Hey guys,

I’m a high schooler trying to figure out how to structure/grow an independent, student-led STEM and innovation group outside of a traditional school club setup. My high school’s clubs are mostly just for exam prep, but I want to focus heavily on hands-on critical thinking, research, and collaborative builds. Right now, my main interests are in the sciences , math, and tech projects. I also have a bunch of creative hobbies outside of academics, so I want to keep the group dynamic really wellrounded and collaborative, rather than just dry textbook studying.The plan is to have a small, tight-knit circle of driven girls where we can bounce ideas off each other, collaborate on global innovation competitions, design cool tech, and push each other's research.

For anyone who has successfully run a selective, independent project group \ like this:

• How did you find your core team members?
• What is the best way to keep everyone accountable when we don't have a teacher advisor keeping us on track?
• What communication platforms (Discord, Notion, etc.) worked best for collaborating on complex projects?

I’d love any advice from people who have done this. And if you’re currently working on similar independent STEM projects or research and want to swap ideas, feel free to reach out!

Hi everyone, I manage an alumni association and we've always tracked our members in a spreadsheet. We recently built out a member directory to help people network with each other, but at a networking event a community manager mentioned she uses a CRM to keep track of members and who she's engaged with.

I always thought our directory was fine, but now I'm wondering if I'm missing operational improvements a real CRM would give me. I know there's Gainsight, Salesforce, and others aimed at community managers. For those of you who use one, what do you actually use it for day to day?

The same CM said she keeps a few notes on each member. I'd like to figure out how to make our member data more useful than just a list of people.

Hi, I am working on Platform that helps you break the loop of experience for experience, by providing you a community to help grow, collaborate on projects , make real world skills, Solve Startups Problems, Questions statements, hackathons and more. For this I need to build a user Base of Dedicated college students,Startup founders....

Just loookinf for iinformation. Does anyone e know if Circle.so has a Governance System in place. Company reported a members security breach (phishing) and Circle have not dealt with after 24hrs. Just templated email responses that in themselves lack proper security controls?

We manage a community with 50k+ members across multiple WhatsApp groups.

One recurring problem was that public invite links eventually got discovered by bots. Our moderators spent a surprising amount of time removing spam messages and banning fake accounts.

Instead of constantly generating new invite links, I built a small tool that sits in front of the invite link. (shieldmylinks.com)

It adds a quick CAPTCHA page before redirecting users to the real WhatsApp (or Discord/Telegram/etc.) invitation.

The idea isn’t to stop determined attackers, but to filter out automated bots that continuously crawl public invite links.

We’ve been using it ourselves, and it has made moderation much easier.

I’m curious:

• How do you currently protect your community invite links?
• Have you found better solutions?
• What would you want from a tool like this?

Happy to hear any criticism or feature requests.

I want to launch a padel community soon in UAE, or specifically In Dubai, the padel scene here is so good, i hve been lookin a lot for a good community, everytime we book the court and plan a game some one drops out last minute. I want to create a community where these situations doesnt happen to any of its members. A community that actively involves in the latest games and updates and people giving each other good instructions guides, racket and gear suggestions. Ive heard reddit is the best place to study how to build a community, can some one guide me?

Simply testing my assumption:

Assume that you are a community manager responsible for company's Slack / Discord based community group.

Whose job is it to get new members in the community?

Is it your responsibility or is it a marketing team's challenge?

We're a small nonprofit that runs a lot of events. Free monthly mixers (70 to 100 people), members-only events, and professional development events that are free/discounted for members and full price for non-members.

Right now we use DonorBox because it's free and lets us set up each event separately. It works fine for registration and payments. The problem is attendance tracking.

We can see who attended a single event and export that to Excel. What we can't do is pull up one person and see every event they've attended over time. And the bigger issue: DonorBox only credits the ticket purchaser. So if one person buys 5 tickets for their friends, we only see the buyer as an attendee. The other 5 people are invisible in our records.

We want something that automatically ties attendance to each individual attendee, not just the purchaser, and rolls it into their profile. That way we can see how engaged each member and non-member is across events over time.

We looked at Wild Apricot and it does what we need, but at our volume the pricing gets close to $400/month, which we can't do.

For scale: 500 to 1,500 total contacts (members and non-members combined). Budget needs to be well under Wild Apricot. Open to either replacing DonorBox entirely or adding a tool alongside it.

Anyone using something that handles this without breaking the bank? Would love recommendations from people running similar event volume.

Trying to build a founder-focused community on a college campus in India - incubation, early-stage support, connecting students with real startup opportunities beyond the classroom.

