Get Tech Help

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FA offers resources and guidance to help our fellowship use technology in ways that support recovery, maintain security, and align with our traditions.

Here you’ll find practical tools, FAQs, and tutorials designed to help fellows and meetings feel more confident using platforms like Zoom, Google Workspace, and more. Whether you’re serving in a meeting role or simply looking for guidance, these resources are here to support you in running meetings smoothly, safely, and effectively.

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FOR MEMBERS

Videoconference Meeting Basics

Here’s a quick guide to getting started as a meeting participant on Zoom.

 

FOR MEETINGS

Meeting Tech Roles

Every video conference meeting is encouraged to have these three service roles covered at least, with alternates in case fellows cannot show up for your meeting for any reason:

1. Meeting Host – Manages Zoom settings, screen sharing, security.

2. Meeting Screen Sharer – Shares and scrolls through the meeting format

3. Meeting Tech Support – Acts as backup for the Meeting host as needed.

Learn more about each role here.

New to Tech Service? Start Here.

If you’re new to doing tech service in FA meetings, we recommend beginning with these three resources:

1. Definition of Tech Service Roles 

2. Zoom Basics

Videoconference Meeting Basic Best Practices

• Fill and rotate tech-related service positions regularly

• To protect anonymity, be sure to disable the AI companion functionality

• Follow FA’s Zoom bombing prevention guidelines

• Enable captions for hearing challenged members, if necessary

• Ensure your members do not post in the chat outside of individual in service positions sharing necessary information timed with prompts in the meeting format

Trainings & Resources for Meetings

We’ve created this shortlist of trainings and written guides to help meetings:

• Managing a Zoom account (click on Admin)

• Run meetings smoothly (click on Host/Co-Host)

• Use Google to create, organize, and share documents 

• Prevent and respond to Zoom bombing 

• Support Treasurer functions online 

  • Set up a Venmo account to take donations

  • Set up a PayPal account to take donations

Questions?

You can always email web@foodaddicts.org