Happy Monday!
“take what you need” is set to be a monthly round-up of resources I come across and look forward to, that are worth sharing. As the name implies, dig in and take what you need.
This month’s covers articles, events, social media posts, and lots more. Keep reading to find them.
Read
Good examples of community content and why content matters in communities - Check it out
“Events are planned. Communities are built.” Connecting the dots with events and community.
Richard Millington asked 1400 'normal' people their thoughts about brand communities and the results are in.
Some community AI tools were shared here -
Watch
Need to build from scratch? Carrie Melissa has got you covered
Listen
Got a toxic community member? Here’s how you can deal with that and some practical tools on what to do when your community turns against you. Tune in!
Some frameworks and tactics to help you build a community full of belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tune in!
Attend
CMFEST is the largest Community Managers Festival in Africa, hosted in Lagos Nigeria. It will bring together community managers and leaders for a day of learning, networking, collaborating, and fun sessions to bridge the gap in building and managing credible communities in Africa. Tickets are now available, don’t snooze!
How to scale intimacy in a community, hosted by Remote Daily. Register here
Carrie Melissa is bringing weekly live training on her YouTube channel so you can learn how to build meaningful communities. Here’s the schedule and all the information you need
Socials
In Other News:
4 Fridays after, we have 4 packed conversations LIVE and a few more will be published in October. Loved every conversation I got to have with my community friends this month and I hope you have loved them too. If you’re yet to catch up, I’ll link them right after this poll
Eniola Mercy's Journey into Community and How She's Keeping Her Head High
Behind every thriving community is a a human with emotions and things to deal with. Welcome to Community Musings: Conversations. — a series dedicated to navigating the mental and emotional rollercoaster of building a career in community.
Over a Decade in Community: How Carmen Leans into Her Strength
Behind every thriving community is a a human with emotions and things to deal with. Welcome to Community Musings: Conversations. — a series dedicated to navigating the mental and emotional rollercoaster of building a career in community.
"It’s a community for a reason."
Behind every thriving community is a a human with emotions and things to deal with. This is Community Musings: Conversations. — a series dedicated to navigating the mental and emotional rollercoaster of building a career in community.
Community Managers are Humans Not Superhumans...
Behind every thriving community is a a human with emotions and things to deal with. This is Community Musings: Conversations. — a series dedicated to navigating the mental and emotional rollercoaster of building a career in community.