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Let's celebrate 2022 together in person for The Community Collective's End of Year Drinks in Brisbane at Ennovate.

This is a great opportunity to make new connections and have great conversations with people from the community, startups and tech industry. 

There'll be drinks for you to enjoy, along with a big welcome from your hosts!

, Innovation Programs + Community Manager @ 

Feel free to share this event or bring along plus 1s as this is a public event. 

Register now to receive the calendar invite.

The CC End of Year Drinks - Brisbane

There’s never been a better time to celebrate you, your work, and everything in the middle that you do on the daily. Which is why we’d love for you to join us for dinner in recognition of International Women’s Day (and you!)

Each year, the United Nations arrives at a theme in honour of girls, women and non-binary individuals around the world. This year, the theme is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, set with the intention to underpin global efforts to uplift women and champion their skills and spirit by  increasing access to advancements in technology and innovation.

You have all, in some form or fashion, been at the forefront of innovation and technology in the startup ecosystem. And so we’d love for you to join us, share your stories, and acknowledge the same.

Your ticket includes a 3 course meal (share any dietaries when registering) and you're welcome to order and pay any drinks on arrival. 

 in Carlton, Melbourne. We can't wait to see you there.

We welcome all women and non-binary individuals to this event. If you identify as male, we recommend joining our friend's event in Melbourne: 

Men Supporting International Women's Day: Allyship to Advocacy

International Women's Day Dinner

Looking to connect with people building community in Auckland? Curious about who else is in the startup space?

Join us for a casual meetup to connect with people from the community, tech and startup space. You'll be able to meet and have great conversations with new and familiar faces, as well as members of The Community Collective. 

This is a public and free event for anyone working in or curious about community building, tech, events and startups.

You'll be welcomed by a local and fellow Ambassador on arrival, 

 located in the Victoria Park precinct. You're welcome to order and pay for any food or drinks on arrival.

Register to receive the calendar invite. 

Community Meetup - Auckland

We're bringing you a new format and event platform for this meetup based on the feedback from members looking to connect with other members building communities. So this meetup is all about 

 of this meetup is to give you the opportunity to connect with fellow CC'ians and grow your network across the Australian and New Zealand startup space.

These are the people who get community. The ones you can turn to with questions about building community, need advice about tech tools, understand what others do in their roles and need people to collaborate with.

📝Access guiding questions for great conversations

 and this is an interactive, cameras on kinda vibe where you'll have conversations with other people (no hiding in the background!).

1:00pm: Welcome, Purpose and Acknowledgement 

1:55pm: Thank you and Community Announcements

, an online tool for interactive sessions with your team or community. We'll have a special gift to share with you after this event 🎁

The CC #17 Meetup: Community Connect

 of this meetup is to provide valuable insights on how to streamline your operations and become more efficient by leveraging technology, automations and community data. 

You'll learn key strategies to identify inefficient processes that are holding you back and how to improve them.

: Director & HubSpot Certified Gold Partner @ Gather 'n' Grow

Alyssa is the founder and director of Gather ‘n’ Grow, a HubSpot Gold Partner focusing on Revenue Operations, HubSpot CRM implementation, migration and automation. She’s a great marketer; a mix of technical, data-driven and creative with Google ads experience.

Alyssa believes customer experience is at the heart of everything we do – starting with getting CRM, automation, process and teams aligned – so that businesses can grow and scale sustainably.

Gather ‘n’ Grow’s clients span from scale-up startups to enterprise businesses such as Probe Group, Beepo, Gathered Here, Makinex, Unigloves, Curious Thing, Arryved, Cloud Factory and more.

1:00pm: Welcome, Purpose and Acknowledgement with Des

1:55pm: Thank you and Community Announcements with Des

This session is hosted on Butter, an online interactive tool. For the best virtual experience, join via your laptop in Google Chrome or mobile app 

Our members get 30% off the first 3 months of Butter 

The CC #18 Meetup: How to Scale Your Community Operations

We had such a great time last year at the end of year Celebration Drinks at Ennovate, especially hearing questions from those that joined us about when the next one is, we’ve decided to make it a regular meetup! 

