Inspiration for Group Gator

Admins can manage groups in the Google Admin console, but this requires either a Super Admin role or a Custom admin role with group management privileges for the whole domain. In many organizations, this grants too much authority to non-IT staff. Alternatively, group owners can manage groups via the Google Groups web interface. However, managing memberships in the web interface can be tedious for bulk changes. Also, it requires the manager to be a member of every group they manage, forcing them to oversee sensitive group settings that should often remain restricted.

The Group Gator Solution

Group Gator is a Google Sheets add-on that allows for delegated management of Google Groups by any user on the domain. A Super Admin assigns non-admins, such as teachers, coaches, and administrative staff, to be delegated managers for specific groups.  Unlike the group owner or manager role in the standard Google Groups interface, a delegated group manager cannot modify critical group management settings. Unless they explicitly choose to join as a member, they will not receive messages from the group.

Delegated group managers only have the power to view, add, and remove users from the group via Google Sheets.