel is more relevant to one of your colleagues, they can join too. E.g. if you’re interested in the Hosting channel but your colleague’s role is related to Policy or Advocacy, they could join the Policy, Research & Advocacy channel while you focus on what’s relevant to you. 

The layout of Slack makes it easy to catch up on missed communications. There are also simple and handy tools, e.g. the ability to save useful messages and resources for future reference. 

Community Guidelines

We have developed some Slack Community Guidelines that apply to every member of the NACCOM Slack Community. Anyone who violates these Community Guidelines may be expelled from the group at the discretion of NACCOM staff, who moderate the group. Members are responsible for knowing and abiding by these guidelines. 

How do I join Slack?

To join the NACCOM Slack Community, you must work or volunteer for a NACCOM member organisation. In joining the Slack workspace you are confirming you have read and consented to the Community  Guidelines (available above).

Click on the link below to join the NACCOM Slack Community and follow the instructions to download the app to your computer and/or phone.

 

Click here to join the NACCOM Slack Community

Support with Slack

To support members with successfully accessing and using Slack, we have developed two short ‘how-to’ films that will help those who are new to the platform make the most of the NACCOM Slack Community.

Part 1 film covers: 

  • How do I join Slack?
  • How do I send and reply to messages?
  • How do I save messages?
  • How do I share messages?

Part 2 film covers:

  • How do I add bookmarks to a channel?
  • How do I change notification settings?
  • How do I get further help with Slack?

If you need additional help with Slack and can’t find what you’re looking for on this page or in the ‘how-to’ films, Tom MacPherson, NACCOM’s Slack lead is available to provide technical support and answer any questions you may have. Please contact Tom using [email protected]. In Tom’s absence please email [email protected].

You can also get help directly from Slack experts by submitting a request in the Slack Help Centre. They typically respond in 1-2 days. 

Continued use of the Google Group

For the time being, the Google Group will continue to be used for communications that don’t fall under the topics covered by the Slack channels (i.e. all topics other than Housing and Property Schemes; Hosting; Policy, Research and Advocacy; and Communications and Media Work).