Information
Sending on behalf of a Google Group allows the user sending the post to remain anonymous to the users of that group. This is particularly useful for notification groups that send all-staff type messages.
Environment
Process
Enable the Send-As Setting
- Navigate to Google Group
- Select Group Settings in line with desired Group
- Scroll down to Who can post as group, select the appropriate members.
- For all-staff type groups, Group managers would be the appropriate role to select.
- Click Save changes
Send As the Group
- Navigate to your Google Group.
- Click New conversation
- In the From drop-down box, select the group email address
- Add recipients to the CC field
- Type your subject and message, and click Post message
Your email will now show up in users inboxes as being sent from the name of your group.
Note: If your group is set to only allow managers to post to the group, as is the case in all-staff notification groups, anyone who replies to the email will get a bounce back stating they do not have the permissions to post to the group. Because of this, it's a good idea to include a reply address in the message body or email footer (Settings > Email Options > Include a custom footer.)