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Hi For a local non for profit I am looking for an alternative for our Facebook group. An easy to use interface with a mobile app is a must. We need to have a place to post important updates and have small discussions/polls. Being able to create events would be a plus. Does anyone know a good alternative? Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I fear that this UI looks to "old" for my colleges to even try it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Matrix. It's very secure and allows you to view several group chats/topics at once, and you can video/audio call through the Jira app extension.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it also offer features to pin important files/messages?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No but the most conversed topics stay at the top of the feed. Also my bad, it's now called Element in the app store, I forgot about the change.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually yes, but it's experimental feature. In Element (one of matrix clients) you have to enable it in "Labs" tab to use it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ohh that I didn't know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would challenge "very secure" but it is more than secure enough for this usecase.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Can you self-host, or are you looking for another online service? Facebook Groups is basically a forum when it comes down to it, and any forum software can do what you're asking. I really like Discourse. You can self-host it for free (well, whatever your server costs), they'll host it for free if you're an open-source project, or if you're a legal non-profit you can get 50% off their hosting for $25-50/month.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ehhh unfortunately I don't think there is a good post-style alternative. Probably your best bet is a Discord-style multi-group-chat system like Revolt or possibly Matrix Element.