[LBC #174] Final Hours for Lisbon Super Early Bird, Meet Our MCP & More

Hi friends!

Here’s what’s happening in the community this week:

🎟️ It’s your last chance to grab a Super Early Bird pass for Lisbon Community Week! Check out the agenda and join us this November.

🤝 Want to volunteer at Lisbon Community Week? Help us bring the event to life and connect with community professionals from across Europe. Sign up here.

🤖 Led by Community MCP is now available on ChatGPT and Claude! If you’d like to try it and help us shape what comes next, reply to this email to join the beta group.

📖 Missed Nicola Earle’s session? The replay and key takeaways are now available as a playbook, with practical ideas for aligning community value with organisational goals.

🎤 Talks & Pros is back on October 8! Join Ewa Magiera to learn the 5 mistakes that can sink an ambassador programme. RSVP here.

🇵🇹 If you’re in Lisbon on October 16, community builders are coming together for a full day of focused work and meaningful connection. Learn more and save your spot.

🌍 And on October 28, Victoria McCormack joins Leading Communities with Purpose to explore “Remote Work Needs Community.” Register today.

🎙️ We’re already planning next year’s events, too! Have a topic or experience you’d love to share with the community? Apply to speak and help shape our upcoming programme.

📚 We’ve gathered some great resources for you this week. Explore insights from Céline Riemenschneider, Carrie Melissa Jones, Jillian Bejtlich, and more.

💼 And if you’re on the lookout for your next opportunity, browse the latest roles on the Job Board and opt in to receive the Jobs Edition every Monday.

Keep scrolling to explore more below.

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

• An Ode to Dolly, Our Community Queen by Carrie Melissa Jones. Read

• From Rosieland: Evolving a Community Brand. Read

• From Steadfast Collective: Laravel vs Django: Which Framework Should You Choose? Read

• How to Write a Community Platform Requirements Document. Read

• Turn Course Students into Lifelong Community Members. Read

• The Post-Event Community Engagement Playbook. Read

• The First 90 Days as a Head of Community or Customer Marketing. Read

• A Guide to B2B Customer Segmentation for Engagement. Read

• How to Prevent Customer Advocate Burnout. Read

• How to Support Association Chapter Leaders. Read

• The Community Manager's Weekly Health Check. Read

• Creating a 'State of the Community' Report. Read

• How TurboRenault Moved 20,000 Members from XenForo to Discourse. Read

• 8 Inspiring Examples Of Online Brand Communities by Disciple. Read

• Community Mentoring Software: What Features Actually Matter? by HubPlus. Read

• From Gainsight: Community Platform Migration: How to Get It Right. Read

• The Hidden Cost of Running Your Community Across Too Many Tools by Circle. Read

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

• How We Grew A 1042 Person Waitlist for Cohort by Paz Pisarski. Read

• Look Above and Beyond by Yurii Lazaruk. Read

• Embrace the Trampled Plants by Jillian Bejtlich. Read

• The Community Mixboard by David Spinks. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

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

• From Clocktower Advisors Podcast: Gradual: Build, Scale, & Manage Your Community | Community Platform Demo Series. Listen

• From Community ROI Podcast: Why Community Data Alone Isn't Enough To Prove Business Impact | Community ROI with Mark Birch. Listen

• From This Week in Community Podcast: Community Maxxing: Trading Doomscrolling for Human Connection and Joy. Listen

• From Shana Lynn Podcast: How to Keep Members Motivated. Listen

And more worth reading below:

• From Buffer: Vibe Coding for Beginners – Simple Guide for Creators, Marketers, and Non-technical Folks. Read

• From The Community Collective: The CC Coffee with Courtney Youngblutt. Read

• From Stateshift: Beyond Swag and Meetups: What DevRel Should Own in Your Business. Read

What if you could spend a whole day surrounded by people who understand community work, learning from their experiences, exchanging ideas, and having the kinds of conversations that are hard to fit into a webinar? That’s what we’re creating in Lisbon this November. Expect practical sessions, honest conversations, new perspectives, and plenty of time to meet and connect with fellow community builders.

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📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ Oct 08th, Top 5 Mistakes You're Making in Your Ambassador Programme. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 15th, AI Sharing Notes: What We're Testing & Learning. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 16th, Make It Happen: A Full Day for Lisbon's Community Builders. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 28th, Remote Work Needs Community. Save your spot