We’ll be hosting a quarterly meetup kicking off in May, through to August and November this year. The purpose of the meetups is to bring together people interested in the community, tech and startup space to connect and collaborate. 

Not to mention how excited we are to also partner with Overnight Success for these meetups to bring more of the local community together for drinks, food and great conversations.  

We'll be coming together at Ennovate's co-working space in Bowen Hills. 

Register now to get the invite. We can't wait to see you there.

Startup & Community Meetup Brisbane

of this meetup is to dive into all things community engagement.

Building a highly engaged community is something we all continue to strive for. But how can we ensure members feel heard by creating relevant content? What role does social media play in driving community engagement?

Join us for this meetup to deep dive into the role that content and social media play to drive quality community engagement.

, Founder @ Social Mediology & Social Lights Podcast

Kate vanderVoort is Founder and CEO of Social Mediology and host of the Social Lights Podcast. She has worked with over 3000 businesses and not for profits on social media strategy and implementation across every industry. She specialises in growing and activating customer or cause communities. 

With more than 14 years specialising in social media and community building for business, she is a highly sought-after conference speaker and trainer both in Australia and internationally. Kate is a Digital Community Champion with the Queensland State Government, a Facebook Certified Community Manager and a Lead Trainer on the Facebook Community Manager Certification program.  

​1:00pm: Welcome, Purpose and Acknowledgement with Host

1:55pm: Thank you and Community Announcements with Host

​Register now to receive the calendar invite.

. This meetup is for meetup members and CC'ians only. 

Driving Community Engagement with Content and Social Media

Thinking about joining our Community Cohort #3 program but just not 100% sure? 

 Info Session to learn more about our 8-week cohort where community builders around the world connect and level up together.

You'll learn all about the program, what's involved, how to apply and ask any questions. You'll also hear from Cohort #2 alumni about their experience so you can get a feel for the value and our community vibe.

Apply to join our Community Cohort #3 before 31 July @ 12pm.

Community Cohort #3 Info Session

**Our Birthday Party is officially sold out! 

 to be notified if a ticket becomes available in the case that someone drops out.**

You're invited to join us in celebrating the combined birthday of 

These two organisations place 'community' at their core and work tirelessly to build stronger and more inclusive spaces for their members. So, what better way to celebrate than by coming together to commemorate another year around the sun altogether?

Whether you're a long-time supporter of One Roof or The Community Collective, or perhaps a newcomer looking to make new connections, everyone is welcome.

So register today and save the date, because this is one birthday party that you won't want to miss! 

We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the amazing work of these two communities together. 

We’ve invited key connectors, founders and community builders across the Australian startup space as Featured Guests for you to hear from and meet throughout the night.

We're excited to bring you to the amazing 

Your ticket includes access to the 3 hour event with delicious catering, non-alcoholic drinks and great conversations. We have chosen a 'pay as you feel' ticket pricing to remain accessible to all, whilst still covering our event costs. 

You can expect refreshing non-alcoholic drinks from 

, as well as catering by the local restaurant 

We want you to feel festive and fabulous. So wear something comfortable with a touch of orange or navy blue (think socks, jewellery, scarf - you name it).

Keen to join a business community of wildly ambitious women across Australia and globally? 

Looking for support with building an impactful community? 

The CC x One Roof's Birthday Party

The CC #22 Meetup will be on “Metrics to Measure Community".

 of this is to connect with fellow community builders 1-1 and delve into the art of measuring, tracking, and recording vital metrics in your roles. 

Discover effective tactics for assessing your community’s success and impact, gain insights on selecting the right metrics to focus on, and learn which metrics to steer clear of.

Join your fellow CC’ians on Wed 13 Sept @ 1pm-2pm (AEST) where you will:

~ Access guiding questions for great conversations

 and this is an interactive, cameras-on kinda vibe where you’ll have conversations with other people (no hiding in the background!).

1:00pm: Welcome, Purpose and Acknowledgement

2:00pm: Close with fun musicMeet your hosts: Paz & Des

, an online tool for interactive sessions with your team or community. We’ll have a special gift to share with you after this event 

This event is for members of our free meetup community. Not a member? 

