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[LBC #163] London Highlights, Alumni Programmes & Community Compass
Catch up on London Community Week, join upcoming community events, help shape the next Community Compass cohort, and discover new resources, podcasts, and jobs.
Francisco Opazo
July 15, 2026
Hi friends!
Ready for this week's community roundup? Here's what we've got for you:
🇬🇧 We're still buzzing from London Community Week! Thank you to everyone who joined us in London or cheered us on from afar. Catch up on photos, highlights, and key takeaways from the talks across our social channels.
🎓 Today, Shaheryar Ajmal joins our Leading Communities with Purpose series to share how to build alumni programmes that foster mentorship, engagement, and long-term connection. Save your spot.
☕ Join us in Lisbon next Thursday for Coffee & Conversations — a relaxed morning with local community builders. No agenda, just meaningful conversations (and coffee!). Register here.
🧭 Community Compass 2026 is looking for more mentors! If you'd like to support the next generation of community professionals, applications are open until 21 July. Apply here.
📚 This week's resources explore community strategy, operations, analytics, and plenty more from David DeWald, Brianna Leever, Bill Johnston, Jillian Bejtlich, and others.
💼 Fresh opportunities are now live on the Job Board. Whether you're hiring, searching for your next role, or simply keeping an eye on the market, have a look.
There's a lot more to explore below.
With love,
Francisco, Paôla & the Led by Community Team of Volunteers
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Calling for Speakers – Community Builders & Leaders
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📈 Strategy, Operations and Analytics
From Higher Logic: AI and the Future of Community: Navigating Trust, Value, and Human Connection. Read
What online community managers can teach coworking by David DeWald. Read
Why Freemium Communities Fail (And What to Do Instead) by Brianna Leever. Read
A Community-Led Crisis Communications Playbook. Read
🧑🎨 Community Creators
🤝 Associations and Membership
📨 Newsletters from Pros
We love to feature Community Professionals sharing their wisdom with the community. This week we have a few:
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🎙️ New Podcast Episodes
This week, we have a few new podcast episodes available:
🤯 More Resources for You
And more worth reading below:
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💼 The Job Board
We have 120+ jobs available in our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:
US & Remote
💼 Senior Solution Engineer - Developer Relations — hireVouch Apply here
💼 Fundraiser- Canada Summer Job — Better Living and Community Services Apply here
💼 Community Management Associate — Wikimedia Foundation (Remote) Apply here
💼 Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Program Manager — Cisco (Remote) Apply here
💼 Senior Community Manager — Cohesity (Remote) Apply here
💼 Technical Community Lead, Campus Leaders — OpenAI (Remote) Apply here
💼 Sr. Manager, Community Team — Ubisoft Entertainment Apply here
💼 Continuous Improvement Manager - Milton, Canada. — Lineage Logistics Holding, LLC Apply here
💼 Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting — Vaco LLC Apply here
💼 Delivering Deal Value, Value Creation, Senior Manager — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Apply here
💼 Community Engagment Lead — Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V Apply here
💼 Acquisitions Specialist: Community Growth & Impact — Glenn Waterhouse - State Farm Agent Apply here
💼 Open Rank Non-Tenure Track Teaching Positions - Graphic Design, Experience Design & Industrial Design — North Carolina State University Apply here
💼 Manager Global Community Operations — Lululemon Athletica Apply here
💼 Community Data Analyst — Standing on Giants Apply here
💼 Manager for Global Community Operations — Lululemon Athletica Apply here
💼 Community Services Program Analyst — Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. Apply here
💼 Director of Land Acquisition and Development — Garden Street Communities Apply here
💼 Ambassador Program Specialist (PR & Influencer) — Groupe Dynamite, Inc Garage Apply here
💼 Stratford Festival Community Engagement Specialist — Workinnonprofits Apply here
💼 Baffinland Community Engagement Lead Role — Baffinland Apply here
💼 Director of Community Health Programs — First Nations Health Authority Apply here
💼 Manager Community Services — Ottawa Humane Society Apply here
Europe & UK & Remote
💼 Creative Social Media & Content Creator – Volunteer — Abuelita's Wellbeing CIC Apply here
💼 Community Coordinator, Creator Platform — Rockstar Games UK Apply here
💼 Salesforce Developer ( Communities ) - Remote — Understanding Recruitment Apply here
Remote & Others
💼 Public Engagement Officer — University of Bath Apply here
💼 Regional Community Engagement Lead — Anglian Water Group Ltd. Apply here
💼 Global Head of Social & Community; Endura — Pentland Brands Apply here
💼 Community Manager — Colonist (Remote) Apply here
💼 Senior Community Manager –India — BMC Helix Apply here
💼 Social Community Manager — Parkside Apply here
💼 Kiva Ambassador (Volunteer) — Kiva (Remote) Apply here
💼 Community Engagement Lead — Anglian Water Services Apply here
💼 Customer Experience Lifecycle Associate — Science Based Targets initiative Apply here
💼 Education & Community Engagement Producer — BBC Apply here
📅 The Global Events Calendar
🗓️ July 15th, Building Alumni Programs. Save your spot
🗓️ Aug 05th, Your Community IRL: How to Host a Conference for Your Community. Save your spot
🗓️ Oct 13th, Remote Work Needs Community. Save your spot
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