Sublime

Every thriving community organizes essential, repeating activities for its members.

Scott Heiferman, co-founder of Meetup, told us during a workshop, “people show up for the meetup but they come back for the people.”

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.

Nearly every challenge of building a community can be met by asking yourself, “How do I achieve this by working with my people, not doing it for them?”

Nearly every challenge of building a community can be met by asking yourself, “How do I achieve this by working with my people, not doing it for them?”

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.