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LCB# 50 Networking Event this week, Discourse 3.1, Technology Tips and Mentoring Program

40+ job opportunities, 100+ events, new podcast episodes and resources.

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Francisco Opazo
August 07, 2023

Presented this week by Orbit

Hello, Friends and Community Leaders 😊

We are so excited about the networking event this Friday. Have you secured your seat? Just hit the image below and save your spot!

Discourse 3.1 is here! Learn about the perks.

Welcomed or onboarded? An excellent idea was shared by David S, on Twitter recently.

Our beloved Valentina Ruffoni offers mentoring with her 3-3-3 program, a unique opportunity to learn from here and scale up your skills and career.

Despite layoffs, we are still having 60+ roles available on our job board.

Thriving Private Communities? Hivebrite shared an interesting read here.

Looking for tips on selecting community technology? From CRT here.

The end of content marketing? Nah! But CMX has a word on this here.

Our friends at the Community-led Alliance gave us a 10% OFF on their Core Certification. Learn more here.

Max Pete shared the hidden danger of collective illusions in community building and how to solve them. Read.

Richard M, what is the secret practice that every consultant should have? Read

More resources are scrolling down! Ensure to reach the end!

💌 With love Francisco, Nicola, Imogen, Aleksandra, Akash and Dhanashree. (Our team keeps growing!)

The Networking session will be happening this Friday!

On Twitter this week…

Hiring? Post a job for 7 days for Free!

📈 Strategy, Operations and Analytics

Building Thriving Communities: Why Private Communities Outperform Communication Platforms

Explore why private community platforms rather than communication platforms are the key to nurturing thriving and cohesive communities.

blog.hivebrite.com/private-communities-vs-communication-platforms

  • From Commsor: 'I’m Moving the Superpath Community from Free to Paid — Here’s How (and Why)'. Read

  • Meeting Agenda: Community & Customer Success Team Meetings by Tiffany Oda. Read

  • From Common Room: What the fastest-growing PLG companies have in common: patterns from Keyplay and PeerSignal. Read

  • Four Tips for Selecting a Community Technology. Read

  • The End of Content Marketing? Or a New Opportunity for Community Managers? Read

Use the code ledby10 to get 10% OFF from this certification

🤖 A.I & Community Management

Beyond ChatGPT: Four Generative AI Tools for Community Managers

ChatGPT isn't the only generative AI option community managers. Explore Four generative AI tools for community managers

communityroundtable.com/tools/ai-tools-for-community-managers

📨 Newsletters from Pros

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

  • The hidden danger of collective illusions in community building and how to solve for them by Max Pete. Read

  • System Thinking: Three Roles that Shape Communities: Experts, Connectors, and Party Organizers. Read

  • Let's Talk Communities of Practice: Together we go. Read

  • The One Practice Every Consultant Should Embrace by Richard Millington. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Please reply and let us know!

🤯 More Resources for You

2-minute presentations: Forging authentic connections and breaking through ice breakers in community | Talkbase.io

As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of remote work and community engagement, the 2-Minute Presentation emerges as a beacon of hope—a way to transcend the fatigue of online icebreakers and establish meaningful connections. Let's embrace the power of sharing, learning, and growing together, and witness the transformative effects it can have on our communities. Also, I’m SO curious what everyone’s topics of discussion will be. Aren’t you? 🙂

talkbase.io/blog/2-minute-presentations-the-fun-rebellious-way-to-form-genuine-connections-while-learning-something-unique

And more worth reading below:

  • Your Essential Guide To Customer Engagement Platforms in 2023 - Bettermode. Read

  • Develop a community team (even before you hire them). Read

  • The End of Walled-Garden Communities by Chris Detzel. Read

  • Creator to Community Builder update and community news. Read

  • From The Community Collective: Who is Involved in Our Community Cohort #3? Read

📢 Announcements

Discourse 3.1 is here!

We released Discourse 3.1. Filled with new features and tools. Discourse AI plugin, Chat Threads, Image Grid, and more!

blog.discourse.org/2023/08/discourse-3-1-is-here

🎙️ New Podcast Episodes

This week we have only two new podcast episodes available:

  • From Peers Over Beers: Breaking: Community Is Everywhere How Do You Manage It. Listen.

  • The One Question you Need to Ask your Members By Shana Lynn. Listen.

  • Community Life #57 with Ben Lang. Listen.

  • The Chief Evangelist 016: Mridvika Raisinghani - Community, Connection and Empowering Women in the Workplace. Listen

  • The Community Strategy Podcast: The nexus where online community strategy meets intentionality (Chapter 1: Learn the Community Building Basics). Listen

💼 The Job Board

We have 50+ jobs available within our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

💼 Head of DevRel & Community at Postman. Apply.

💼 Community Strategist, Agile & DevOps at Atlassian. Apply.

💼 Community Strategist, IT Service Management at Atlassian. Apply.

💼 Community Manager at GitHub. Apply.

💼 Health Network Community Manager at Vivobarefoot. Apply.

💼 Community Associate at Engage Strategies.  Apply.

💼 Community Manager at Rolandlam. Apply.

💼 Technical Community Coordinator at OpenZeppelin. Apply.

💼 Community Manager at Graphite. Apply.

📅 The Events Calendar

🗓️ August 10th, LinkedIn Essentials for Community Builders: A Fireside Chat with JD Gershbein. Save your spot

🗓️ August 11th, Return on Community. Save your spot

🗓️ August 19th, Community Metrics: Measuring Your Community's Success. Save your spot

🗓️ August 29th, 5 Key Points for Effective Onboarding, A Dynamic session with Laura Zug. Save your spot

⚒️ Tools for Community Pros

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