🏵 Top Picks for Blackbird Sunrise & Meet Our New Cohort Lead & New Partnership

 "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”

— Helen Keller

Hey there! 👋
I'm Liz, the new Partnerships Lead at The Community Collective. I get to look after this newsletter and all things related to Recruitment & Partnerships from here on out.

Since this is my first time reaching out through our newsletter, I wanted to say a quick hello and give you a little insight into what I do…
Our mission is to lead a global movement that champions community building as a top business strategy. A big part of my role is forging strategic partnerships with like-minded organisations to help our amazing community members (that’s you!) enjoy more benefits like scholarships to the Cohort and/or landing dream roles in companies that share our values.

Feel free to connect with me here, and if you have any thoughts or suggestions for the newsletter, just hit reply—I’m all ears and eager to hear from you! 🫶 

Alrighty let’s jump in.
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Lots of big things happening!

The start of May brings a very special event in the Australian startup calendar - Blackbird’s Sunrise. As proud community partners, we couldn’t be more excited about this “startup festival” taking place over the next couple of days in Sydney. Read all about our favourite Blackbird Sunrise activities here.

Come say hi to some of our team if you’re at Sunrise!

Cohort #4 is also now in full swing. We’ve been deep diving into everything from how to approach articulating your community vision and values, to how to build your community and measure its impact well.

In other BIG news, you’ll also find the celebration post about our wonderful new Cohort Lead and startup and community building legend, Jess Walker joining our team.

And, as usual, this newsletter includes the hottest jobs and events coming up in the community & startup space, behind the scenes in The CC world as well as diving into our Coffee Corner interview with the one and only Startmate and PuddlePod founder, Michael Batko.

🔥 Community Jobs

Discover the hottest jobs in the community and startup space. This section is brought to you by yours truly, Liz our Partnerships Lead.

​🚀 Developer Community Manager @ Immutable (Remote, Australia)

⚡ Community Lead @ Montu (Remote, Australia)

​🚀 Festival Director @ Sydney Festival (Sydney, Australia)

⚡ Community Associate @ The Commons (Sydney, Australia)

🚀  Marketing Manager, Community Engagement @ Mosh (Sydney, Australia)

⚡​ Head of Community Connections @ Workforce Australia for Individuals (Sydney, Australia)

​🚀 Community Manager @ OKX (Sydney, Australia)

⚡ ​Community and Stakeholder Engagement Manager @ Lightsource BP (Sydney, Australia)

​🚀 Community Engagement Officer @ River City Labs (Brisbane, Australia)

⚡ Community Lead @ WeWork (Brisbane, Australia)

​🚀 Community & Engagement Manager @ The Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)

⚡ ​Community Manager - The Generator @ Regional Business HQ (Bundaberg, Australia)

​🚀 Social Media and Community Manager @ Hunters Element (Wellington, New Zealand)

⚡ Community Partnerships Manager @ Andela (London, United Kingdom)

​🚀 Community Manager @ mSocial (India)

⚡ Community Manager (Colombia Market) @ Quadcode (EMEA)

​🚀 Community Manager @ Pruvia Integration Limited (Lagos, Nigeria)

📆 Startup & Community Events

Check this month’s latest events in the community, tech and the startup space. This section is brought to you by our Events Associate, Sanchi.

📍1 May- Startspace Founders Fair in Melbourne

📍1 May- Real and Raw Storytelling in Business in Melbourne

📍1 & 2 May- Blackbird Sunrise in Sydney

📍2 May- Pragma – Summit for builders and leaders in the wed3 ecosystem in Sydney

📍4 May- Building a Community Online

📍5 May- Beyond the Campaign: Mastering Investor Engagement& Community Building Description Online

📍7 May- Mastering the Art of Facilitation in Melbourne

📍8 May- Demystifying Startup Funding: Strategies for Growth in Slurry Hills

📍8 May- 2024 MAP Launch in Melbourne

📍9 May - Women in Digital Member’s After Hours Catchup in Brisbane

📍16 May- All Things in Moderation 2024 Online

📍22 May- Building a Better World: Women in Tech Driving Social Impact in Melbourne

📍23 May- Leadership at Every Level: Forging Your Own Path in Sydney

📍23 May- Melbourne Community Drinks in Melbourne

📍31 May- Navigating the Future of AI in Community Building – CMXSummit Online

Are you running an event? Add your event here to our Startup Events Calendar, in collaboration with Startmate.

Get your ticket here!

🏵 The CC Corner

Get under the hood of what’s happening at The CC. This section is brought to you by yours truly, Paz.

🎉 We made a huge announcement over the last month which we could not be more excited about… We welcomed Jess Walker to The CC. Jess is a community and a cohort GUN. Read all about her here and how she’ll be contributing to your experience with The CC.

🏵 We also announced a really special partnership with Common Room - our very first official partner of our Community Cohort Scholarship Fund. Read more about our partnership here.

🧡 Cohort Welcome Dinners were a vibe thanks to our incredible Sydney, Melbourne and Lagos, Nigeria Alumni Hosts and wonderful CC’ians.

🔥 We have loved welcoming 71 new CC’ians to Cohort #4 from 10 different countries! We are in week 4 at the moment. Get a behind the scenes look with this article by Rachel MacDonald, founder @ The Parent’s Corner.

​🚀 In partnership with Discourse, we recently hosted an online event featuring Sam Saffron, Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Discourse, Venessa Paech, Co-Founder & Director @ Australian Community Managers and Michael Batko, CEO @ Startmate, Founder @ Puddle Pod. The conversation was all about practical insights and valuable tips on how AI can revolutionise your daily operations. Read our takeaways here.

⚡ Our Co-Founder, Paz Pisarski, is a Semi Finalist for the 7NEWS Australia Young Achiever Awards VIC!

😰 Did you miss out on our Cohort #4? We’ll run Cohort #5 from September this year. Pop your name down here to hear when applications launch.

☕️ Community Builder of the Month

This month, get to know Startmate and PuddlePod founder, Michael Batko. He loves “seeing people progress, develop and unlock transitions in their lives” - it’s part of what makes community magic for him. Read this Coffee Corner catch up with Micheal.

Are you a CC’ian who’d like to be featured? Complete our Coffee Corner interview series.

🤪 Let’s Laugh

We love to leave you with a smile - so we thought we’d do a MAJOR SHOUTOUT to all of YOU! Because we all know that behind every awesome community and an even more awesome community builder!

😅 And that, fellow CC’ians, is a wrap… THANK YOU for being the EPIC community builders that you are! We love working with you

Thanks for reading. Got a question or feedback? Just hit reply 🧡

Until next time,

 Liz, Paz, Sanchi & Jess
The CC Team