Creating Private Groups

Admins can toggle different settings to hide and/or make groups private so that only members of the group can join, sign up for opportunities, and log their impact.

This article will cover the following:

• Private Groups Defined
• How to Make a Group Private
• Settings to Toggle to Further Privatize Groups

Private Groups Defined

An admin can mark a group as Private, which means only members and parent group members can view the group. All events/opportunities will also be made private. 

If a group is marked private, this will not permit non-members from joining the network. Please skip below to Settings to Toggle to Further Privatize Groups to learn about additional settings you can toggle within your network. 

Note: Organizations must have a Give Joy subscription or higher in order to create private pages. To learn more, please visit the GivePulse Pricing Page. 

How to Make a Group Private

An admin can make a group private by navigating to Edit on the Group Admin Dashboard, then selecting the checkbox that says Private.

Settings to Toggle to Privatize Groups

After creating a new group, an admin may want to toggle additional settings to further lock down the group to only allow members to interact with it.

From the Group Admin Dashboard, navigate to Customize > Users. On the new page, you'll see several membership-type settings that you can toggle:

• Join Button: If toggled, the admin can disable the Join button, so that users cannot join the group themselves

• Membership Approval Needed: If toggled to Yes, an administrator will need to approve a user's membership request before they become a member of the group.

• Require Email: If toggled to Yes, the admin can create an email domain requirement. Only users with an email address domain listed will be able to become a member of the network. (Note: This setting will impact the whole network, not just the group you are currently editing).