[LBC #168] Marketplace, New Playbooks & AI Skills Library

Explore new Discourse tools, catch up on London playbooks, discover our AI Skills Library, and explore upcoming events and fresh insights.

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Francisco Opazo
August 19, 2026

Hi friends!

Grab a cuppa and let’s dive into this week’s highlights:

🛠️ Have you checked out our Marketplace? Discover plugins and tools for community builders, starting with Discourse. Explore the Marketplace.

🤖 Meet the new AI Skills Library. Access 25 ready-to-run ChatGPT and Claude skills built specifically for community professionals. Download it here.

📖 Catch up on London Community Week 2026. Explore the key takeaways and practical learnings from this year’s sessions in our new playbooks. Check them out.

🎉 Next week is packed! We’ve got a Live Workshop, Loop, Talks & Pros, and Community Builders Coworking Day coming up. Learn more.

🌍 Community builders in Asaba, this one’s for you! Meet fellow community professionals over coffee and good conversations. Save your spot.

🧭 If you signed up for The Community Compass, keep an eye on your inbox. It starts soon, and we’ll share everything you need to get started.

🔎 Been following the GEO and AEO buzz? Our latest blog explores what it means for enterprise communities and why your GEO strategy might not save your community.

📚 And there’s plenty more to explore this week. Discover insights from Rosie Sherry, Nikita Heyland, Jillian Bejtlich, CMX, HubPlus, and more.

💼 Looking for your next community role? Explore the latest opportunities in our Job Board and don’t forget to opt in to the Jobs Edition for weekly opportunities in your inbox.

Keep scrolling, and find something that sparks your curiosity this week.

With love,
Francisco, Paôla & the Led by Community Team

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Spend less time on repetitive admin and more time building meaningful connections. This collection of 25 ready-to-run ChatGPT and Claude skills helps community professionals with onboarding, engagement, moderation, events, reporting, and more. Built from research specifically for community work, the AI Skills Library gives you practical tools to use across different types of communities. Join our community to access the library, exchange ideas, and work smarter.

📈 Strategy, Operations and Analytics

Case Study: Launching a Thriving Membership Community on Heartbeat — From Idea to 78 Members -- Ember Consulting

Discover how Ligare, a Christian psychedelic society, successfully launched a thriving membership community on Heartbeat, gaining 78 members after kickoff with expert community strategy, tech support, and authentic engagement.

Ember • Brianna Leever

  • From Stateshift: Stop Marketing to Developers Based on Vibes. Read

  • From Rosieland: Sensemaking Culture. Read

  • Knowledge Leaders and Culture Leaders: Why Support-Driven Communities Need Both by CMX. Read

  • How to Craft a Community Manager Resume That Actually Gets Interviews by Nikita Heyland. Read

🧑‍🎨 Community Creators

A Guide to Community-Led Product Launches

Instead of building in secret, learn the four-step community-led launch framework. Validate, co-create, beta test, and amplify your next product with your members to de-risk the entire process and guarantee sales.

Led by Community • Led by Community

  • Handling Difficult Members in Your Paid Community. Read

  • How to Migrate Your Community Off Social Media. Read

  • Productise Your Expertise: A Value Ladder for Creators. Read

🎯 Customer Marketing

Customer Council vs. Online Community: Which to Build?

A customer council provides deep, strategic feedback from a small, curated group. An online community delivers broad engagement and peer support at scale. Understand the crucial differences to choose the right model for your goals.

Led by Community • Led by Community

  • A Playbook for B2B Customer Win-Back & Revival Campaigns. Read

  • How to Scale Your B2B Customer Storytelling. Read

  • Customer Marketing for Niche B2B SaaS Products. Read

🤝 Associations and Memberships

A Cohesive Association Communication Strategy

Every department thinks their message is the most important, leading to member email fatigue. A cohesive association communication strategy treats member attention as a scarce resource, consolidating messages and creating a predictable, valuable experience.

Led by Community • Led by Community

  • A Playbook for Re-Engaging Plateaued Association Members. Read

  • The Un-Corporate Email: Rewriting Association Comms. Read

  • Community-Centric Association Membership Models. Read

💻 From Community Platforms

  • AMD: Building One Developer Community by Discourse. Read

  • When to Keep Slack, Add a Platform, or Migrate Your Community by HubPlus. Read

  • How to build an AI coaching bot your members actually trust by Circle. Read

📨 Newsletters from Pros

We love to feature Community Professionals sharing their wisdom with the community. This week we have a few:

  • Communities Need Windows by Gareth Wilson and Kaustubh Katdare. Read

  • The Expert Paradox by Jillian Bejtlich. Read

  • Become An Ambassador @ The CC by Paz Pisarski. Read

  • How to kill a community (before it even starts) by Phil Levin. Read

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🎙️ New Podcast Episodes

This week, we have a few new podcast episodes available:

  • From Community ROI Podcast: Minimum Lovable Community Or Why Platform Choice Matters | Community ROI with Todd Nilson. Listen

  • From Higher Logic Podcast: From Member Maze to Curated Experience: Putting AI to Work with Elizabeth Engel. Listen

  • From This Week in Community (TWiC) Podcast: The courage to be disliked: what it means for community builders. Listen

🤯 More Resources for You

And more worth reading below:

The Community Advantage: Centering Humans in the Age of AI

As AI reshapes how organizations communicate and deliver content, the associations best positioned to thrive are the ones doubling down on human connection.

