Accounts
Organisation-owned accounts reduce the risk of access being lost when volunteers change.
For local groups and organisations
Secure, organisation-owned digital tools
Digital Muirkirk can help your group get properly set up with secure, organisation-owned digital tools. That means your email, files, calendar, records, and access belong to the group, not to one volunteer's personal account.
What this helps with
The first practical offer
When committee members change, the organisation keeps its information. Google Workspace for Nonprofits is a core early enabler where eligible and appropriate.
- A proper email identity for your organisation
- Shared files owned by the group, not one person
- Secure document storage using Google Drive
- Clearer permissions for volunteers, trustees, and committee members
- Easier handover when roles change
- Better access to minutes, grant documents, policies, photos, forms, and records
- Safer collaboration
- Support with publishing events to the community calendar
- Basic training for people who need to use the tools
Continuity
Continuity when people move on
Many local groups depend on volunteers, committee members, and personal accounts. That works until someone steps back, loses access, changes role, or forgets which email address was used for something important.
- Keep important information under the organisation's control
- Make it easier for the next person to pick things up
- Avoid starting from scratch after each handover
Reassurance
You do not need to be technical
The aim is not to turn every volunteer into an IT administrator. The aim is to provide simple tools, sensible setup, and enough training for people to feel confident using them.
Files
Shared Drive structures can hold minutes, policies, grant documents, photos, forms, and records.
Calendar
Groups can publish events and activities to the shared calendar as an early public win.