Community Pilot Podcast

Lana Jelenjev is a community builder and learning design specialist with a solid background in training and education. She provides support in various areas related to ideation, curriculum design, community building and personal development. Lana is the co-author of The 90 Day Action Planner, a Kickstarter backed planner for creative entrepreneurs. She is also the Community Alchemist and Strategist for Dream See Do, an online learning and community building platform for transformational leaders, NGOs and community cultivators. Lana is also active in non-profit work, spearheading the educational campaigns for Neurodiversity Foundation and the leadership programs for She Dares. ➡️ Community of practice: https://visiblyengaged.dreamseedo.org/courses/2599?fbclid=IwAR1Fx4NKy_r0pyorxzLDZFE_2Wz9DYMQfrCbHyMmzg5N26f3xQLQb6xI2PU ➡️ The 4 Types of Online Learning Communities Part 1 - Community of Practice: https://www.dreamseedo.org/blog/the-4-types-of-online-learning-communities-part-1--community-of-practice ➡️ Community Builders group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/we.are.community.builders/ 00:00 Introduction 1:24 The path of becoming a “Community Alchemist” 4:45 Ways of building communities nowadays 8:40 The concept and classification of communities 11:20 Community of Practice 12:05 Communities to educate 13:30 Levels of participation 16:10 Transition from consumption into participation 17:30 Defining who your members are 20:25 Why community building? 22:55 Book and blog recommendations 24:00 Advice on starting a community 25:23 Is community a marketing tool? 🚀 You can find audio versions here and don't forget to follow us: 🔗 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/communitypilot/how-to-build-a-community-of-practice-discussion-with-lana-jelenjev 🔗 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lcwoGcgo8dCXjjVyjyGvR 🔗 YouTube: https://youtu.be/xI29_dOY8XU 🔗 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-build-community-practice-discussion-lana-jelenjev/id1452118160?i=1000435600991 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communitypilot 🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/communitypilot 🔗 ProductHunt: https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/... 🔗 Website: https://community-pilot.com

Welcome to Community Pilot Podcast, with me Sergey Generalov. On the show we invite community leaders to share their experience and reveal the insights of the community building through their stories. Today we invited Alexander Valtsev. He is an entrepreneur in finance and business education and a General Manager at SF Education — company that provides online business courses. In this episode we sit down with Alexander to discuss his journey from a small online group, where he initially created all education content and gave it away for free, to an ed-tech company and community with more than a 65 thousand people. We talked about the challenges of creating a business around existing community and how to deal with different types of feedback. 00:00 Introduction 1:10 How SF Education was founded 5:20 Moving into profit side 9:15 Free content vs paid 9:50 Technological issues in community building 14:45 Dealing with different types of feedback 19:05 Community and business 22:30 Chats of interest to get people together 23:40 Webinars as a tool to involve members 27:10 Book recommendation 28:20 Stay dedicated and focus on your main goal ➡️ SF Education: https://vk.com/sfeducation 🚀 You can find audio versions here and don't forget to follow us: 🔗 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/05CspGuwDPQSqPTcloOdXj?si=mw5JKwr_RsW4RTOLuttfRghttps://open.spotify.com/episode/05CspGuwDPQSqPTcloOdXj?si=PYsjO7ANQ4aXwW5nMvH5Bg 🔗 YouTube: https://youtu.be/jKJfEgsluno 🔗 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alexander-valtsev-on-community-pilot-podcast/id1452118160?i=1000434452336 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communitypilot 🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/communitypilot 🔗 ProductHunt: https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/... 🔗 Website: https://community-pilot.com

Sascha Mombartz, a New York-based entrepreneur and co-creator of the Community Canvas, shares his journey in community building. He discusses how technology empowers creators while also addressing its challenges. Sascha emphasizes co-creation and engagement as vital for thriving communities, highlighting the importance of trust and social currency. He also explores the need for shared vocabulary to navigate community dynamics effectively. Listeners will gain insights on creating meaningful connections and fostering collaborative spaces.

Galina Fedorova is a serial social entrepreneur and a co-founder at Gooddler, a donation platform that connects local needs with local resources to maximize humanitarian action. She shares her experience and tells us why local communities need a systematic approach to solve their problems. We talk about why the current approach of teaching young people needs to be changed and how Gooddler Foundation tries to educate the younger generation of entrepreneurs and inspires them to become a part of solutions through Social Innovation Youth Incubator. ➡️ GOODdler: http://goodler.org ➡️ GOODdler Social Innovation Youth Incubator: http://www.gooddler.org/youth-incubator/ 🚀 Don't forget to follow us: 🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBpqo9EZhFUFdJCYkrGl9g 🔗 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/podcast/community-pilot-podcast/id1452118160?mt=2 🔗 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/communitypilot 🔗 Twitter - https://twitter.com/communitypilot 🔗 ProductHunt - https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/community-pilot-podcast 🔗 Website - https://community-pilot.com

Evgenia Emets is a multidisciplinary artist and poet turned community builder dedicated to fighting deforestation in Portugal through her Eternal Forest Project. She shares her dream of creating an international village that encourages collaboration and healing through art. The conversation dives into overcoming funding challenges, the power of storytelling to forge community connections, and the importance of engaging local voices for sustainability. Evgenia's work is a compelling blend of creativity and activism, inspiring action toward environmental awareness.