Building a Tech Community in Ten Easy Steps

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Jen Looper

A general talk about how to build a technical community for a student audience

Engineering

Communities I’ve managed:
NativeScript Community
Vue Vixens
Front-End Foxes
Front-End Foxes School

Everything I
know, right
here!
industry-shredding tips!
top-secret hints!
any more, and you'd have to
sign an NDA!

Teams works!
Other platforms might be a ‘culture
fit’ like Discord for game-friendly
audiences
Tip 1: Find a platform to
grow your community

Use Apps!
Donut on Slack
Kudos apps on Teams
Tip 2: Set the
atmosphere

Make sure folks know about student-
friendly or beginner-friendly content to
get folks up and running
Stay on the lookout for interesting
initiatives and giveaways
Tip 3: Get people the
tools they need

Tip 4: Cultivate your
helpers
Appoint community manager
helpers as a
“Welcome Wagon”

Grow the next
generation of
helpers
Model > Coach > Care

Tip 5: Spin up contests
and activities
Example: Secret Santa bot on
Slack to pair people for kudos
Try a mini-hackathon
Meet for virtual
coffee/networking

Tip 6: Amplify blogs &
great contributions
RT, repost

Write a blogpost
about them
Tip 7: Feature a
community
member

Tip 8: Send swag,
stickers, and
badges
Virtual badges work!
Make your own with
Canva

Tip 9: Build careers
Run mock interviews and resume
workshops. Cloud Advocates can help!
Participate in Global Diversity Speakers Day
to polish presentation skills. Practice in
meetups

Shout-out your
community!
Tip 10: Model acts
of love and joy

Toxicity
some people are rough around the edges
some are inexperienced
some want to help but don't know how
empathy and kindness take time

Protect
yourself!
Publish and refer to a
Code of Conduct

How are YOU building your
tribe?
Chat with me on Teams!
Jen Looper, Cloud Advocate
Lead, Academic Team

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Building a Tech Community in Ten Easy Steps

1. Building a Tech Community

2. Communities I’ve managed: NativeScript Community Vue Vixens Front-End Foxes Front-End Foxes School

4. MSA Community word association

5. Everything I know, right here! industry-shredding tips! top-secret hints! any more, and you'd have to sign an NDA!

6. Teams works! Other platforms might be a ‘culture fit’ like Discord for game-friendly audiences Tip 1: Find a platform to grow your community

7. Use Apps! Donut on Slack Kudos apps on Teams Tip 2: Set the atmosphere

8. Make sure folks know about student- friendly or beginner-friendly content to get folks up and running Stay on the lookout for interesting initiatives and giveaways Tip 3: Get people the tools they need

9. Tip 4: Cultivate your helpers Appoint community manager helpers as a “Welcome Wagon”

10. appreciation is key

11. Grow the next generation of helpers Model > Coach > Care

12. Behavior al role models

13. Tip 5: Spin up contests and activities Example: Secret Santa bot on Slack to pair people for kudos Try a mini-hackathon Meet for virtual coffee/networking

14. Tip 6: Amplify blogs & great contributions RT, repost

15. Write a blogpost about them Tip 7: Feature a community member

16. Tip 8: Send swag, stickers, and badges Virtual badges work! Make your own with Canva

17. Tip 9: Build careers Run mock interviews and resume workshops. Cloud Advocates can help! Participate in Global Diversity Speakers Day to polish presentation skills. Practice in meetups

18. Shout-out your community! Tip 10: Model acts of love and joy

19. Epilogue

20. Sometimes you will get crazy people

21. trolls you

22. Toxicity some people are rough around the edges some are inexperienced some want to help but don't know how empathy and kindness take time

23. Protect yourself! Publish and refer to a Code of Conduct

24. Recommended reading

25. It will be ok!

26. The rewards are real!

27. And one bonus tip…try to improve.

28. How are YOU building your tribe? Chat with me on Teams! Jen Looper, Cloud Advocate Lead, Academic Team