Metrics to Measure Community

You're invited to join us in celebrating the launch of The Startup Community Manager Snapshot. A joint report from 

 to capture the current landscape of the community management for startups and startup support organisations in our region.

This Community Manager Snapshot: Startup Space is our inaugural report, what aims to drill down in more detail about the realities and benchmarks of Community Management in the A/NZ startup ecosystems.

So we'd love for you to join us at this Launch Dinner Party to celebrate the results and connect in with our communities.

​Whether you’re a seasoned community veteran, or perhaps a newcomer looking to learn more about the ecosystem, everyone is welcome.

​So register today and save the date! ​We can’t wait to see you there to celebrate and unpack this exciting new piece of research.

​​6:00pm - Arrival, Welcome & Networking

​We're excited to bring you to the beautiful Grace Darling Hotel, in Melbourne. We've booked the private dining space upstairs.

​Your ticket includes access to the 3 hour event with a delicious 2-course meal, and great conversations. There will be a cash bar available on the night to order any drinks you may like.

ACM x The CC Report Launch Dinner

of this workshop is to dive deep into public speaking and facilitation in person in Sydney! We are so excited to be able to connect you in the real world with a workshop led by our very own Cohort #1 Alumnus. 

​Community builders. We host events all the time. But how can we use our speaking and facilitating skills to make the experience amazing?

​In this workshop, you'll practice hands on event facilitation in a safe learning environment. You'll learn from your peers and get tactical tips for how to keep things running smooth.

​- How you can lead with your strengths to build your confidence as a speaker

​And we'll answer as many of your big questions as possible.

 Accelerator Program Manager @ UNSW Founders

​Hi Sydney! Can't wait to meet you in person for this. We'll walk through all of your biggest public speaking questions and get some hands on in person experience in a small group setting.

​In the last ~6 years I've gone from nervous wreck to comfortable public speaker and I'm excited to share some of the things I've learned along the way.

I'm also the startup program manager working at UNSW. I'm forever a generalist so love working with founders in widely varying industries. I love creating things from scratch, facilitating & performing. 

​Previously I've worked across many different roles and programs including INCUBATE, Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and the SPARK Mentoring Program.

You'll be welcomed at the venue by our local Sydney Alumni Hosts, 

: Level 2, Merewether Building H04, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006.

This is a public event so you're welcome to share this registration link on with anyone else who may benefit from joining us.

🏵 Public Speaking Workshop Sydney

Looking to improve your public speaking skills? Perhaps become a better facilitator amongst your community?

Unlock your full potential as a communicator and leader at this Facilitation Mastery Workshop in Melbourne, led by Emeli Paulo, Co-Founder @ Soco Collective and Community Cohort #1 Alumna. 

During this immersive experience, you will delve deep into the art of public speaking and facilitation, equipping you with the skills to captivate, inspire, and lead a room with impact.

Through interactive sessions, you'll harness the power of effective communication, master facilitation techniques, and cultivate unwavering confidence. 

Whether you're new to the world of speaking or a seasoned pro, all are welcome here to grow into the next level of comfortability in front of crowds. 

Join us for an unforgettable journey of personal and professional growth. 

: Co-Founder @ SoCo Collective, L&D Trainer & Life Design Coach, Ex-BlueChilli She Starts Tech Accelerator

Emeli is a five-time social impact Founder, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity & inclusion) speaker and HCD (human centred design) consultant. With two decades of facilitation, she has worked with over one million people, delivered 15,000 immersive workshops, designed 1200+ change programs with 500+ companies.

As a proud BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of colour) leader, Emeli’s mission is to build SoCo (social connection & belonging), to empower people to speak their truth, build socially inclusive workplaces and connected communities.

​This is a public event so you're welcome to share this registration link on with anyone else who may benefit from joining us.

🏵 Facilitation Mastery Melbourne

The Community Collective

Hello February 🏵 It's so great to be back in your inbox with The Community Roundup, our monthly Australian newsletter that keeps you up to date with the community industry.

