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The Community Canvas is a framework that helps people and organizations build stronger communities. It provides a template for anyone who brings people together.

== Identity ==
'''❀ Who are we and what do we believe in?'''

=== Purpose ===

====== ❀ Why does the community exist? ======

====== ❀ What does the community hope to achieve? ======

===== ❀ How will the world be different by having this community? =====

===== ❀ How will the world be worse off if this community doesn’t exist/ceases to exist? =====

===== ❀ How will it affect the lives of members if they are part of this? =====

=== Member Identity ===

====== ❀ Who is this community for? ======

====== ❀ What are the traits that its members share? ======

====== ❀ How does the community describe its members? ======

====== ❀ What is the profile of the community’s most active members? ======

====== ❀ How does the community take special care of them? ======
❀ '''How is diversity defined and what is its role?'''

❀ '''How is diversity enacted in all parts of the organization?'''

=== Values ===
❀ '''What is important to us as a community?'''

❀ '''How do we want our members to treat each other?'''

❀ '''How do our values help fulfill the community’s ultimate purpose?'''

❀ '''What is the “vibe” of our community?'''

❀ '''What is the aspirational way of life our community promotes?'''

❀ '''How do we capture and communicate our values, both internally and externally?'''

=== Success Definition ===
❀ '''How does the community define success?'''

❀ '''What does the ideal community look like?'''

❀ '''What kind of membership in the community is considered a success?'''

❀ '''What kind of value does the community create for its members?'''

❀ '''How does the community measure success?'''

=== Brand ===
❀ '''How does the community express itself?'''

❀ '''How does it use language, visuals and objects to strengthen its identity?'''

❀ '''What is the community’s esthetic?'''

❀ '''How does the community’s brand reflect its values?'''

❀ '''How does the community communicate its identity to the world?'''

== Experience ==
❀ '''What happens in the community & how does it create value for the members?'''

=== Selection ===
❀ '''How do people join the community?'''

❀ '''Is this an open or a closed community?'''

❀ '''For open communities: what marks the difference between a member and a non-member?'''

❀ '''What is the onboarding process for new members?'''

❀ '''How are the people identified who should be part of the community?'''

❀ '''How actively does the community want to grow and add people?'''

=== Transition ===
❀ '''How do members leave the community?'''

❀ '''Is there ever an end to the experience or does membership continue on indefinitely?'''

❀ '''Is there a separate structure or experience for people who have left the community (e.g. an alumni community)?'''

❀ '''How does the community handle inactive members?'''

=== Shared Experiences ===
❀ '''What experiences do members share in the community?'''

❀ '''How do the individual experiences connect to the community’s overall goals?'''

❀ '''Why are certain experiences more important than others?'''

❀ '''How are shared experiences organized: is everything organized top down for the members? Or do members organize experiences for each other?'''

❀ '''Do the shared experiences speak to a diverse group of members?'''

=== Rituals ===
❀ '''Which rituals enhance the community experience?'''

❀ '''Which rituals deepen the bonds among members?'''

❀ '''Which rituals embody the community’s values?'''

❀ '''Which rituals mark specific milestones in the membership experience?'''

❀ '''Which rituals happen online?'''

❀ '''Which rituals happen in person?'''

=== Content ===
❀ '''What content creates value for members?'''

❀ '''How can the community tell the stories of its members?'''

❀ '''What content will create deeper bonds among members?'''

❀ '''How do members contribute valuable content to the community?'''

=== Rules ===
❀ '''What are the community’s rules?'''

❀ '''What does the community expect from each member?'''

❀ '''What can the member expect from the community?'''

❀ '''What is considered “out of bounds” misbehavior?'''

❀ '''What are the rules guiding the online interactions?'''

❀ '''What are the guidelines for in-person gatherings?'''

❀ '''How does the community deal with inactive members?'''

❀ '''What happens if someone doesn’t follow the rules?'''

❀ '''Which entity has the authority to create, change and enforce rules?'''

=== Roles ===
❀ '''What roles can members play in the community?'''

❀ '''Why do the different roles exist?'''

❀ '''What are the expectations for each role?'''

❀ '''What are the rules for how handovers and transfer of responsibilities happen?'''

== Structure ==
❀ '''What gives us stability in the long-term?'''

=== Organization ===
❀ '''Who runs the community?'''

❀ '''How is leadership organized?'''

❀ '''Who does what?'''

❀ '''How is leadership incentivized for their work?'''

❀ '''Who hires and manages staff?'''

❀ '''What functions are considered critical for survival?'''

❀ '''What is the legal entity of the community and what requirements come with it?'''

=== Governance ===
❀ '''How are decisions made in the community?'''

❀ '''What are the community’s decision-making bodies?'''

❀ '''How is decision-making power distributed or concentrated within the community?'''

❀ '''What gives the decision-makers their authority?'''

❀ '''How are conflicts handled within the community?'''

=== Financing ===
❀ '''What is the community’s plan to be financially sustainable?'''

❀ '''How is the community financed?'''

❀ '''How does it generate revenue?'''

❀ '''Non-profit vs. for-profit: Does the community have a profit motive?'''

❀ '''Does the community rely on revenue from its members (internal), or other sources (external)?'''

=== Channels & Platforms ===
❀ '''What channels does the community use to communicate and gather?'''

❀ '''What are the core digital needs of the members and which platforms can fulfill them?'''

❀ '''What is the existing digital behavior of the members and how can the community integrate into that?'''

❀ '''Where does the community meet regularly - physically or digitally?'''

❀ '''How does the community communicate internally? With the outside world?'''

❀ '''What are the requirements of the community towards their physical spaces?'''

=== Data Management ===
❀ '''How does the community manage the data of its members?'''

❀ '''How does the community keep its member contacts up-to-date?'''

❀ '''How can members search for other members within the community?'''

❀ '''What insights are critical for the community to regularly derive from its members?'''

❀ '''How does the community capture insights and knowledge generated in the community?'''

== Links to blank templates ==

* https://community-canvas.org/
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyuwwqX911i9CK1BjY8jXkk3v2m8ZCHeV3dVqYuDiGM/edit?tab=t.0 Community Canvas worksheet in Google Docs]
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kx8C2lsfHld6pqABzkEfLFBzvJidqfeMlrzdYaC732I/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p Community Canvas worksheet summary in Google Docs]

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