Get Together: How to build a community with your people

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

RCC Global is one thing, but when you see the RCC badge of your city on a rider across the globe, it’s near mandatory to strike up conversation.”

Review Pinpoint your people If you’re going to build a community with a group of people, you’ll need to know who they are and identify a purpose that will bring them together. Before getting caught up in what you’ll do together, try to answer the following questions: Who do you want to get together? As an individual . . . Who do I care most deeply

If existing members are helping you grow the community, you’ll reach more people, and in a more authentic way, than you ever could alone.

In order to make sure that your community’s purpose is grounded in your people’s needs, and that it expresses what you can accomplish together, consider: 1. What do my people need more of? 2. What’s the change we desire? 3. What’s the problem only we can solve together?

Tie the activity back to why your community teamed up in the first place. What goal or outcome becomes possible only when this specific group of people gets together?

Focus on two criteria: 1. Who brings the energy—who are the people who already engage, contribute, or attend? Don’t try to conjure motivation out of thin air. Start with keen participants. 2. Assuming that the community flourishes, who will you stick with? Cultivating a community is a long-term

“People feel their membership reflects well on them because it shows they look at the world in a slightly different way from others,”

For any community to flourish, it’s essential that members have a space where they can speak directly to each other, without having to depend on a founder or leader to play intermediary.