Let’s get you set up at MomsRising

1. Unbox the Mac, plug in the power adapter, and press the power button.
2. Connect to your Wi-Fi when asked. This part is important: the Mac needs internet to finish setting up.
3. When you see a screen that says something like “Remote Management” or “MomsRising will automatically configure your Mac”, that’s expected. Continue through it.
4. Create a password for the laptop itself when prompted, and write it down somewhere safe. (This is the password to unlock the computer, separate from your email password.)
5. Finish the setup screens until you reach the desktop.

Your email lives at @momsrising.org, powered by Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Docs). Setting this up first matters, because you’ll use it to sign in to all your other tools.

1. Find the welcome email from us with your new @momsrising.org address and temporary password.
2. Open Google Chrome and go to accounts.google.com.
3. Sign in with your new email and the temporary password.
4. Create your own new password when prompted. Make it strong. You’ll save it in 1Password in Step 4.
5. Add a phone number for account recovery if Google asks. This protects your account.
6. Make Chrome your default browser. Chrome will usually pop up a banner asking. Click “Set as default.” (Or go to the Apple menu → System Settings → Desktop & Dock, scroll down to Default web browser, and choose Google Chrome.)
7. Open Gmail and confirm you can see your inbox. 🎉

1. In your @momsrising.org Gmail, find the Slack invitation email and click “Join Now.”
2. When asked how to sign in, choose “Continue with Google” and pick your MomsRising account. (No new password needed!)
3. Open the Slack app (it installed itself in Step 1) and sign in there too, so you get messages on your desktop.
4. Add a profile photo and your name so the team knows who you are.
5. Say a quick hello in your team’s welcome channel. 👋

1. In your @momsrising.org Gmail, find the 1Password invitation and click to accept it.
2. Create your account password (this one unlocks 1Password itself, so make it memorable but strong).
3. Save your Emergency Kit / Secret Key. 1Password will show you a one-time setup code. Download or print it and keep it somewhere safe. You cannot get back in without it.
4. Install the 1Password extension for Chrome when prompted, so it can fill in passwords for you.
5. Save your new Google/email password into 1Password so you never have to remember it again.

1. Open the Zoom app (it installed itself in Step 1).
2. On the sign-in screen, choose “Sign in with Google”, not email/password.
3. Pick your @momsrising.org account. You’re in!
4. Click your photo → Settings and do a quick test of your microphone and camera so you’re ready for your first meeting.

2-step verification means signing in takes your password plus a short code that changes every 30 seconds. So even if someone learned your password, they still couldn’t get in. We’ll store that code generator right inside 1Password, so it fills in automatically. No separate phone app needed.

1. In Chrome (signed in to your @momsrising.org account), go to myaccount.google.com/security.
2. Click 2-Step Verification and follow the prompts to turn it on. (Google may ask you to confirm with the recovery phone number from Step 2, which is fine.)
3. When you reach the options, choose “Authenticator” (sometimes shown as “Set up authenticator” or “Authenticator app”). Google will display a QR code on screen.
4. Open 1Password, find your MomsRising email login, and click Edit. Add a field and choose “One-Time Password.”
5. Click the little QR-code scan icon in 1Password and scan the QR code on your screen. 1Password starts generating a 6-digit code.
6. Copy that 6-digit code from 1Password, paste it into Google to confirm, and Save.
7. That’s it. Next time you sign in, 1Password fills the verification code for you automatically. ✅