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title: "Organization Settings | Maeve Social"
description: "Rename your organization, transfer ownership, manage workspaces, and set defaults for new workspace boards."
url: "https://maevesocial.com/guides/account-and-team/organization-settings"
---

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# Organization Settings

Updated September 12, 2026

Your organization contains your plan, billing, members, and workspaces. Open **Settings** and use the pages under **Organization** to manage it. You need organization Admin or Owner access.

Organization details

Organization nameStudio North

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Illustration of organization details settings. Names and account details are examples.

## Rename the Organization

1. Open **General** under **Organization**.
2. Click **Edit** beside **Organization details**.
3. Enter the organization name.
4. Click **Save changes**.

Use your company or agency name if the organization contains several client workspaces. Set each client's name and report branding in [Workspace Settings](https://maevesocial.com/guides/account-and-team/workspace-settings).

## Transfer Ownership

Only the current Owner can transfer ownership.

1. Open **General** under **Organization**.
2. Click **Transfer ownership** in the danger zone.
3. Select the member who will become the new Owner.
4. Review the confirmation and click **Transfer ownership**.

If no eligible members appear, add the new owner to the organization first. After the transfer, you no longer have Owner privileges. The new Owner controls future ownership transfers and organization deletion.

Transfer ownership before leaving

If you own an organization and want to leave it, transfer ownership first and ask the new Owner to remove you. You cannot remove yourself through member management.

## Open or Create a Workspace

1. Open **Workspaces** under **Organization**.
2. Select a workspace to open its settings, or click **New** to create one.
3. For a new workspace, enter its name and choose its timezone, then confirm.

The list shows each workspace's timezone and your workspace count.

| Plan     | Workspace limit |
| -------- | --------------- |
| Free     | 1               |
| Basic    | 2               |
| Standard | 5               |
| Premium  | Unlimited       |

At the limit, **New** is disabled. To add another workspace, change to a plan with a higher limit or delete a workspace you no longer need. Workspace deletion is permanent.

## Set Defaults for New Workspaces

1. On **Workspaces**, find **Defaults for new workspaces**.
2. Open **Board template**.
3. In the content board settings, choose whether to show the Review column.
4. In the task board settings, configure columns and any starter tasks or checklists.
5. Click **Save**.

The content board's standard columns are fixed. Task board columns and starter tasks can be customized. For example, add a starter task for connecting a client's social channels, with a checklist of accounts to connect.

Defaults apply to new workspaces

The template is applied when a workspace is created. Saving changes does not update existing workspaces. The editor warns you if you try to leave with unsaved changes.

## Questions

### Who can open organization settings?

The organization Owner and Admins can manage organization settings.

### What is the organization name used for?

It identifies your organization in Maeve. Use a company or agency name, and set client names and report branding separately in each workspace.

### How do I hand the account to someone else?

As the current Owner, open Organization > General and click Transfer ownership in the danger zone. Select an eligible member and confirm.

### How do I leave an organization I own?

Transfer ownership to another member, then ask the new Owner to remove you from the organization.

### How many workspaces do I get?

Free includes one workspace, Basic includes two, Standard includes five, and Premium includes unlimited workspaces.

### What happens when I hit the workspace limit?

The New button is disabled. Change to a plan with a higher limit or permanently delete a workspace you no longer need.

### What are defaults for new workspaces?

The board template controls the Review column, task board columns, starter tasks, and checklists used when creating a workspace.

### Does editing the template update workspaces I already have?

No. Saved template changes apply only to workspaces created afterward.

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