In this edition you can find a free Community & Content Calendar Template created by us, 2023 trends and insights, a concentration music playlist, upcoming startup and community events, 12 hot jobs and a very special pre-launch invitation 💌
And of course a big welcome to the 75 legends who have joined us. We're glad you're here. You can catch up on past editions here if you're feeling curious.
Did someone send this to you? Lucky you. You can subscribe here and join 775+ community enthusiasts receiving this newsletter on the 1st day of every month.
Resources: Community Planning & Trends

It's February, so let's make sure you have the resources and insights you need for being organised and ahead of the game this year:
> Free 2023 Community & Content Calendar Template created by yours truly
> Community Trends 2023 created by Guild
> 7 Non-Trends for the Community Space in 2023 created by Talkbase
> Community Management: Planning The Week created by Richard Millington
> Past Year Review created by Tim Ferris
> Lofi Playlist for concentration created by Lofi Girl 
Startup & Community Events

Last year we noticed that our readers (that's you 👋) were most interested in startup-related networking events across Australia, followed by events specifically related to up-skilling in community building (we love data).
We're going to give the people what they want, so this section will now include both community-related AND startup events. You're welcome 💌
> 1 Feb: 2023 Community Planning with The Community Collective members online
> 1 Feb: From Side Hustle to Seed Round in Melbourne
> 1 Feb: Community best practices with HubSpot and Common Room: Manage your user journey online
> 2 Feb: How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Community Manager online
> 2 Feb: Startup&Angels| Startup Pitch & Investors Panel in Sydney
> 8 Feb: South Australian Climate Tech Showcase in Adelaide 
> 8 Feb: Importance of consistency and iterations in community building w/ Alex from Startup Grind online
> 9 Feb: Fireside Chat: Stop, Collaborate and Listen. How to use community and collabs to grow your business in 2023 online (members only)
> 9 Feb: Founder Networking on Archa's Rooftop in Melbourne
> 10 Feb: One Roof Breakfast Meetup for Women in Business in Melbourne 
> 10 Feb: LinkedIn Roast w/ HEX online
> 15 Feb: MAP Info Night 2023 in Melbourne 
> 16 Feb: F*Up Nights in Melbourne
> 22 Feb: Building community for multiple audiences at once online
> 23 Feb: Reigniting an Inactive Community with Selva Ganapathy online
> 7-10 March: _Southstart in Adelaide
Stay up to date with our events via our Events Calendar.
Have an event you want to add to our newsletter? Tell us.

Community Jobs
Featured: Community & Social Media Manager @ Ren. They're on a mission to enhance lifelong mental health in children and their families. 

Featured: Lilypad Lead @ Blackbird. They're looking for someone to join their team and build the best startup hiring platform in Australia and New Zealand.
Hiring for a community-focussed role? Submit yours. We'll reach out with ways in which we can help you promote it and find great candidates. 
🚀 Events and Comms Manager @ Startup Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
⚡ Community Manager @ UniLodge Australia (Melbourne, Australia)
🚀 Community Associate @ The Commons (Melbourne, Australia)
⚡ Community Coordinator @ Mooning (Melbourne, Australia)
🚀 Program Manager @ Next25 (Sydney, Australia)
⚡  Community Development Lead @ Australia dbt Labs (Remote, Australia)
🚀  Community Manager @ Discord (Remote, France)
⚡ Head of Community & Growth @ ClassUp (Remote, America)
🚀 Commsor Education Manager @ Commsor (Remote, Global)
⚡ Head of Community @ Glo (Remote, Global)
Looking to land your next role?
Join our Talent Collective here and we'll help you find great opportunities.

