It is really important for clubs and organizations to have a website these days. I know if I’m searching for a dance class for one of my girls or a group that might accept old computer hardware donations, I don’t reach for the paper phone book, I go straight to Google and see what I can find online. Google Groups is a great way for clubs and non-profit organizations to have a free website. The main advantage of Google Groups is that it features a mailing list system. Clubs can use this to email out calendars and event information etc.
When I have searched the Internet for a group I must admit that I have never come across one in Google Groups, or at least I don’t think so. But if you go the Google Groups section and type in something like Cub Scouts, you’ll find heaps of them there – and they are usually for “members only”. That’s another approach you can take with Google Groups – to use it as an internal communication system.