πͺ The weather this week has been stormy!
I did two things to make progress last week, go me! π€Έπ»ββοΈ
1οΈβ£ Thing One I did was to set up a Job board and Talent Pool, do feel free to post your jobs or apply for our Talent Pool if you are on the hunt for work.
2οΈβ£ Thing Two I did was I spent a good chunk of my time migrating content on Rosieland. It was painful! π
π The good news is that Rosieland now has a fresh look! It allows me to move forward with more of a membership model as a sustainable income, whilst allowing the community part to be free. (I still have some previous members to migrate over ππ½).
β€οΈ MyοΈ real dream (or goal?!) is to put out 100% of our work out there for free and as an independent community and resource. I believe we can get there, just not overnight.
Onwards onto the things I found this week in community...
π€ Interesting reads...
- Measuring Community Value for Members: NetPromoter Score or Product Market Fit? β Evan Hamilton
- The simple system Iβm using to stay in touch with hundreds of people β Jakob Greenfield
- 21st Century Community β The History of the Web
- On Equity in Community Networks β Aimee Fenech
- An Autistic Social Butterflyβs Guide to Making Friends β Devon Price
- How to make the most out of a mentoring relationship β Github
- Disney is developing planned communities for fans who never want to leave its clutches β The Verge
- Pory for Communities β Pory
- Fans Are Better Than Tech at Organizing Information Online β Wired
π Podcasts
- Community Memory & The Decentralized Web βΒ Look Both Ways
- Leveling Up Your Community Team With Specialized Roles β Community Signal
- Gathering Nomads through Tapas Hopping and More with Chris Reynolds β The Community Experience
π Tools:
- Levellr β Build and grow your messaging community
- Heartbeat β Bring your community together
- SavannahCRM β Community Relationship Manager
π¦ Twitter
I want to help you = audience
— Sara Candela (@Scandela9) February 21, 2022
I want to help you help each other = community
You are at the center of your team. But it isn't really a team: It's two groups reluctantly working together. What else is going on in?
— Katerina (@katerinabohlec) February 20, 2022
Vera is a connector. She's collaborating with a lot of people.
Matthew is a gatekeeper.
What would you do to align the team better? pic.twitter.com/ADJBswpg7S
A list of community patterns that can transform into cultic patterns.
— Ari Nielsen (@anielsen108) February 18, 2022
All of these are appropriate to some degree, so there is no clear line when things go off the rails.
Take-home point: one must apply continuous hygiene around cultic patterns. You don't merely "avoid cults".
A π§΅ on community flywheels
— Mathilde Leo π¦ (@Mathilde_Leo) February 4, 2022
How do you stimulate meaningful activity in your community?
You need a vision. Strategies + tactics
But most importantly, you need momentum. That unstoppable energy that gets members excited, connected and engaged.
That's where flywheels come in.
Just joined a π₯ Twitter Space with @erinmikail & @rosiesherry about supporting & motivating #community builders. Community bridges the gap between #learning & #teaching. More thoughts to come. For now, here's my take on explorative learning https://t.co/hBOzxZvSwA #learnoutloud
— Tara (@wanderepository) February 16, 2022
What do you wish you would have known before you started your community?
— Saraπ©΄ (@saranosocks) February 16, 2022