For civic organizations
Reach members without a mailing list tool
Running a mailing list means sign-up forms, unsubscribes and a tool to pay for. A follo gives your members a way to hear from you with none of that.
How it works for you
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Create a Group follo for the organization
Use the organization's name; add your website if you have one.
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Sign members up at meetings
Put the code on the sign-in sheet and on flyers.
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Send what members need
Meeting changes, reminders, and news in your own words.
Example messages
Maple Park Neighborhood Association: meeting change
This month's meeting is at the library annex.
Maple Park Neighborhood Association: reminder
Dues for the year are due by the March meeting.
Maple Park Neighborhood Association
The city approved the crosswalk on Maple. Thank you for the letters.
Where the QR code goes
On the meeting sign-in sheet and on flyers posted at the library and community board.
Put the link in your website footer and minutes.
Why one-way fits
Members want the news, not a discussion list to moderate. One-way updates are simple to send and simple to leave.
What follo is
follo is a one-way notification service that lets people follow a person, business, product, event, group, property, waitlist, or other subject through a link or QR code and receive updates from its owner.
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Questions
Is this a replacement for email newsletters?
For short updates, yes. On paid plans, followers get each update by email without you managing a list.
Can members unsubscribe?
Yes. Unfollowing is one tap from any update or from their follo list.
Does it cost the organization anything?
follo is free to start; paid plans add more active follos and more emails each month.