ASAE

  • From The Community Collective: The CC Coffee with Bella Borello. Read

  • From Australian Community Managers: Producing Precarity: Commercial Content Moderation in the Spotlight at ATIM 2026. Read

  • From Buffer: Top 11 Social Media Engagement Tools to Build Your Community. Read

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Showcase your expertise, services, and case studies in a beautiful, shareable portfolio built specifically for community professionals. Highlight your positioning, skills, tools, and real-world work — all in one place.

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💼 The Job Board

We have 120+ jobs available in our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

US & Canada & Remote

  • Community CX Manager — Grüns (Remote) Apply here

  • Senior Community Manager — Fivetran (Remote) Apply here

  • Energy DevRel Lead: Grid & Industrial AI — NVIDIA Apply here

  • Quantum Developer Ecosystem Leader — Open Source & DevRel — IonQ Apply here

  • Developer Relations Advocate for GenAI & Communities — FalkorDB Inc Apply here

  • Head of DevRel: AI Developer Ecosystem & Community — Exa Corporation Apply here

  • Quantum DevRel Lead for Federal Labs — NVIDIA Apply here

  • Senior DevRel Lead: Capital Markets AI/HPC Advocate (Equity) — Socket.dev Apply here

  • Senior DevRel Lead, Energy AI & GPUs (Equity) — Socket.dev Apply here

  • DevRel Architect: Build a Vibrant AI Community & Content — Hercules Apply here

  • DevRel Lead — AI/Computer Vision Community & Tools — Roboflow Apply here

  • AI-Native DevRel Lead: Adoption & Productivity — Zeta Global Apply here

  • Head of DevRel — Build the AI Developer Ecosystem — Neura Market Apply here

  • API DevRel Lead — Build a Thriving Healthcare Developer Community — Neara Apply here

  • Senior DevRel Lead, 6G & AI for Public Sector (Remote) — NVIDIA Corporation Apply here

  • Brand & Community Engagement Strategist — Abilene ISD Apply here

  • Community Engagement Strategist — DecisionPoint Corporation Apply here

  • Lifestyle & Community Events Director — Capital Consultants Management Corporation Apply here

  • Community Relations Director — Trustwell Living at Eagle Pointe Place Apply here

  • Community Manager - Brand & AECO — Trimble Inc. Apply here

  • Senior Community Manager Role Available — Offworld Industries Ltd. Apply here

  • Expert Community Manager at BN — Bn,-An-Augeo-Company Apply here

  • Community Manager — ExxonMobil Canada Apply here

Europe & UK & Remote

  • Multilingual Account Executive & Community Manager (FR/DE) — Creativehood Apply here

  • Regional Youth and Community Director — Oasis Trust Apply here

  • Marketing and Community Lead — Renée Materials Apply here

  • Influencer & Community Manager — Procter & Gamble Apply here

  • Senior Community Operation Manager [London] — PlayStation Apply here

  • Community Manager — Morson Group Apply here

  • Web3 Community Manager — Recruitment Apply here

  • Community Manager — Truffle Social Apply here

  • Community & Event Manager - AI, Platform, and Business Expansion — Autodesk Apply here

Remote & Others

  • Community Support Specialist — Figma Apply here

  • Strategic Enterprise Community Manager — Remote — Levellr Apply here

  • Reddit Community Manager — Halfords Careers Apply here

  • Membership Coordinator — Spotlight Recruitment Apply here

  • Membership Manager - The Peak - Jumeirah Carlton Tower — Jumeirah Carlton Tower Apply here

  • Community Manager (North East Scotland) — Royal National Lifeboat Institute Apply here

  • Influencer relations & community manager — ELP Consult Ltd Apply here

  • Healthcare AI DevRel Lead — Physical Robotics (EMEA) — NVIDIA Apply here

  • Head of Community & Events — TechTree (Remote) Apply here

📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ Aug 20th, From Audience to Community: Designing Events People Help Shape. Save your spot

🗓️ Aug 25th, Loop: The Global Community Summit. Save your spot

🗓️ Aug 26th, The Half-Life Problem: Your Members Are Decaying on Schedule. Save your spot

🗓️ Aug 27th, Community Builders Coworking Day in London. Save your spot

🗓️ Aug 27th, AI Sharing Notes: What We're Testing & Learning. Save your spot

🗓️ Aug 29th, Beyond Community: Asaba Chapter Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ Sep 23rd, Aligning Community Value with Organisational Goals. Save your spot

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