🌼 Rosieland is blossoming! We've got some spring vibes going on and it feels good!
This week I published a piece on Community Pairing and how to build the idea of pairs into your community strategy. And funnily enough, I happen to be pairing with Tony this week as we explore Gather — we'd love it if you joined in too!
Also on Rosieland this week:
- it's conversation first, not community first
- recording and slides from Community Marketing event
- applications for my MVC cohort are still open
- ...and help me curate a mega list of Code of Conducts...
Show us your Code of Conduct
— Rosieland ☁️🌈 (@RosielandHQ) April 11, 2022
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✍ Community
- Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How — Miles Jennings
- How to create systems for community support — Austin Robey
- Community Safety and Ignoring the World — Anil Dash
- Do yourself a favour and go find a 'third place' — Atlantic
- The big idea: how to win the fight against disinformation — The Guardian
- How to start and grow a community — Community Staples
- Community-Driven “Impact Markets” — Gideon Rosenblatt
- Communicating Major Changes to Players 🍂 — Victoria Tran
- Dunbar’s number and how speaking is 2.8x better than picking fleas — Matt Webb
- Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’ — Atlantic
🏘 The Village
- Is anyone thinking of designing community with ‘community activities’ in mind?
- How can we make it easier to keep the community up to date on ‘all the things’?
- What do you really want from in real life events?
🛠 Resources, Tools & Communities
- Human Hotel — homesharing for your community
- Couchers — The new alternative to Couchsurfing
- Community Rules — Simple templates for great communities
- TalkBase — the first platform built for Community Operations
🗞️ News
- WhatsApp seems ready to restrict how easily messages spread in a bid to reduce misinformation — NiemanLab
- Disinformation demands a collective defense — TechCrunch
- Circle's getting a fresh new look… and chat spaces! — Circle
- The Parentinc raises $22M led by East Ventures for its parenting community and D2C brand — TechCrunch
- Social network Peanut launches new offering to connect women with doulas, therapists and more — TechCrunch
🎙 Podcast & Videos
- Making Room for the Next Generation of Community Professionals — Community Signal
- The Sweet Sounds of Well-Run Musical Gatherings with Rafe Offer of Sofar Sounds — Community Experience
👩🏽💻 Jobs
- Co-Founder (community/marketing) — Ryle
- Community Manager — Bumble
We currently have ✨ 25 people in our Rosieland Talent Pool ✨. If you're looking for your next community role then join as a candidate or get access if you are actively hiring.
🗓 Events
- Test Kitchen - Gather Town
- Guild Community Conference
- Community Documentation — Community Opseravations
- Setting Realistic Goals, Targets, and Key Results For A Community — Feverbee
🐦 Tweets
Community Building Pro-Tip: so many new (and expensive) community building event tools right now. 💰
— Tristan Lombard 🇺🇦 (@TristanLombard2) April 8, 2022
Call it grassroots, call it old school, but direct Google calendar invites with hidden guest lists work too (and way more effective IMO). 🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/U6dvZyxb3S
The term "community-led" keeps buzzing around my head lately.
— Shannon Emery (@llamasayswhat) April 8, 2022
I understand the sentiment and concept. It just doesn't feel right to me.
Perhaps it's semantics but "community-built" fits better to me. It's not about giving up control, etc., but creating a true collaboration.
The real beauty of community is co-creating.
— Rosie Sherry (@rosiesherry) April 8, 2022
"Maybe the real art was the friends we made along the way." pic.twitter.com/qhIVxkKumP
Community-led startups are thriving for a reason.
— Saira Ashraf ⚡️ (@sairaxashraf) April 7, 2022
What is Gen Z really in the market for?
Community.
There's never been a more important time to prioritize community, especially if it's one that's built through a screen.
I've been saying that crypto and NFTs amount to playing the lottery and gambling out of desperation for millions of people living in poverty and economic precarity https://t.co/BwSvKhWc8e
— Vanessa Mason (@vanessamason) April 7, 2022
Community Leaders today will change the way learn for centuries to come
— Fiona Chapman (@fionalouisech) April 7, 2022
✨Community Tip✨: Run 15-minutes office hours twice a quarter for your Community where folks can sign up for 1:1 time with you to ask for help, share feedback or even say hi. Those 2 days end up being my favorite because I build stronger relationships w/ my community members🤝💖
— Julia Govberg (@juliagovberg) April 7, 2022
3 phases of community. pic.twitter.com/3ET4ybCksw
— Max Rothery (@maximillianroth) April 7, 2022
It's a real test leaving your community for an extended period. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't scary or that I wasn't concerned, BUT...
— Carter Gibson (@CarterGee) April 5, 2022
It's been a long three years getting this team set up — and I couldn't be prouder of their incredible work.
Build up people around you.
5 ingredients to building community in the era where everything is called a community:
— Mathilde Leo 🌻🇺🇦 (@Mathilde_Leo) April 6, 2022
🎯 Purpose
🤝 Connection
🗓 Rituals
💛 Trust
🎉 Fun
Without all of these, members won’t want to spend time together, let alone participate.
