Guides

Practical guides for community and connection programs.

How to design, run, and measure coffee chat programs, mentorship programs, and community engagement initiatives. Written from direct experience with 500+ programs.

How to Run an Employee Coffee Chat Program

A step-by-step guide to launching, running, and measuring a recurring coffee chat program for your employees. From first Slack message to quarterly metrics.

Employee engagementHRSlack

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How to Build a Mentorship Program That Scales

What separates the mentorship programs that last from the ones that collapse after one cohort. Program design, matching strategy, and measurement.

MentorshipL&DRetention

15 min readRead

Virtual Networking: A Practical Guide

How to make virtual networking feel less transactional and more human. Strategies, tools, and conversation frameworks that actually work.

NetworkingRemote workProfessional development

10 min readRead

How to Increase Community Engagement

The real reasons community engagement drops and what to do about them. Tactics that move members from passive lurkers to active participants.

CommunityEngagementRetention

14 min readRead

Onboarding Buddy Program Guide

How to design and run an onboarding buddy program that actually reduces new hire turnover. Program structure, buddy selection, and success metrics.

OnboardingHRRetention

11 min readRead

Alumni Networking Program Guide

How universities, corporate alumni offices, and professional associations run alumni networking programs that keep graduates engaged for years.

AlumniNetworkingEngagement

13 min readRead