Summaries of Topics in Our Community

Topics A.A. forum members are talking about right now

The A.A. community navigates a rapidly changing technological landscape every day. A.A. technology topics are the issues that come up repeatedly across A.A. service structures. Specifically, members ask questions about online meetings, digital contributions, websites, helplines, and central office phone services. Also, new technology questions emerge constantly as A.A. groups and service entities adopt new tools.

These hot topics summarize conversations among TIAA members. Furthermore, the Technology in A.A. Forum does not endorse any particular product, service, or viewpoint. Instead, our goal is to share experience and ideas in the spirit of A.A’.s principles. For details, see our Products and Services Policy.

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Alcoholics Anonymous Hotlines

A.A. members share their experience with 24/7 hotline phone services for Alcoholics Anonymous. Forum members share about VoIP and call-forwarding solutions including Grasshopper, VoIP.ms, Vonage, Google Voice, and others to help Intergroups stay connected with members seeking help.
Meeting Guide App for Alcoholics Anonymous

A.A. Meeting Guide / 12 Step Meeting List Plug-in​

The AA Meeting Guide app helps anyone find AA meetings and recovery resources, with over 100,000 meetings listed across 180 countries. Search by location, keyword, or online meeting type. Data from more than 400 AA service entities syncs automatically through integrations with area, district, intergroup, and general service office websites. The Meeting Guide app and the 12-Step Meeting List WordPress plugin (TSML) are maintained by Code for Recovery (C4R), a volunteer community building open-source tools for the recovery community. Support for both is available through the Meeting Guide Support Site. Forum members discuss the Meeting Guide and TSML regularly — covering app updates, user issues, and troubleshooting tips. Visit the Forum Categories page to find those discussions.

Online/In-Person Hybrid Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

Online/In-Person Hybrid Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings., including setup options, equipment needs, and shared guidance from TIAA forum members.

AA Website Starter Kit

Recovery Source offers free static‑site tools that help AA and 12‑step groups publish accurate meeting data with ease.

Google Workspace for Alcoholics Anonymous Service Groups

While we don’t endorse or recommend specific products, many service organizations have found Google Workspace for non-profits useful.

Migrating an Alcoholics Anonymous Website to New Web Hosting

Migrating an Alcoholics Anonymous website to new hosting, including staging sites, local builds, tools, and guidance from TIAA forum members.

Digital 7th AA Tradition

A.A. groups share their experience collecting Digital 7th Tradition contributions online. Forum members discuss solutions including PayPal business accounts, dedicated treasurer email addresses, PO boxes, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, and Square — with practical tips on privacy settings and keeping accounts in the group’s name rather than a member’s.

Use of Electronic Voting for A.A. Purposes

See solutions for using electronic voting for A.A. — for Area Assemblies, forum voting, anywhere you need to count votes according to A.A. principles.

Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Connection

Alcoholics Anonymous Archives

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