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60-day Slack trial for day-to-day comms (Oct 7–Dec 7, 2025)

E Edlin Tue 7 Oct 2025 10:45PM Public Seen by 29

We’re running a focused trial of Slack as our primary day-to-day communications home, while Loomio remains for proposals/votes/records.

Why we’re trying it: From the communications survey, we heard some major common pain points around too many places to post and read, and important/relevant info getting buried. Slack might help us connect more fluidly while keeping things organized and making sure the right people see the right messages in a timely fashion.

When: Tue Oct 7 → Sun Dec 7, 2025

Midpoint pulse: Wed Nov 5, 2025 at the Guildwide meeting

Review & decision: Tue Dec 2, 2025 at the Guildwide meeting

Core channels during the trial:

  • #ppac-announcements (board announcements only): official updates

  • #ppac-chat: everyday community conversation

  • #ppac-ops-toolbox: building ops, MMM, facilities, contractors

  • #ppac-ops-events: event intake & coordination

  • #ppac-ops-supplies: reorder requests

  • #slack-trial-help: onboarding & troubleshooting

  • #slack-trial-feedback: ideas about the trial (one idea = one thread)

Fair test: By Week 2 (Tue Oct 14), please don’t start new PPAC group threads in WhatsApp or group email (1:1 is fine). Decisions continue on Loomio.

What to do right now:

  1. Join our Slack workspace here: https://join.slack.com/t/primeproduce-nyc/shared_invite/zt-3exh4cqt3-Dhyg_bbP8NL8sstW6Rt7yw

  2. Follow the onboarding instructions here (even if you’re already on Slack): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFAWZwVKHIL8cEngq7YJcIu5qtYbjXWk81CDM_B-9N0/edit?tab=t.c2thdej3yhiz

  3. Read the full Communications Charter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFAWZwVKHIL8cEngq7YJcIu5qtYbjXWk81CDM_B-9N0/edit?tab=t.r8uwvbbpej49

Questions or concerns? Start a thread in #slack-trial-feedback: https://primeproduce-nyc.slack.com/archives/C09JVUVCQR1

Prefer email updates from Slack? In Slack, go to Profile → Notifications → Email notifications and enable them.

Thanks for shaping this together.