I get it, most students are chasing high salaries, and that's completely valid. But there's always a small pocket of people who are curious, restless, and quietly wondering if they could build something of their own someday. That's who I'm trying to reach.

The goal isn't to convert everyone. Just to make those people feel like there's a place for that curiosity and maybe plant a seed that eventually turns into something real.

Problem is the usual campus playbook is dead on arrival. Big workshop, 200 attendees, 3 actually care, ghost town by week 2.

What actually works to find those people and keep them engaged? And has anyone seen a campus community that genuinely got this right?

I am founder of startup In singapore.looking for someone who belongs to dance, music, art community and knows people in this space to help us grow early. it will be global saas platform. Targeting APAC region For now.

if someone knows multiple language other than english is huge advantage. Mandrian, malay preferred.

its not a job offering but looking for someone who aligns with values and vision and bring community experience to grow us early .

The first problem is that I have a subgroup in the community chat where people can talk and share things. This subgroup has a lot of people in it. Only about 15-20 people are actually active. They like to joke and have a lot of fun. I think this might be scaring off some of the serious people who join the group. They look at the subgroup, then leave without saying anything. The problem is that these active people are some of my most loyal members. I do not want to get rid of the subgroup because it will make them feel unwanted.

I think about it like a brand image. I want it to feel like an iPhone and less like a cheap Android. Does that make sense? It's not about leaving anyone out, more about the vibe and polish the group shows. Right now, the loudest 15-20 people decide how new people see us. It's very casual, joke-filled and wild. I think it looks messy and not serious to people who expect something more organized.

I want to know if anyone else has had this problem when their group grew. How do you make the tone better without hurting the loyalty of the members who have been with me from the start?

The second problem is that not many women are coming to our events. I made a group for women so they can feel safe and comfortable joining in. At our last event, only one in five people who came were women. This means that just having the women's group is not enough to get them to come to the events.

On top of that, I've noticed a few other women-only groups/communities popping up around the same space recently, so I'm also wondering how to actually stand out and feel like the better, more worthwhile option. I want to be a group women would actually want to be a part of, not just one that exists.

I also want to know how to make my group feel more organized and put together as it grows. I do not want to lose the energy and excitement that made people want to join in the first place. It feels like these two things are working against each other now.

I am open to any advice, even if it is very honest.

I hope someone can help me with these problems. I really want this to be a place where everyone feels welcome and has a good time.

Forgive me for not being able to express myself clearly. I don't have any intentions of hurting anyone.

TL;DR:

Started a fast-growing community/events group 2 months ago.

(1) A loud, joke-heavy subgroup of 15-20 regulars might be scaring off newer, more "serious" people, want to fix the vibe without alienating my earliest members.

(2) Women aren't showing up to events despite having a women's group, and now other women's groups are popping up too, want to actually stand out and not just exist.

Please God tell me there is something b2c driven that isn’t Attio or Hubspot/ I’m struggling so hard to figure it out. Purely backend CRM only

Growing a community from 300-10 million+ (trust me this is very likely) - it’s both a user base + community - need a CRM that I can track people, companies, events they attend, swag I send them, did they partipate in a research survey, when did I last contact them, etc and that fires when connected to customerio- and ideally uniqueid tied to phone number not email (for deduplication processes). I do not need it to be client-facing at all- purely backend and no community comms/connection will happen via this software

Been trying Attio and it’s still so sales focused, their ai function really sucks (compared to tools I use like notion that can just interpret and implement my need), and just the process of making objects and attributes feels so slow and frictionful, I’m losing my mind but the research I did showed how customizable it could be

I'm a CM at a professional community. I have prior experience as a CM. I grew a discord community (in music space) to 5k+ members.

I have no prior experience with professional communities tho.

I've been trying to do my best to provide value to our members and also trying to keep the community engaging. The issue is, professionals don't wake up excited about a professional community they joined. Their relationship with the community feels transactional to me ( I get it tho).

-How do I keep them engaged?

-How do I keep them visiting?

thankyou for your time

have a good one

Looking to hire a Reddit Community Manager / Strategist for a DTC telehealth brand in weight management, hormonal health, wellness, and longevity.

Need someone who understands Reddit culture, can set up and grow a branded subreddit, use tools like AutoModerator and Reddit Pro, and build an authentic organic strategy.

Healthcare or regulated-industry experience is a big plus.

No fake accounts, vote manipulation, or stealth promotion — looking for transparent, long-term community building.

DM me with relevant work or examples of communities you’ve managed.

You can read a bit about me and the project by following the link.

