Take Control of your Association

Beneath the shiny exterior of Gumbo, beats a powerful organisational heart.

As part of developing student features, we realised that we could actually improve the way Student Associations actually work. After all, it's not just your members that it can be hard to effectively communicate with - sometimes it can be your reps and your staff as well.

Having a single central focal point for organising your union, easily and securely accessible 24/7 from anywhere you are can bring considerable benefits to your association as well.

• Your reps can log in, download and read their own copies of agendas and motions before meetings - no more photocopying or pigeon-holes for you!
• Your staff can communicate privately and securely using built-in messaging tools, automatically saved and archived to provide traceability.
• Reps and elected officials can keep online diaries - both publicly to let the students know what they're up to, and privately to make notes for future incumbents.
• Your Clubs and Societies have an incentive to submit their member and committee lists online, which lets you in turn instantly see who's who.
• All of your members can keep their own contact details up-to-date, and you can instantly see the most recent ones. No more hunting around for changed phone numbers or email addresses.
• Get instant feedback on campaigns, events and policies. Find out straight away, or even in advance, what your members really think about what's going on.

These are just a few of the ways Gumbo can start helping your Association to work smarter from day one. But as well as getting Gumbo in its current form, you also get access to our team of developers - committed to extending Gumbo, and building great NEW features to help you out. We're always happy to hear your suggestions, and to talk through the way you do things in your union, to see where we can find new ways to help you get on with providing great services to your students.

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