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🏵️ Announcing Our New White Paper with Discourse 😱

🏵️ Announcing Our New White Paper with Discourse 😱

Plus a free gift from HubSpot...

Paz Pisarski
November 12, 2025

"Community managers are getting smarter about combining AI tools with human judgment. AI can spot patterns humans miss, but humans understand context AI cannot. The best enforcement combines both."

- Venessa Paech @ Australian Community Managers

Hey friends 👋 Paz here.

First up, I’m excited to share our new White Paper with Discourse. Yew! We interviewed 14 Key Voices in the community space to help you. Read on to find out the topic 😎

Second, you can win a free place in Cohort #8 by submitting the 10th Annual State of Community Management survey with Australian Community Managers! Takes 10mins.

Third huge news – we've officially partnered with HubSpot! 🧡 Keep scrolling for deets.

Lastly, I'm taking a week off for my birthday in Phillip Island! 🎂🏖️ I’ll be back 17 November 👋

Grab a cuppa and enjoy the read! ☕️

Plus there's a HubSpot giveaway hiding in this newsletter... go find it 🎁

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🏵 Announcing Our New White Paper with Discourse 🎉

We're proud to launch our newest White Paper: "Safe By Design" with Discourse 🎉

This guide exists to help us all build communities that protect member safety and privacy from day one.

We're grateful for the 14 Key Voices who shared their insights from companies including Canva, FeverBee, ACM, Quiip, Tightknit & more.

We interviewed 14 Key Voices to bring you the top insights

🏵 Win A Free Place In Cohort #8 😱

We're partnering with Australian Community Managers to bring you the 10th annual State of Community Management (SOCM) survey!

If you manage a community or your role involves elements of community building in Australia or New Zealand, we’d love your insights.

This research goes into understanding what it’s like to be a Community Manager.

👉 Take 10 minutes to share your insights.

Plus all submissions enter the draw to win 1 x Free Place in Cohort #8 program to master community-led growth. Valued at $2800 🔥

🏵 Behind The CC Scenes

Get a sneak peek into what’s happening at The CC. Written by yours truly (Paz) 👋

We love “C”ing our members connect around the world 🏵

🎉 Cohort #7 Graduation: Congratulations to 116 CC'ians across 12 countries for wrapping up Community Cohort #7 program 🎓 👏 See cohort metrics.

✍️ Coworking: Come join our next Community Coworking Day at The Commons QV and Sanders Place 🙌

💡 West Tech Fest: We’re proud to be a Community Partner for Australia’s longest-running tech and innovation festival in Perth 🤩 Grab your discounted ticket.

🔥 SXSW Sydney Series: We dropped our 2025 SXSW Sydney Interview Series with Nudge Productions x The Nudge Group featuring legends from Stripe, ACS Labs, Birchal, Tractor Ventures & more 👀 See the lineup.

📹 Need a Videographer? Connect with the brilliant Nudge team for your next shoot – they’ve got you covered 🎥 Get in touch.

📰 News Feature: We loved seeing The Community Collective and CC’ians Annie Liao & Frances Goh featured in the Herald Sun. Get the lowdown.

📊 State of Community Management: The 10th annual SOCM survey is now live! Help shape the future of community management across Australia & NZ 🌏 Take part.

🤠 End of Year Party: Join our Stone & Chalk x The CC's End of Year Party 2025 with cowboy dress up theme. Register here. Use code COLLECTIVE for 50% off.

📞 Book A Call: Curious about how we can help you manage or launch a new community? Book a call with our team to chat more.

📣 Our New Partner: We're excited to announce our new partnership with our orange friends at HubSpot! 🎉 To celebrate we have a GIVEAWAY 🎁 Win here.