How do you keep a community active between events?

We get great turnout at our monthly events, but the space goes quiet in between. What do you do to keep conversations going the rest of the month?

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    • We run a short poll every Monday. Low effort to answer, keeps the feed alive. (#101)

      • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (reply #157)

        • How often do you do this? Weekly felt like too much for us. (nested #68)

        • Honestly the biggest thing is replying to every new member in the first 48 hours. (#102)

          • Small challenges with a badge at the end. Silly, but it works. (#103)

            • We invite a guest for an AMA once a month and announce it two weeks ahead. (#104)

              • Recap posts of the best discussions help lurkers jump in. (#105)

                • This is exactly what we needed, thanks for the idea. (reply #186)

                • Give moderators time to start conversations, not only to clean up. (#106)

                  • Could you share an example post? (reply #135)

                    • We tried it and it flopped, but maybe our timing was off. (nested #61)

                    • Local meetups, even tiny ones, change how people talk online afterwards. (#107)

                      • Agree, we saw the same thing. (reply #190)

                      • We stopped posting announcements only and started asking questions instead. (#108)

                        • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (reply #127)

                        • A digest email with three hot threads brings back a lot of quiet members. (#109)

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                          • +1, this is underrated. (reply #203)

                            • +1, this is underrated. (nested #60)

                              • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (nested #64)

                              • Weekly themed threads work well for us, people come back to see the new topic. (#110)

                                • Ha, that is our story too. (reply #179)

                                • We run a short poll every Monday. Low effort to answer, keeps the feed alive. (#111)

                                  • Honestly the biggest thing is replying to every new member in the first 48 hours. (#112)

                                    • See older replies...

                                    • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (nested #84)

                                      • Ha, that is our story too. (reply #219)

                                        • Agree, we saw the same thing. (reply #240)

                                        • Small challenges with a badge at the end. Silly, but it works. (#113)

                                          • +1, this is underrated. (reply #213)

                                          • We invite a guest for an AMA once a month and announce it two weeks ahead. (#114)

                                            • Interesting, did it keep working after the first month? (reply #232)

                                            • Recap posts of the best discussions help lurkers jump in. (#115)

                                              • +1, this is underrated. (reply #173)

                                              • Give moderators time to start conversations, not only to clean up. (#116)

                                                • This is exactly what we needed, thanks for the idea. (reply #236)

                                                • Local meetups, even tiny ones, change how people talk online afterwards. (#117)

                                                  • We stopped posting announcements only and started asking questions instead. (#118)

                                                    • Interesting, did it keep working after the first month? (reply #142)

                                                      • Could you share an example post? (nested #52)

                                                        • +1, this is underrated. (nested #90)

                                                        • A digest email with three hot threads brings back a lot of quiet members. (#119)

                                                          • Agree, we saw the same thing. (reply #140)

                                                          • Weekly themed threads work well for us, people come back to see the new topic. (#120)

                                                            • We tried it and it flopped, but maybe our timing was off. (reply #154)

                                                              • This is exactly what we needed, thanks for the idea. (reply #226)

                                                              • We run a short poll every Monday. Low effort to answer, keeps the feed alive. (#121)

                                                                • Honestly the biggest thing is replying to every new member in the first 48 hours. (#122)

                                                                  • Small challenges with a badge at the end. Silly, but it works. (#123)

                                                                    • We invite a guest for an AMA once a month and announce it two weeks ahead. (#124)

                                                                      • +1, this is underrated. (reply #193)

                                                                        • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (reply #207)

                                                                          • +1, this is underrated. (nested #80)

                                                                          • Recap posts of the best discussions help lurkers jump in. (#125)

                                                                            • Give moderators time to start conversations, not only to clean up. (#126)

                                                                              • Local meetups, even tiny ones, change how people talk online afterwards. (#127)

                                                                                • Interesting, did it keep working after the first month? (reply #202)

                                                                                • We stopped posting announcements only and started asking questions instead. (#128)

                                                                                  • Interesting, did it keep working after the first month? (reply #172)

