The 7P’s of Community: The Framework for Building Community Belonging
I always ask this question in my conversations with community builders and the range of answers is massive: Shared identity and purpose, emotional connection, collaboration, friendship, family, neighborhood, purpose, interaction, love…We all experience and understand community in different forms in our personal and professional lives. Organizations also struggle to define community. Programs can focus on customers, employees, ambassadors, partners, and any other group involved in the organization. They can also impact support, product, marketing, and many other parts of the business. With so many different perspectives, it’s no wonder building community feels so complicated. It’s hard to know where to begin, but it doesn’t have to be. The core fundamentals of all communities are the same. Get these elements right, and you’ll be on your way to building a thriving community. “What we do now echoes in eternity.” — Marcus Aurelius Why does your community need to exist? This was the que
The 7P’s of Community: The Framework for Building Community Belonging Events Resources Bevy About Get tickets for Loop 2026 Business Impact and Proving ROI The 7P’s of Community: The Framework for Building Community Belonging By David Spinks , September 26, 2018 January 31, 2025 What is community? If you asked that question to a thousand people, you’d get a thousand different answers. I always ask this question in my conversations with community builders and the range of answers is massive: Shared identity and purpose, emotional connection, collaboration, friendship, family, neighborhood, purp
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