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Growing a community isn’t about management. It’s about developing leaders. With their help, your community will affect more people and sustain itself longer than you could have managed on your own.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
Although communities feel magical, they won’t come together by magic. In this early stage, there’s no substitute for a courageous leader (like you!) who takes the first step.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people

It’s scary to talk to strangers. Guide your members into discussions by modeling what good participation looks like. Craft regular prompts and make introductions for newbies.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people

For any community to flourish, it’s essential that members have a space where they can speak directly to each other, without having to depend on a founder or leader to play intermediary.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
Shareable assets allow Downtown Girls Basketball players to avoid starting from scratch every time they tell a story about the community or explain to a potential new member how to get involved. You can’t force people to spread the word. Instead, ask: How can I make it easier for them to do so on their own terms?
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
“A community is a living organism. It’s either declining or improving; there’s no steady-state in a community.”