[SaraK]

So we break up our communication depending on who we are trying to reach.

Everyone including mentors, parents, sponsors, current team members, past team members and advisers get periodic emails when something is happening like a competition or a volunteer event. We also like to keep them updated as the season goes.

Then there are kiks and group txts for subgroups of the team like the programmers, the build people, fundraising, etc so that the respective team leader can talk to them and bounce ideas in the moment, as well as one group inclusive of all the student members to help get information out quickly.

It works for us because the email gets all of the information out and the group messaging insures everyone know when an email is sent. The main problem with emails is students don't see it. Telling them that there is an email coming out makes sure that they look for it.

Hope this helps!