Editing Communication channels

The Victoria Regional Riding Association uses several software applications to communicate. They are listed below.

== Signal ==
Signal is used for informal messaging.  New signal group chats are created as needed for new events and projects. For example, if the team is organising a picnic get together with volunteers, a new chat will be created, organisers volunteers, and attendees will be invited, and informal discussions related to the picnic will occur in the new chat.  of the picnic will be disc in the new chat. 

== Slack ==
Slack is primarily used for cross-party communication. If members of the Victoria Regional Riding Association need to communicate with members of other Riding Associations or with staff who are not in signal groups, then the slack channels should be used. 

Below are links to some of the current slack channels that we use:

* [https://bcgreenscampaign.slack.com/?redir=%2Farchives%2FC06NX6R320L%3Fname%3DC06NX6R320L Open Local Volunteer Channel] 
* Open Regional Volunteer Channel
* [https://bcgreenscampaign.slack.com/archives/C0ACX68MUUX Private Riding Executive Channel]
* [https://bcgreenscampaign.slack.com/archives/C08TRK1MGBX Private Province-Wide Executive Channel]

== Email ==
These email addresses are intended for public-facing communication as well as inner-party use.  They can be found below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Email address
!Purpose
!Owner
!Primary user
|-
|vic.volunteers@bcgreens.ca 
|
* General purpose email for the Victoria RRA.
|Victoria RRA Chair
|Victoria RRA Chair
|-
|vic.finance@bcgreens.ca
|
* Anything related to the treasurer and finances for the Victoria RRA. 
|Victoria RRA Treasurer
|Victoria RRA Treasurer
|-
|vic.volunteers@bcgreens.ca
|
* For management of volunteers.
|Victoria RRA Volunteer Coordinator
|Victoria RRA Volunteer Coordinator
|-
|ra.exec.vic@bcgreens.ca 
|
* This is an email group, not a separate inbox. 
* '''Please do not use this email as a “return/from” email, only for sending out emails.'''
* All Executive members will be part of this group, which means any message sent to the group email address will be forwarded to each member's personal email
* Members personal emails are located in the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vArnC97lxaYQTLTpRbpVEkpiuQjg-eVloM5PHKi8-bM/edit?tab=t.oix7xni58bs2#heading=h.madvit2x03w3 google drive]. The email you provide for the email group should be the email you check/use most often! Not only will it receive Green and RA related communications, but it will also be the email used to access the Shared Google Drives and Resources, including your RAs Drive.
* To update or change the personal email in the email group, please email organize@bcgreens.ca.
|BC Greens
|All Victoria RRA Executive Board Members
|}
If you need access to one of the emails, are are on the Victoria RRA Executive team, and are the owner or primary user you can get access by reaching out to organize@bcgreens.ca.

== Wiki ==
The BC Greens Victoria RRA wiki is used to share, collaborate,  build collective a knowledge base to help with accomplishing the goals set by the Victoria Regional Riding Association Agreement 2026. This wiki will aim to be the single source of truth for our shared knowledge. The wiki is public-facing and does not contain any private or sensitive information.

'''If it is public information or general knowledge, publish it in the Wiki.'''

== Google Drive ==
The Victoria RRA Google drive is a secure, password-protected repositary that contains sensitive files. The drive is also used by representatives of the BC Green Party (Such as the field team) to disseminate information to the Victoria RRA. Access to the drive is restricted to authorized members. When transferring information from the Google Drive to the the wiki, users should not copy/paste content directly from the drive. Instead, users should describe the content of a file in the drive, and then use the Cite/Reference feature to create a citation that links back to the drive. This way, members with permission can still access the original contents in the drive, while ensuring that content remains secure behind the drive's privacy features.

If you have permissions, you will be able to access the Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1P592mhA271-WuLpqb_YDXDuQSV8dO9js

'''If it is sensitive or private, keep it in Google Drive.'''

== Social media accounts ==
''Main article: [[Social media accounts]]''

The Victoria Greens RRA has several social media accounts where they often post local events hosted by volunteers and the community.