Be in the Know

Nearly 650 people from 400 organizations talk daily on our primary email communication group.



Email Communication Groups

ConnectRappahannock offers free email groups that enable nonprofits, government agencies and civic-minded individuals and businesses to share information and resources with one another. You can receive emails individually or in a "daily digest" format, and unsubscribe at any time.

To Send a Message to An Email Group:

  1. Join the email group you wish to write (see above)
  2. Address your email to the email group(s) you wish to write (ex: rappahannock@connectnetwork.org, childnet@connectnetwork.org, etc.)
  3. Include a descriptive phrase in the subject line. Example: “New Local Environment Guide” or "Free computers"
  4. Provide contact information, including your name, affiliation, and phone number or email
  5. The following steps are required if your message includes a: 
  • job posting, first add it to the Job Finder 
  • date or deadline, first add it to the Calendar 
  • registration or admission fee, state the organization that will benefit from the proceeds

 
Prohibited Messages:

  • “Please Post,” “FW”, “RE,” or similar text  
  • Attachments 
  • HTML text    
  • Volunteer needs (instead, please see Volunteer Match
  • Items needed (instead, please see Items Needed
  • Press releases and newsletters 
  • Advertisements for for-profit products and services
  • Requests from job seekers (instead, please see Job Finder
  • Requests for donations 
  • Repeat messages about the same or similar topics 
  • Inflammatory language
  • We reserve the right to reject any posts


Please note: ConnectRappahannock cannot edit messages. Messages that do not meet guidelines will be returned to the sender with editing suggestions.



Specialty Email Groups