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Come on a Rosieland Adventure β a modern community building course
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We all know you can't throw pixie dust on an audience and expect your dream community to come together and thrive. You need a strategy, tactics, and support.
Whether youβre starting from scratch, or youβre looking to re-ignite an existing community, this community course will teach you about the fundamentals of modern-day community building.
π€ Community Building News
- Social Networking 2.0 β Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Community-based learning gets official designation β Royal Purple π
- Community Building 101 β Christina Garnett
- The Power of Convening for Social Impact β SSIR
- How Content and Community Empower Each Other β Growth Machine π§
- Community-based learning gets official designation - Royal Purple
- How 2020 Created Community for Disabled People β Teen Vogue
- The Power of Convening for Social Impact β Sarah Zak Borgman
- Thoughts on Clubhouse β Julian Lehr
- Fostering Inclusivity for Neurodivergent Community Members and Colleagues β Community Signal π§
- A home 30 years in the making π‘Ceyenne Doroshow, G.L.I.T.S. β Get Together π§
- Substack explains its βhands-offβ approach to content moderation β TechCrunch
- Ben's ten tips for building a community from the ground up β Ben Halpern
π¦ Tweets
This feels like a major factor for folks staying on FB, and FB knows it. Groups are their community moat. https://t.co/nXy5sA6uSA
— Andrew Claremont (@andymci) December 28, 2020
When I talk about community internally at Reddit, I often use the words "support" and "nurture". Despite the popular phrasing, communities can't be "managed". Here's how the two approaches compare. π§΅
— Evan Hamilton (@evanhamilton) December 28, 2020
Communities normally monetize in two ways: access and status.
— Mohammed Rafy (@rafyasarmatta) December 21, 2020
There is a third way to monetize, few communities take advantage of, knowledge.
Incredible piece by @IanVanagas on why communities should create paid content.
A thread π
The best brands are growing through community:
— Growth Tactics (@GrowthTactics) December 21, 2020
β’ Patagonia β Environment-loving adventurers
β’ Strava β Outdoor athletes
β’ Demand Curve β Marketers
Help customers feel like they're part of something larger than themselves.
They're buying membership in your tribe. pic.twitter.com/5f8qwOXjy9
One of the biggest mistakes made in growing communities is attempting to 'give' community to others.
— Rachel Happe (@rhappe) January 2, 2021
Communities are not transactions - they require contribution and commitment from members. They are co-created.
People have to show up - in times of strength and vulnerability.
New lil project: interviewing community builders over at https://t.co/Yv0BCoccII. Insights from the first three interviews below π
— Tom Guthrie (@TAGuthrie) December 31, 2020
ππ»ββοΈDid something fun recently; built a Blog Membership Site with πͺ@magic_labs's secure & easy-to-use passwordless auth, and @webflow's just as seamless visual site editor π©π»βπ¨. Here's how: https://t.co/UnYxHrtvDv β¨ #DEVCommunity
— Web3 Girl π@ETHDenver β¨ (@seemcat) December 30, 2020