# Digital Team - Contact and Guidance

Do you have a project in mind which has a digital side to it? You are in the right place. This is a page about how and why to get in touch with the Digital Team. 

##### **1. Digital Team Intro**

###### We would like to hear about your Digital projects or concerns, and see how we can work together to make them better. [Click here for the link to our mandate](https://auth.extinctionrebellion.org.uk/xrgroups/mandate?id=1&from=%2Fxrgroups%2Fgroup%3Fid%3D1) (it's short and sweet)



##### **2. The Digital Circle holds quite a few spaces. Here are a few of the main ones:**

 - ###### [XR UK Website](https://extinctionrebellion.uk/)

 - ###### [XR’s Communication Hub](/books/online-tools-for-communicating-with-other-rebels/page/read-this-first) (The Hub) / XR UK Cloud / XR UK Forums / Mattermost (via XRGlobal)

 - ###### Local and specialist group newsletter lists (Action Network)

 - ###### [Password Vault](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/online-tools-for-communicating-with-other-rebels/page/the-vault)

 - ###### [XR UK Volunteer Website](https://volunteer.extinctionrebellion.uk/)

 - ###### [Rebellion Academy](https://uk.rebellion.academy/)


##### **3. How to get in touch**

###### Three ways: 
 - ###### [Fill in this short form](https://cloud.extinctionrebellion.uk/apps/forms/DQ8Lr3a4ZLRttJkJ) This is possibly the easiest and best way to get in touch initially. We'll get back to you.
- ###### Go to our [Mattermost Tech Reception channel](https://organise.earth/uk/channels/tech-reception) (You'll need a Hub account to access the Mattermost Receptions channels. If you don't have a Hub account please read this [Hub Starter Page](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/online-tools-for-communicating-with-other-rebels/page/read-this-first) useful) 

 - ###### You can send us an email directly via [tech@rebellion.earth](mailto:tech@rebellion.earth)

###### WordPress theme:
 - ###### UK Website Team are able to provide a WordPress theme that can enable a local group to create an XR branded website quickly. You will need a developer with some experience of WordPress. 
 - ###### Please make yourself known on [Mattermost Tech Reception channel](https://organise.earth/uk/channels/tech-reception) and we will assist you in thinking about that.

##### **4. What Digital Does**

###### **Success Stories:**

 - ###### **The Website** - It enables a lot of groups to function within that space - one entry point, curated space, multiple responsibilities.

 - ###### **Action Network** - The mass email system we use to communicate with the movement and collect information. We manage this system on behalf of XR.

 - ###### Evolving more planning about personal information (**Data Planning and GDPR**) we hold with as much respect as we give each other in person

 ##### **5. Good reasons why the Digital Team shoud be included.**

 - ###### A shiny new website - but without the resources to maintain it long term - how does it stay secure?

 - ###### A new web address - but in 1 year's time will someone remember to renew the domain name?

 - ###### Data gathering but without proper consent - will that get us a complaint when the data is used?
 
 - ###### A new tool or service - does it run on renewable energy? Can people log in easily using their Hub login? Is someone else already doing something similar?
 
  - ###### Content (We'll make sure your content is safe and available, and you can put new content up.)

 ##### **What Digital doesn’t handle:**



 - ###### Finding the budget for new tools (But we can advise - if we think there it's a general XR need we could take it onboard and make it a wider project)

 - ###### Digital Actions. (The Actions Circle oversees these, though we can all get involved!)
 
 ##### **See Also**
 
The Digital Discussions Applications Team (DDAT) are part of the Digital team with responsibility for the Hub and a number of other systems.  There is more information on the [What do DDAT do?](/link/617) page.