# To archive- Onboarding New Members to the Co-op
1. New members express interest by filling in the [Interest Form](https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1766885/164088359824655505/share).
- The responses to the interest can be found on the subscribers page of MailerLite
2. Every month we schedule **two** onboarding meetings on two different days:
- At 5:30pm before monthly social (second Sunday of the month)
- Another day, ideally a weekday, determined by member availability
- Make sure at least one person is available for each of these
3. Send a save-the-date email to people who have subscribed since the last onboarding
- Email should include a way to sign up to the events. See sample form [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DZmba6Q-AnvebKggH8dLx5WIVi6JmiJHmqOMh_ZiWPY/edit?usp=drivesdk)
- Should link to:
- [Membership agreement](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkf7TcEVj5F1pCvj8_6tyJmp46UCX5kM4Q80r8rfbcOoq_ww/viewform)
- [FAQ](https://greensandbeansgrocery.com/books/public/page/frequently-asked-questions-faq)
- > Hi all!
>
Greens & Beans Grocery Co-Op is hosting a new member onboarding session **<date>** at Luther Place Memorial Church. It will take about 15 minutes. If you are interested in becoming a new member, we would love to see you there! Sign up to attend **<Insert your form link here, or tell them to apply to the e-mail>**.
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In the meantime, check out our [membership agreement](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkf7TcEVj5F1pCvj8_6tyJmp46UCX5kM4Q80r8rfbcOoq_ww/viewform "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkf7TcEVj5F1pCvj8_6tyJmp46UCX5kM4Q80r8rfbcOoq_ww/viewform") and [FAQs](https://greensandbeansgrocery.com/books/public/page/frequently-asked-questions-faq "https://greensandbeansgrocery.com/books/public/page/frequently-asked-questions-faq").
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Following the onboarding, there will be an opportunity to meet other co-op members, listen in on a discussion, and shop our products. Bring your own reusable containers, or use one from our collection.
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*You are receiving this email because you are on our mailing list and/or have filled out our interest form. Please let us know if you no longer wish to receive these emails and we will remove you from our list.*
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Thanks!
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- Your friends at Greens & Beans Grocery Co-op
4. Include onboarding dates in monthly newsletter to be sent out at least 1 week (ideally 2 weeks) before first onboarding scheduled
5. Send a reminder email about the onboarding event to those who have registered a day before it happens
6. At the event
- Have a sign in sheet
- [Give orientation](https://greensandbeansgrocery.com/books/internal-operations/page/orientation-overview)
- Have a QR code for people to sign up to pay dues.
- Link to the [membership agreement form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkf7TcEVj5F1pCvj8_6tyJmp46UCX5kM4Q80r8rfbcOoq_ww/viewform)
- Have a print out of the task list and descriptions
- People can sign up to shadow right there.
- [Task Sign Up spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yKgFh3JtQ7xSVu4HFeJY8Ynb-ca3KYkdFwzfmoOa_cw/edit?gid=1758354214#gid=1758354214)
- Note thoughts and feedback
7. After the event
- Note who attended
- Send everyone the following:
- Dues payment info
- > Hi!
>
> Thanks for attending the Greens and Beans orientation yesterday. To join, next steps are as follows:
>
> 1. [Agree to our membership agreement](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkf7TcEVj5F1pCvj8_6tyJmp46UCX5kM4Q80r8rfbcOoq_ww/viewform).
> 2. [Pay dues](https://opencollective.com/greens-and-beans/contribute/backers-89563/checkout?interval=month&amount=5&contributeAs=me).
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> Once you've done that, we'll add you to our google group, invite you to our WhatsApp, the task signup list, and you'll be able to shop at the store!
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> Thanks,
> Simon
8. Once they've signed (required; can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TTYRXY2f1-3V34SacqPYT2YpqP_OXpd4r3yZtx2N2_Y/edit)) and paid dues (optional; can be found [here](https://opencollective.com/greens-and-beans)):
- Send them:
- Shopping times
- Task list (for shadowing)
- WhatsApp invite
- A link to sign up to this wiki
- Add them to the google group
- Add them as a customer in Airtable
9. New members are considered “probationary members” for 3 months after signing the membership agreement. Details on probationary membership can be found [here](https://greensandbeansgrocery.com/books/internal-operations/page/trial-period-for-new-members)