The CC Corner

Over here in The CC world, we're very excited to launch our Community Cohort #2 program this Tuesday 7th February 🤩 We're inviting our readers to join a very special pre-launch to be the first to see the new program. Join the 225 of us patiently waiting.
What else is happening in our world?
👏 Team: We welcomed Ben Davies @ Smokeball, Ex-Community @ Dovetail and Canva, to our Advisory Board.
🧡 Celebrate: We celebrated Community Manager Appreciation Day on 25 Jan (yes there's an international day for us 😍). Read more about it.
📆 Meetups: CC'ians, join us today for our 2023 Community Planning meetup for members only (joining link is in your inbox under Meetup Invite). 
🙌 Events: We're excited to collaborate with Selva Ganapathy @ MYOB to discuss all things Reigniting an Inactive Community. Join us.
🔥 Hiring: We've been testing a new offering to help people find community jobs and companies hire great talent. Check it out.
🌮 Strategy: We had a Co-Founder and Advisor catch up to lock in our Q1 & Q2 Strategy for 2023. And yes, there with tacos and ice cream involved. See which flavours we chose 🍨
🏵 Blog: We've published all 7 articles for the Community Cohort #1 Reflection series written by Evan Lim @ _Southstart. Read them.
 🏃‍♂️ FebFast: We’re doing FebFast to bring our community together for a little good health and a lot of good will. Join us or donate to support disadvantaged young people in Australia. 
Let's Laugh
We love to leave you with a smile (and thanks Des for the edit!).

Thanks for reading. What did you think? We read every reply that comes to us and would love to hear from you. We'll be back in your inbox on the 1st of March.
Until then,
Paz and The CC Team

Hello February 🏵 It's so great to be back in your inbox with 

, our monthly Australian newsletter that keeps you up to date with the community industry.

In this edition you can find a free Community & Content Calendar Template created by us, 2023 trends and insights, a concentration music playlist, upcoming startup and community events, 12 hot jobs and a very special pre-launch invitation 💌

And of course a big welcome to the 75 legends who have joined us. We're glad you're here. You can catch up on past editions 

Did someone send this to you? Lucky you. You can 

and join 775+ community enthusiasts receiving this newsletter

It's February, so let's make sure you have the resources and insights you need for being organised and ahead of the game this year:

Free 2023 Community & Content Calendar Template

7 Non-Trends for the Community Space in 2023

 for concentration created by Lofi Girl 

Last year we noticed that our readers (that's you 👋) were most interested in startup-related networking events across Australia, followed by events specifically related to up-skilling in community building (we love data).

We're going to give the people what they want, so this section will now include both community-related AND startup events. You're welcome 💌

 with The Community Collective members online

Community best practices with HubSpot and Common Room: Manage your user journey

How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Community Manager

Startup&Angels| Startup Pitch & Investors Panel

Importance of consistency and iterations in community building w/ Alex from Startup Grind

Fireside Chat: Stop, Collaborate and Listen. How to use community and collabs to grow your business in 2023

One Roof Breakfast Meetup for Women in Business

Building community for multiple audiences at once

Reigniting an Inactive Community with Selva Ganapathy

Have an event you want to add to our newsletter? 

. They're on a mission to enhance lifelong mental health in children and their families. 

. They're looking for someone to join their team and build the best startup hiring platform in Australia and New Zealand.

 We'll reach out with ways in which we can help you promote it and find great candidates. 

 @ Startup Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)

 @ UniLodge Australia (Melbourne, Australia)

 @ Australia dbt Labs (Remote, Australia)

 and we'll help you find great opportunities.

Over here in The CC world, we're very excited to launch our Community Cohort #2 program this Tuesday 7th February 🤩 We're inviting our readers to join a very special pre-launch to be the first to see the new program. 

 @ Smokeball, Ex-Community @ Dovetail and Canva, to our Advisory Board.

We celebrated Community Manager Appreciation Day on 25 Jan (yes there's an international day for us 😍). 

 CC'ians, join us today for our 2023 Community Planning meetup for members only (joining link is in your inbox under 

 @ MYOB to discuss all things Reigniting an Inactive Community. 

We've been testing a new offering to help people find community jobs and companies hire great talent. 

 We had a Co-Founder and Advisor catch up to lock in our Q1 & Q2 Strategy for 2023. And yes, there with tacos and ice cream involved. 

 We've published all 7 articles for the Community Cohort #1 Reflection series written by Evan Lim @ _Southstart. 

We’re doing FebFast to bring our community together for a little good health and a lot of good will. 

Join us or donate to support disadvantaged young people in Australia

We love to leave you with a smile (and thanks Des for the edit!).

Thanks for reading. What did you think? We read every reply that comes to us and would love to hear from you. We'll be back in your inbox on the 1st of March.