An 8-week cohort where community builders around the world connect and level up together.
Cohort #3 kicks off 4 September - 27 October 2023.
Location: 100% online with optional in person sessions in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia.
Cohort #3 applications have now closed. Register below to hear when they reopen in 2024.
Our Cohort will give you the skills, confidence and connections you need to build an engaged community.
You will be welcomed into our supportive space to learn how to build an actionable strategy, become more efficient and improve your public speaking. You will leave feeling more confident in your decisions and connected to people who are just as passionate about community as you are (it can be real!).
You can join this program from anywhere in the world with a wifi connection, as we run it 100% online from Australia.
Listen to our Community Cohort #3 Info Session to learn about what's involved, how to apply and hear from Cohort #2 alumni about their experience.
Week 1: Kick Off Call & Welcome Drinks in Melbourne & Sydney
Week 2: Goal Setting & Community Strategy Design
Week 3: Community Metrics & Efficient Operations
Week 4: Public Speaking & Facilitation Mastery
Week 5: Break & Integration Week (no Cohort Workshops)
Week 6: Community Engagement Tactics & Surprise Guest
Week 7: Reflection & Strategy Feedback
Week 8: Celebration Drinks in Melbourne & Sydney
Access our PDF to read more about the program outcomes, schedule, and everything in between. This is great to share with your team, manager, or read yourself with a hot cuppa.
You'll have to join to find out...
Learn about the program, ask questions, set expectations and connect with your cohort.
Wed 6 Sept 8am AEST | Online
Come together for 75min 2 x per week to connect with your cohort and learn from experienced community experts.
Wednesdays 8am or 4pm & Thursdays 12pm AEST | Online
Led by our Alumni Hosts, connect with your cohort for 60min every Friday to make new connections and co-work.
Fridays 12pm AEST | Online
Access our member directory, templates, recordings, Resource Library, Tech Tool Directory and our Slack with our alumni.
Anytime | Online
Receive curated music playlists every Monday to enhance your concentration and increase your productivity.
Monday Mornings | Online
Get paired with 2-3 other community builders in your Cohort to check in on your goals every week in Slack.
Anytime | Online or In Person (Optional)
Get free tickets to our 2-hour Public Speaking Workshop in Sydney and Facilitation Mastery in Melbourne.
Tues 26 & Wed 27 Sept 5:30pm AEST | In Person (Optional)
Connect in person with our team, coaches, speakers, alumni and the Cohort at Welcome & Celebration Drinks in Melbourne & Sydney.
Weeknights 5:30pm AEST | In Person (Optional)
Book 60-minute coaching sessions with our Cohort Coaches to deep dive into your top questions and challenges.
Anytime | Online (Add On)
Hi, I’m Paz and I’ve dedicated my life to helping people build engaged communities. It's an honour to guide you through our cohort to ensure you gain value and build lasting connections.
Before co-founding The Community Collective, I managed Australia's largest founder community of 60,000+ people at Startup Victoria, grew RMIT Activator's entrepreneurial community from 500 to 5000+, automated 9 hours of manual onboarding tasks at Happy Spaces co-working and supported asylum seeker women to build their own businesses at not-for-profit SisterWorks.
Today I’m based in Torquay, Australia where I run the Community Cohort and compose relaxation music for meditation as Paz Sounds (my personal music brand).
Includes 8-week program + 3 months community access.
Access the Kick Off Call, Cohort Workshops, Cohort Connects, Cohort Portal, Resource Library, Accountability Buddies, Slack Community, Music Playlists, In Person Workshops and Drinks.
Price includes GST and is paid before the program starts.
Includes everything in the Live Cohort + 3 x 1hr coaching sessions.
Access 60-minute coaching sessions with our each of our Coaches to get the tailored support and advice you need on your most pressing challenges and questions.
Price includes GST and is paid before the program starts.
We believe in making our Cohort accessible.
To be considered for a scholarship, submit the Scholarship Application in addition to your Cohort Application before 2 August @ 12pm.
We prioritise those from disadvantaged groups and those living with a disability. Applications have now closed.
We aim to help you up-skill in 4 key community building areas:
1. Community strategy design
2. Efficient operations and productivity
3. Public speaking and facilitation
4. Connections with other community builders
Roughly 3 hours per week to attend 2 x 75m Cohort Workshops and engage on Slack, plus any extra hours you commit to engaging with the cohort, coaching and content.
This program is designed to fit in with those working full time. Cohort Workshops are scheduled in the early mornings and at lunchtime AEST Melbourne timezone to accommodate working hours. All online sessions are also recorded.
Remember: you'll gain value from the Cohort based on how much you put into it.
Application Process:
No interviews are required for Cohort alumni looking to rejoin.
Key Dates:
Nope! We welcome anyone building community from around the world to join us. We have Cohort Alumni who are based in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, England, India and Spain.
If you are based in another country and the timezones are unfriendly to attend the Cohort Workshops, we don't expect you to wake up at crazy hours of the night to join us live! You are welcome to watch all the recordings in your own time and ask questions in Slack when you need.
