The biggest struggles to manage a community

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The biggest struggle to manage a tech community

This chart showcases the biggest challenges faced by community managers, with managing time and resources being the most common struggle, followed by building and maintaining engagement and finding speakers and locations. Other significant difficulties include managing partnerships, sustaining growth, and organizing meetups.

Additional challenges mentioned by other communities include:

Funding and financial sustainability
Handling no-shows
Providing catering and post-event refreshments
Finding topics for discussion
Motivating members to attend in-person events
Recruiting helpers for event organization
Nurturing a diverse community

Here are 3 tips to face the top 3 challenges:

Managing Time and Resources

Prioritize and delegate tasks: try to engage your community members and resposabilize them.
Automate repetitive processes: Automate registration, feedback collection, and scheduling with tools like Eventbrite or Google Forms.
Set realistic goals: Focus on achievable objectives to avoid burnout and resource strain. You can use OKRs for examples.

Building and Maintaining Engagement

Create regular touchpoints: Plan events, newsletters, or forums to keep members connected.
Recognize contributions: Highlight member achievements and give shoutouts to foster loyalty.
Encourage feedback: Actively involve members in shaping the community’s activities.

Finding Speakers

Leverage existing networks: Ask active members for speaker recommendations.
Collaborate with local communities: Partner with organizations to bring in diverse voices.
Offer incentives: Provide speakers with visibility, professional connections, or token gifts.
Codemotion Speaker Matching Program: this program connects community managers with diverse and skilled speakers. The platform simplifies the process of finding professionals passionate about sharing knowledge. Leverage this initiative to bring new voices to your events while promoting inclusivity and variety in topics. It is available for Codemotion Partners in Italy and Spain.