3 Things I Learned From Starting a Community

Which can help you build yours

In 2017, I started a community called The Potluck Club — I took my belief that food can be used as a tool for peace and acceptance, and I started running offline events.

By the end of the year, we had run 8 events, brought together more than 150 people, and most importantly, we got people to cook and share food that was meaningful to them.

At the time, it baffled me that from one personal belief I could bring people together. But looking back, it’s because of these 3 factors.

Give people a reason to be a part of your community

In other words, what value are you giving people? How are you meeting their needs?

It might be that you’re creating a space where people can come and meet new friends because they just moved to the city. Or perhaps you’re creating a community of designers that can find other designers to work on projects together.

The only way you will bring people together and retain them in your community, is if you’re consistently delivering value and…