π§ No sunshine outside today, but the sun is definitely shining within this newsletter!
β Ask questions to help you reflect on your community journey
Here's a great example of a community reflecting on its existence after 5 years. Ask the questions. Share the responses. Understand the value and impact of the community.
After reading something like this, we can be reminded how awesome a community can be.

π» Community members expressing gratitude to one another

π This week in Rosieland
- Fractional Chief Community Officers - George Siosi Samuels
- Community and data security - Tim Maggio
- The 8 (?) community needs - Rosie Sherry / (h/t FabiΓ‘n AcuΓ±a H.)
π Member Wins
- Milly made her first hire (and Ece got a new gig with Milly!)
- Courtney launched another (!) new community
- Rosieland Village (forum) survived a year
π This week in community
- The power of anonymity in communities - Max Pete
- The Curse of Benchmarking in Community Management - Olga Koenig
- The Difficulty of Ecosystem Building - Joe Maruschak
- How a social network falls apart - The Verge
π Rosieland Marketplace
Highlights of events, sponsors, our community consultants and jobs list.
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Community Curriculum Workshop - What are communities?
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Threado - the command center for community builders. Get insights, automate workflows, and activate more members across Slack, Discord, and other platforms.
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Haaartland - the simple affordable all-in-one community platform
π€ Hire community consultants
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Jake McKee - Jake McKee is a long time community consultant and one of the founders of the modern community movement, having who has worked at companies such as Apple and LEGO. His mantra for community development is βEverybody goes home happyβ, ensuring that both company and community get what they want in an open, honest collaboration. Jake created Dinner5, an invitation-only monthly dinner series that brings senior online community leaders together for conversation, connection, and camaraderie.
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Max Pete - Offering services in community coaching, community platform and launch planning, and community audits. My ideal client is either looking to launch a community or has just launched one and looking for support.
π©π½βπ» Find a community job
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Developer Relations Lead - Remote, UK - IOG
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Community Coordinator - Remote - Talkbase