“There aren’t many places where you can learn how truly effective communities run at a foundational level. This cohort did that.”

- Jess, Director of Marketing and Brand @ Scene Health | Melbourne

Hey you,

Paz here 👋

Quick and important one today.

Applications close on 7 September for our Cohort #9 Scholarship Fund.

That’s in 5 days so sharing this friendly reminder with you 🧡

We have 10 Full & Partial Scholarships Available for this program.

You can apply for the scholarship fund here.

Here’s why we have a scholarship fund.

When we started The Community Collective in 2021, we didn’t have a big budget or a VC backing us. Just a belief that community was going to change everything, and no clear way in.

I personally quit my full time job, saved $10k for ‘Paz’s Life Runway’, and spent $2k to set up The Community Collective as a business with an Accountant to register the company.

Then poured my heart and soul into building this community from the ground up.
And I know how powerful our cohort can be.

I know that YOU understand how powerful community can be.

It’s not just an 8-week experience.

You get access to some of the worlds best in the industry to have them as mentors, peers and hopefully friends.

We’ve seen members fly around the world to attend each others weddings after meeting at the kick off call online for the first time.

Not to mention all of the collaborations, new jobs, partnerships and memories made.

And that’s pretty special.

So we never want finances $$$ to be the reason someone brilliant doesn’t get to receive the support you deserve.

Of course we can’t give everyone a free place though.

We are also running a business and have expenses to pay.

So these 10 Full and Partial Scholarships are for the people who need them most: those doing incredible community work with limited resources, folks from underrepresented groups, and anyone building something meaningful while experiencing financial hardship.

A full or partial scholarship gives you the complete Live Cohort experience:

🏵️ 8 weeks installing our Community Operating System
🏵️ A 90-minute live session with Priya Parker, plus speakers from Stripe, HubSpot, AWS and Anthripic
🏵️ A board-ready Community Strategy and the numbers to prove its value
🏵️ 400+ alumni and a global community you keep for life

📅 Mon 7 Sept to Fri 30 Oct 2026
💻 100% online, IRL gatherings globally
👉 Apply before 7 September

Featuring Speakers:
🏵️ Priya Parker, Author of The Art of Gathering & The Art of Fighting
🏵️ Jay Clouse @ Creator Science
🏵️ Nikki Thibodeau @ Stripe
🏵️ Evan Hamilton @ HubSpot
🏵️ DeMario Bell @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
🏵️ Jessie Jacob @ Meetings That Matter
🏵️ Chris Catania, Keynote Speaker, Community Strategist & Author
🏵️ David Kobrosky @ Anthropic

Coaches:
🏵️ Yana Belova @ Canva
🏵️ Abbey Pantano @ The Impact Collab
🏵️ Tim Duggan @ Digital Publishers Alliance & Author

Plus myself and Margaux Miller will be your Hosts guiding you through with live sessions in the US, EU and AU timezones.

We can’t wait to read your application.

PS. Know someone who deserves one of these? Forward this email to them right now. You might just change their year 🧡

Now listen to 60 seconds from Michelle EW @ NARU about her cohort experience.

Can’t wait ✨ 

Paz and The CC Team

Not interested in the program? No hard feelings. If you can re-share this post or send this link to someone - you’d make us smile. Like a HUGE smile. One of those really big smiles when you hear you’ve won the lottery. Go on. It feels good. Or come join our online event with Tim Duggan about conflict in community and our Cohort #9 Info Session.

Limited spots left in Cohort #9. Come join us.