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Workshop Series - Community Business Models - We'll be exploring community membership models (tomorrow!)
- Continuous Community Interviews β Always be interviewing with sincere curiousity
- Itβs 2023. What are your community goals or challenges this year?
- Who does it take to build a community?
- How is community depressing?
π This week in community
- Scaling a Community Course - Tatiana Figueiredo
- Five Lessons From a Community Manager With Over 99% Retention - Becky Pierson
- The benefits of communities for freelancers: The business case for freelance-focused businesses - Ece Kurtaraner
- 14 Reasons Why People Leave Online Communities - MeetWaves
- Community as the Front End of Data Management and My Evolution From a "Not My Domain" Community - Salty Av0cado
β¨ New(s)
- π New book: Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy - Marc Schaefer
- π New tool: Atomic - One platform to help build your community on Slack
- π¬ New CEOs: Sam Saffron and Sarah Hawk named Discourse Co-CEOs - Discourse
- π€ New podcast: Behind the Community by Michelle Sims
π Rosieland Marketplace
Highlights of events, sponsors, our community consultants and jobs list.
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Exploring Community Business Models - βOn 7th Feb we will be exploring Community Memberships, join us!
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Workshop - How to talk about community building - What does community building actually mean in our world today? And how can we get better at talking about what we do?
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π€ Hire community consultants
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π©π½βπ» Find a community job
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Community Growth & Engagement Specialist - FanAmp - New York, Hybrid
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Director of Supporter Community and Fandom - LA Clippers, LA, Ca California
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Technical Community Manager - Block, Remote
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Community Lead - Birdie - London, UK. Hybrid