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title: Finding and messaging members of other communities | TimeBank Ireland
description: Browse partner communities, their members and listings, and get in touch.
canonical: https://hour-timebank.ie/help/members/other_communities/federation_browse_message
generated: 2026-11-12T16:56:54.578Z
---Connecting with other communities

# Finding and messaging members of other communities

Browse partner communities, their members and listings, and get in touch.

Once you take part, the [Federation](/federation) page links to everything you can explore.

## Partner communities

Open [Partner Communities](/federation/partners) to see the communities your community is partnered with. Each one shows what the partnership allows, such as **Messaging** or **Transactions** . Press **Browse Members** or **Browse Listings** to see what they offer.

## Members

Open [Federation Members](/federation/members) . Search by name or skill, or filter by community. Press **View Profile** to see a member, or **Send Message** to write to them.

On a member's profile you can also press **Connect** to ask to connect with them. Your connections with members of other communities are listed on [Federation Connections](/federation/connections) , under **Connected** , **Received** and **Sent** . Press **Accept** to accept a request.

## Listings

[Federation Listings](/federation/listings) shows offers and requests from partner communities. Press **Contact** to message the person.

## Messages

Messages with partner members are kept on [Federation Messages](/federation/messages) . Press **Compose Message** to write a new one.

## Events and groups

You can browse partner communities' events and groups. At the moment you cannot reply to their events or join their groups from here.

You can only message members who allow messages from other communities.

[Go to this page](/federation/members)

## More guides in this topic

[What does connecting with other communities mean?](/help/members/other_communities/federation_what_is_it) [How do I start connecting with other communities?](/help/members/other_communities/federation_join) [Choosing what other communities see, or stopping](/help/members/other_communities/federation_privacy) [Sending time credits to someone in another community](/help/members/other_communities/federation_send_credits)

## Still need help?

If you can't find what you need, get in touch and a person will help you.

[Contact us](/contact)