                                                                                    • Could you share an example post? (nested #92)

                                                                                    • A digest email with three hot threads brings back a lot of quiet members. (#129)

                                                                                      • Weekly themed threads work well for us, people come back to see the new topic. (#130)

                                                                                        • This is exactly what we needed, thanks for the idea. (reply #176)

                                                                                        • We run a short poll every Monday. Low effort to answer, keeps the feed alive. (#131)

                                                                                          • Honestly the biggest thing is replying to every new member in the first 48 hours. (#132)

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                                                                                            • This is exactly what we needed, thanks for the idea. (reply #196)

                                                                                              • Same question here. (reply #218)

                                                                                                • +1, this is underrated. (nested #70)

                                                                                                • Small challenges with a badge at the end. Silly, but it works. (#133)

                                                                                                  • We invite a guest for an AMA once a month and announce it two weeks ahead. (#134)

                                                                                                    • See older replies...

                                                                                                    • Ha, that is our story too. (nested #56)

                                                                                                      • Agree, we saw the same thing. (nested #67)

                                                                                                        • Agree, we saw the same thing. (nested #97)

                                                                                                        • Recap posts of the best discussions help lurkers jump in. (#135)

                                                                                                          • +1, this is underrated. (reply #133)

                                                                                                          • Give moderators time to start conversations, not only to clean up. (#136)

                                                                                                            • Local meetups, even tiny ones, change how people talk online afterwards. (#137)

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                                                                                                              • Same question here. (reply #148)

                                                                                                              • We stopped posting announcements only and started asking questions instead. (#138)

                                                                                                                • Agree, we saw the same thing. (reply #210)

                                                                                                                • A digest email with three hot threads brings back a lot of quiet members. (#139)

                                                                                                                  • How often do you do this? Weekly felt like too much for us. (reply #121)

                                                                                                                    • Agree, we saw the same thing. (reply #250)

                                                                                                                    • Weekly themed threads work well for us, people come back to see the new topic. (#140)

                                                                                                                      • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (reply #227)

                                                                                                                      • We run a short poll every Monday. Low effort to answer, keeps the feed alive. (#141)

                                                                                                                        • See older replies...

                                                                                                                        • Could you share an example post? (reply #175)

                                                                                                                          • +1, this is underrated. (reply #183)

                                                                                                                            • How often do you do this? Weekly felt like too much for us. (reply #241)

                                                                                                                            • Honestly the biggest thing is replying to every new member in the first 48 hours. (#142)

                                                                                                                              • See older replies...

                                                                                                                              • Same question here. (reply #198)

                                                                                                                                • Not sure it scales past a few hundred members, but worth a try. (reply #217)

                                                                                                                                  • Interesting, did it keep working after the first month? (nested #99)

                                                                                                                                  • Small challenges with a badge at the end. Silly, but it works. (#143)

                                                                                                                                    • Ha, that is our story too. (reply #169)

                                                                                                                                      • How often do you do this? Weekly felt like too much for us. (nested #98)

                                                                                                                                      • We invite a guest for an AMA once a month and announce it two weeks ahead. (#144)

                                                                                                                                        • Same question here. (reply #208)

                                                                                                                                          • Same question here. (reply #248)

                                                                                                                                          • Recap posts of the best discussions help lurkers jump in. (#145)

                                                                                                                                            • Give moderators time to start conversations, not only to clean up. (#146)

                                                                                                                                              • Local meetups, even tiny ones, change how people talk online afterwards. (#147)

                                                                                                                                                • Ha, that is our story too. (reply #229)

                                                                                                                                                • We stopped posting announcements only and started asking questions instead. (#148)

                                                                                                                                                  • We tried it and it flopped, but maybe our timing was off. (reply #194)

                                                                                                                                                  • A digest email with three hot threads brings back a lot of quiet members. (#149)

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                                                                                                                                                    • Weekly themed threads work well for us, people come back to see the new topic. (#150)

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                                                                                                                                                      • How often do you do this? Weekly felt like too much for us. (nested #78)

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