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Unlocking Opportunities: Building Partnerships within your community

13 March 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Community Manager Series

This virtual session is tailored for organisations aiming to gain deeper insights into their membership base, which is essential for identifying the right opportunities and targeting businesses that align with their members’ needs. By focusing on actionable strategies and practical insights, this event will guide your team in building brand awareness, fostering loyalty, and delivering meaningful value to your community.

Event Details:

🗓 Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025

⏰ Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM AEDT

💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom link provided on event day)

🎤 Speakers:

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to profile your members to define your outreach strategy
  • How to reach out to and engage with your local community.
  • Ways to tap into your membership base for collaboration and growth.
  • The essentials of drawing up effective partnerships, including key questions to ask.
  • Building relationships that benefit everyone—members, partners and your brand.

Don’t miss this chance to empower yourself with the knowledge and tools to take your community to the next level!

This event is proudly sponsored by Collective Maintenance Services, supporting community-driven initiatives and industry collaboration.

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Rebecca Freestone, Workspace365, Tia Veech, WOTSO, Lauren Quinn, Spacecubed and Romany Lee, WorkLife.

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What is the Community Manager series?

The Community Managers series, a thoughtfully curated collection of online events, has been crafted by community managers for community managers. It serves as a dedicated platform for those, like yourself, working on the front lines with clients/members. This network provides a space to meet, learn and grow.

Lisa Maatsoo – Industry Engagement & Innovation Manager, Federation University

Lisa has a diverse range of experience in both private and public sector, across industries including building construction, aviation, primary production and regional development. Lisa currently works for Federation University, who operate and manage the Morwell Innovation Centre (MIC) located two hours east of Melbourne. The MIC promotes regional growth through industry collaboration and community engagement. The MIC operates as a conference centre and hosts events along with short programs, whilst also catering for both permanent and short-term tenants with a mix of private and shared workspaces available.

Romany Lee – Community Manager, WorkLife Picton

Romany Lee is the Community Manager at WorkLife Picton, where she fosters meaningful connections among remote workers, small businesses, and not-for-profits. With a background in film production and event management, she is passionate about building vibrant coworking communities and creating partnerships that drive local economies, professional growth, and social impact.

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