The Community Cohort

We aim to help you up-skill in 4 key community building areas:

1. Community strategy design

2. Public speaking and facilitation 

3. Efficient operations and productivity 

4. Connections with other community builders

See the Skills Test Results from our Cohort #1.

Application Process:

• Stage 1: Submit your written application 
• Stage 2: Interview with The CC team for selected candidates 
• Stage 3: Outcomes sent via email

No interviews are required for Cohort alumni. 

Key Dates:

• Stage 1: Applications open on 7 Feb
• Applications close on 24 Feb @ 12pm AEDT 
• Stage 2: Interviews with The CC Team before 3 March
• Stage 3: Application outcomes sent before 8 March
• Welcome email sent before 15 March
• Week 1 Cohort Kick Off on 28 March @ 11am AEDT

Nope! We welcome any community builder from around the world to join us online. In Cohort #1 we had people from Australia, New Zealand, Africa and England join.

We only accept community builders into the program.

We define a community builder as someone who is actively managing or building a community for a business or defined goal. 

You're a great fit for this program if you are: 

• Managing a community for a business / startup / not-for-profit 
• Building a new community from scratch
• Running an accelerator, program or membership 
• Organising events and connecting people 
• Working at a co-working space
• Launching an app and want to build a community around it
• Starting your first or looking for your next community-focused role

Apply anyway as we can share feedback on your application! You can also attend our Info Session to learn more and ask us any questions. 

Whilst we'd love to accept everyone, there are limited places available so we will prioritise welcoming active community builders into the program. 

You will gain access to an exclusive section in our Cohort Portal where you'll be able to read our Coaching Handbook and Coach Directory. There will be Calendly links for you to book 3 coaching sessions. Coaching happens between Mon-Fri 8am - 8pm AEDT timezone and starts from Week 2 and runs 1 week past the program end date. You book the times that work best for you. It's also up to you to come prepared with specific questions to ask our coaches. 

You will get 60-minute with each of our coaches:

• Tim Duggan: Author @ Cult Status & Killer Thinking, Co-Founder @ Junkee Media
• Yana Belova: Education Community Manager @ Canva, Advisor @ Miro, Chapter Host @ CMX
• Ben Davies: Community Manager @ Smokeball, Ex Community Manager @ Dovetail & Canva

Every Tuesday @ 11am - 11:45am for Melbourne AEST timezone.

Every Tuesday @ 1pm - 2:15pm for Auckland NZST timezone.

Every Monday @ 5pm - 6:15pm for San Francisco PDT timezone.

There are also 2 x BONUS live sessions on Wednesdays @ 8:30am - 9:45am Melbourne AEST timezone

Exact Dates:

• Cohort #2 Kick Off Tues 28 March @ 11am - 12:15pm AEDT
• Vision and Goal Setting Tues 4 April @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST
• BONUS: Cohort Connect Wed 5 April @ 8:30am - 9:45am AEST
• Community Strategy Design Tues 11 April @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST
• BONUS: Community Metrics Wed 12 April @ 8:30am - 9:45am AEST
• Public Speaking Tues 18 April @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST
• Cohort Workshop Tues 2 May @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST
• Operations & Productivity Hacks Tues 9 May @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST
• Celebration and Reflection Tues 16 May @ 11am - 12:15pm AEST

The live sessions are where the gold is! We encourage you to attend live, but if you can't make one, we get it. All online sessions are recorded and uploaded to the Cohort Portal within 48 hours.

Week 1 Welcome Drinks: Melbourne & Sydney Wed 29 March @ 6pm - 8pm AEDT

Week 4 Melbourne Workshop: Facilitation Mastery Wed 19 April @ 6pm - 8pm AEST

Week 8 Celebration Drinks: Melbourne & Sydney Wed 17 May @ 6pm - 8pm AEST

Not at all! If you can get to the socials then you are welcome to join them.

As much as we'd love to host sessions in all locations, we too have limits! However, if you see other people from the Cohort in your area, we can assist with organising a catch up with them. 

You will have access to our Cohort Portal and Slack for 3-months after the program end date.

We are all about integrating into your life, not taking it over! The break gives you time and space to consolidate what you have learned and catch up on anything you've missed, whilst coming back fresh to make the most of the last 3 weeks.

We will run Cohort #3 from Mon 4 Sept - Fri 27 Oct 2023.

Yes! All alumni from our previous Cohort #1 are welcome to rejoin through our new Alumni Passes. Simply open the application, tick the Alumni Pass and you will be instantly accepted into the program. 

This is your chance to up-skill once again, connect with the more community builders, learn from our new speakers, book 1-1 coaching, support the new Cohort of community builders, extend your Slack access and continue browsing the content library resources. We'd love to welcome you once again.