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#CommBuild: Mergers & Acquisitions: Combining Communities
I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on July 2. You should join us!
TOPIC: Mergers & Acquisitions: Combining Communities
DATE: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
TIME: 1–2 PM ET/ 10–11 AM PT
Mergers and acquisitions are all the rage on Wall Street, but can you combine communities too? Sometimes we want merge two communities together because alone they are too small to be self sufficient, or because we think that they’ll be stronger working together.
But will the shock of melting two cultures together destroy the delicate balance that keeps a community intact? Will a merger kill the patient, rather than make it stronger?
What are the secrets of combining community? How do you know when you should consider a merger? When should you avoid mergers at all costs? And what are the benefits of merging communities?
#Commbuild tackles these difficult questions using case studies from NetSquared/501 Tech Club mergers. Bring your own examples, too!
Join the tweet chat and follow the hashtag #commbuild.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Elijah van der Giessen has been a community manager since the beginning of his career, but he didn’t know that until recently. Eli is the NetSquared Local Community Manager supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups bringing together the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.
ABOUT #COMMBUILD
These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.
Photo adapted from epicharmus, CC on flickr.
Storify: Tips for Growing Your Community #Commbuild Tweet Chat
Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you build your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room?
The commbuild community came together on May 7 to share tips for marketing a new community (be authentic!) and leveraging the power of your network (be promiscuous!) More importantly they questioned whether control is desirable or even possible.
Enjoy this summary of the tweet chat.
[#Commbuild Tweet Chat] Growing Your Community: Hacks for Finding Your Tribe
I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on May 7. You should join us!
TOPIC: Growing your community: hacks for finding your tribe
DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
TIME: 1–2 PM ET/ 10–11 AM PT
Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you grow your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room? Because THAT is demoralizing! :-p
There are tricks and hacks (AKA “best practices”) that you can use to accelerate your community growth. Join the #CommBuild-ers to learn from grizzled experts and share your secrets to community growth and success.
Join the tweet chat and follow the hashtag #commbuild.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Elijah van der Giessen must be 100 years old, because he started doing Community Building back when “online social networks” consisted of email. Eli is the NetSquared Local Community Curator supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups that each year hold over 450 events for the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.
ABOUT #COMMBUILD
These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.
[#Commbuild Tweet Chat] Growing Your Community: Hacks for Finding Your Tribe
I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on May 7. You should join us!
TOPIC: Growing your community: hacks for finding your tribe
DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
TIME: 1–2 PM ET/ 10–11 AM PT
Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you grow your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room? Because THAT is demoralizing! :-p
There are tricks and hacks (AKA “best practices”) that you can use to accelerate your community growth. Join the #CommBuild-ers to learn from grizzled experts and share your secrets to community growth and success.
We’ll be talking about:
- Event formats that promote group growth
- How you can hack meetup.com to find venues and speakers
- Levaging the power of other people’s networks to grow your community
- Setting up your community to grow by giving up control
- The sexiest #nptech topics of 2013
Join the tweet chat and follow the hashtag #commbuild.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Elijah van der Giessen must be 100 years old, because he started doing Community Building back when “online social networks” consisted of email. Eli is the NetSquared Local Community Curator supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups that each year hold over 450 events for the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.
ABOUT #COMMBUILD
These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.
Community Building tweet chat: Why your community needs to go offline
I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on December 11. You should join us!
Belt AND suspenders
TOPIC: Why your community needs to go offline
DATE: Tuesday, December 11.
TIME: 1-2 PM EST/ 10-11 AM PST
Are you really trying to create a community? Then you’d better seriously consider starting up regular face-to-face meetings for your members. Join the #commbuild community for a discussion about the value of recurring offline group meetings, and share your stories of how offline community has inspired change. When and how should you create a meetup group? How are offline and online communities connected? And what’s in it for the organizer?
You should come. You wouldn’t want me to quote Margaret Mead at you, would you?
Follow the magic hashtag #commbuild
YOUR FACILITATOR
Elijah van der Giessen must be 100 years old, because he started doing Community Building back when “online social networks” consisted of email. Currently he’s the NetSquared Local Community Curator supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups that each year hold over 450 events for the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.
And yes, he wears a belt AND suspenders. That’s what old men do.
ABOUT #COMMBUILD
These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.
Anyone interested in community building, whether you are formally in a Community Management job or not, is welcome to join the group and participate in the weekly chats. You do not need to be a member of NTEN to participate, but you can join us online at http://my.nten.org/group/commbuild
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Go to http://tweetchat.com/room/commbuild (or use your preferred twitter chat client), login to your twitter account, and join the conversation! Just be sure to tag your tweets with #commbuild so your tweets are threaded into the conversation.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
- What offline communities are you a part of? Which ones do you value the most?
- WHY did you join your offline community? Why do you think others join?
- Do you lead an offline community right now?
If you have peer offline organizers elsewhere do you interact with them? How is the * network managed and sustained? - Are your offline and online communities connected? How?
- What online tools do you use to manage your offline community?
- What’s your #1 tip for a community organizer that wants to organize an offline meeting?
- How do you recruit offline community members? Online? Offline?
- If you have both online and offline communities how are they different? Demographics. Engagement. Activation. What’s the crossover?
- What’s in it for the community organizer?
- What’s your favorite online community right now?
- People can be shy face-to-face. What’s a good icebreaker?
- What’s your most transformative community experience? Was it online or offline?
#CommBuild chats with Claire Sale
The mighty Claire Sale is hosting regular Community Builder chats on Twitter. Didn’t get enough community management best practices at the Online Community Manager panel? Then this is your Masters Class!
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Are you working in a community-facing role for a socially-focused project or organization? If so, I’d like to invite you to attend #CommBuild chats!
The #CommBuild Community of Practice focuses on issues and topics relevant to those working in social sector community building or community management roles. Anyone interested in community building, whether you are formally in a Community Management job or not, is welcome to join the group and participate in the weekly chats.
Our next chat topic is Election Year Politics and Your Community which will be held on June 19. Here’s a bit more about the event:
Politics, in the US and elsewhere, will be hot this year. What’s a #commbuild-er’s response? While some communities may thrive on the back and forth, others find it divisive. What ideas do you have to help keep the right balance for your community?
How to Participate
- Join the group to participate in discussions, share resources, and more
- Participate in weekly Twitter chats on Tuesdays, from 1-2 pm EST at #CommBuild
- Learn more about this group
I hope to see you at an upcoming chat!
Claire