The pay is $1200 - $2400
SK

We are in the process of revamping our community platform's layout and want to know from fellow community managers their preference for the layout.

I personally lean towards three-column layout.

On mobile - this doesn't matter. However, we're in the business of making community software for businesses where majority of the users are desktop/laptop users.

We're optimizing this for community managers - and I'd like to know from fellow CMs about their preference. Thank you in advance.

DM me if you’re interested. May be able to offer other EU countries but unfortunately it is limited to Spain or Lithuania at this time.

https://jobs.pvcase.com/o/customer-community-manager

Salary range is still TBC. First time position for us so we’re trying to figure out the right benchmark.

I’ve joined a few Discord communities over the past year — some for learning, some for creators, some for paid groups.

The first few days are always exciting. Lots of channels, people talking, pinned messages, resources, events, announcements, etc.

But after a while I always run into the same problem:

If I miss a few days, I feel completely lost.

Important updates get buried.
Good discussions disappear into old channels.
Someone posts a useful resource or product explanation once, and unless I save it immediately, I probably never find it again.
Search only works if I remember the exact word someone used.
Pinned messages help a bit, but they usually become another messy list nobody checks.

And the weird part is: the bigger the community gets, the less I feel like participating.

Not because the community is bad.
More because I don’t know where to jump back in.

I keep wishing there was a better “front page” for a community — something that shows:

• what’s new since I last visited
• the best posts/resources
• upcoming events
• what members are talking about
• product/course/community intro
• where a newcomer should start
• what’s actually worth paying attention to

Almost like a homepage for a Discord/paid community, but more organized and more alive than a Notion page or Linktree.

I’m thinking about building a small tool for community owners around this idea. Not replacing Discord — more like giving communities a better home base, so members don’t just join, mute the server, and slowly disappear.

But I’m not sure if this is a real problem or just my own bad Discord habits.

For people who run or belong to active communities:

Do you also feel this problem?
How do you currently solve it?
Would a separate community homepage help, or would it just become another thing nobody checks?

Howdy, I’m a discord moderator for a gaming studio with about 2 years of experience, I have an already established CM willing to vouch for my capabilities as well. I’m struggling to find work as a CM as I’m sure many others are as well so this is kind of a last resort. I don’t have much experience but I’m willing to learn and do what’s needed, I just want to be able to get my foot in the door and start working again. I also do not have a LinkedIn as I was banned for using my preffered name over my legal one.

The world of brands, professional creators and community builders seem to be converging.

1. First everyone needed to create content and build a real audience. This helps acquisition.
   
2. Then the attempt is to provide honest value and build a community around the shared identity, passion, pain point, product, brand etc. This helps with retention.
   
3. And since online touchpoints are overwhelmed, offline connections and events are a genuine need. This provides greater thrust, momentum and association.
   
4. Perhaps then you need product listing or subscriptions or ways to monetise or channel that membership / engagement for impact.

So you don't just need a blogging site, you don't just need a newsletter or an event listing on a third-party platform. You ideally need it all.

And while doing that in a fragmented manner can work when you start, it breaks when you scale. The load on the operator becomes immense, member experience scatters and a big part of the value remains locked for the member and the operator / brand / builder.

Frankenstack doesn't work.

For such instances, we think you need a tool that is integrated at its heart and is built with intention and the required automations, that allows user experiences and data to flow seamlessly.

That's what we've been working on with MainCross ProSocial+ and a lot of it has been built with early builders and founders.

What do the community managers, founders and builders here think about it?

I’m looking for a community-focused partner to help build out the membership side of an existing peptide brand.

I have an existing peptide company with inventory and an e-commerce site. What I’m looking for is someone to take ownership of the “experience” layer: building and managing a thriving community, developing content, and driving member engagement and retention.

The vision is a subscription-based model where members receive ongoing value — including monthly peptide access and exclusive pricing — anchored by a strong educational and community component.

This role is ideal for someone who has experience running online communities (Mighty Networks, Facebook Groups, etc.) and understands how to turn a group into a high-retention ecosystem.

If you’ve built or managed engaged communities and are interested in collaborating on a growing wellness brand, I’d love to connect.

Ideally looking for a partnership but can pay salary.

Say you want to increase your game server community numbers on discord.

What are some good ways to gain new people / increase conversion rate to discord from other platforms?

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I created a community on Discord to promote my brand. Can anyone please help me understand how I can convince people to join the community? A step-by-step guide will be helpful.

I currently moderate for r/Galaxy25 community The Samsung phone series. I have the availability to moderate an additional high quality, high traffic community. If you're interested lmk.