Using Group Communities

Group communities let you coordinate recurring activities with a group — sports teams, fitness clubs, social meetups — rather than managing help requests.

Creating a Group Community

1. Go to Communities → Create Community
2. Under Community Type, select Group
3. Fill in the name, description, and location
4. Click Next to configure trust settings, then Create Community

Your new group community will have an Activities tab where you can schedule and manage events.

Scheduling an Activity

Community admins can create activities for members to join:

1. Open your group community and click the Activities tab
2. Click Create Activity
3. Fill in:
   • Title — what the activity is
   • Type — Pickup Game, Group Run, Workout, Social, or Other
   • Date & Time — when it happens
   • Duration (optional) — how long it runs
   • Location (optional) — where to meet
   • Participant Cap (optional) — maximum number of people
4. Click Create Activity

The activity will appear in the Activities tab for all community members.

Joining an Activity

Members can browse and join upcoming activities:

1. Open a group community and click the Activities tab
2. Browse the list of upcoming activities
3. Click Join on any activity you want to attend
4. To cancel, click Leave

Activities with a participant cap show a Full badge when no spots remain.

Activity Types

Type	Description
Pickup Game	Informal sports games — basketball, soccer, tennis
Group Run	Running or walking groups at any pace
Workout	Fitness classes, yoga, strength sessions
Social	Board games, book clubs, general meetups
Other	Anything that doesn't fit the above

Help Requests in Group Communities

Group communities also support standard help requests. If a group member needs help — a ride to the venue, equipment borrowed, or anything else — they can post a request just like in a mutual aid community.

When you browse a group community's feed, you'll see a banner reminding you that the Activities tab is the primary coordination tool for this community. Help requests from group members appear below the banner.

Group vs. Mutual Aid Communities

	Group	Mutual Aid
Best for	Organizations, sports teams, event-based communities	Neighborhoods, general aid networks
Primary feature	Activities tab — event scheduling and RSVPs	Browse feed — help requests and provider matching
Help requests	Available for member needs	Core feature
Karma and trust	Earned through help, same as mutual aid	Core feature

Both community types support the same trust, karma, and provider systems. The difference is emphasis: group communities center on coordinated events, mutual aid communities center on neighbor-to-neighbor help.