We accept those who are actively building or managing a community for a business or defined goal into the program.
We do also accept those who are on the cusp of launching a new community. For example you have 20 people keen to join your community and are about to host the first gathering.
We do not accept those who are not actively building or managing a community to ensure we are serving and connecting those who are at similar stages.
We do make exceptions for community builders who have just been made redundant from their role and are looking to upskill, join a community and find their next role.
You're a great fit for this program if you are:
Apply anyway as we read every application and respond to them with the outcome.
You can also attend our Info Session to learn more and ask us any questions. Or email us with your specific question at hello@thecommunitycollective.co.
Whilst we'd love to accept everyone, we review each application and accept them based on whether they are actively building or managing a community or not.
Everyone who joins the program will have access to book 1-1 coaching with our Cohort Coaches. This is a great opportunity to chat 1-1 with our Coaches about a specific challenge or question you have.
Each 60min coaching session is $200 AUD and you can book as many as you like with whichever coach you like. Coaching runs all year round between Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm AEST and can be booked during and after the program.
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.
If you enrol in the Live Cohort & Coaching Package, you have 2 x sessions included already, so there will be no additional cost.
Our Cohort Coaches are:
We run online sessions are various times throughout the week to accomodate different schedules.
Cohort Workshops run every Wednesday @ 8am - 9:15am or 4pm - 5:15pm and Thursdays @ 12pm - 1:15pm AEST Melbourne timezone. There are 2 workshops per week.
Cohort Connects run every Friday @ 12pm - 1pm. There is 1 session per week.
Cohort Workshops are essential and Cohort Connects are optional.
Exact Dates:
You will be able to download all the calendar invites upon program acceptance.
The live sessions are where the gold is! We encourage you to attend live, but if you can't make them, we get it. Life can be full!
All online sessions are recorded and uploaded to the Cohort Portal within 48 hours. So you are more than welcome to engaged with the Cohort in the ways that suit you best. And if that means binge watching all the recordings, asking questions in Slack, booking coaching and checking in with your Accountability Buddies - then that's great.
We have had people who joined the Cohort for the community, connections, resources, coaching and content and found tons of value.
As much as we'd love to host sessions in all locations, we too have limits! However, if we have more than 8 people join from one city, then we are open to co-organising extra in person sessions.
Plus you'll be able to see who joins from where and connect with them in Slack, meaning you're welcome to organise your own catch ups too.
Not at all! If you can get there then you are welcome to join. What a great excuse to travel hey!
You will have access to our Cohort Portal and Slack for the 8-week program and 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 2 more Cohorts next year.
Yes. Life can be tough! We believe in making this as accessible as possible to anyone experiencing financial hardship.
You can apply to be considered for a Scholarship by submit the Scholarship Application here in addition to your Cohort Application before 2 August @ 12pm.
We prioritise those from disadvantaged groups or those living with a disability.
Yes! All alumni from our previous Cohorts are welcome to rejoin through our new Alumni Pass. Simply order your Alumni Pass here and you will be instantly accepted into the program.
Why rejoin? This is your chance to up-skill once again, connect with the more community builders, access the new portal, 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.
1. You are actively managing a community for a business or clear purpose
2. If you are not actively managing one, you have at least 10 people interested in joining your new community and are approximately 1 month away from launching it
3. You uphold the behaviour outlined in our Community Guidelines
4. You have a wifi connection
We do not accept those who are not actively building or managing communities to ensure that we are serving our primary members, active community builders.
If you are unsure if you fit this criteria, apply anyway and we can let you know.
This Cohort is 100% online so you can join from anywhere in the world with a wifi connection. Here are some popular timezones for when the live sessions are:
Melbourne, Australia:
Cohort Workshops: Wednesdays @ 8am - 9:15am AEST or 4pm - 5:15pm AEST
Cohort Workshops: Thursdays @ 12pm - 1:15pm AEST
Cohort Connects: Fridays @ 12pm - 1pm AEST
Auckland, New Zealand:
Cohort Workshops: Wednesdays @ 10am - 11:15am or 6pm - 7:15pm
Cohort Workshops: Thursdays @ 2pm - 3:15pm
Cohort Connects: Fridays @ 2pm - 3pm
New Delhi, India:
Cohort Workshops: Wednesdays @ 3:30am - 4:45am or 11:30am - 12:45pm
Cohort Workshops: Thursdays @ 7:30am - 8:30am
Cohort Connects: Fridays @ 7:30am - 8:30am
Lagos, Nigeria / London, England:
Cohort Workshops: Tuesdays @ 11pm - 12:15am or Wednesdays 7am - 8:15am
Cohort Workshops: Thursdays @ 3am - 4am
Cohort Connects: Fridays @ 3am - 4am
Los Angeles, America:
Cohort Workshops: Tuesdays @ 3pm - 4:15pm or 11pm - 12:15am
Cohort Workshops: Wednesdays @ 7pm - 8:15pm
Cohort Connects: Thursdays @ 7pm - 8:15pm
In another timezone? Calculate the times here.
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