Community Canvas
Strengthen your community with a tested framework
About Community Canvas
The Community Canvas is a proven framework for building meaningful communities. Developed over 15 years with insights from top community builders, it offers actionable questions and worksheets to shape your community strategy. All resources are available under a Creative Commons license and translated into multiple languages.
FAQ
Yes, the Community Canvas and its related documents remain accessible. The project has concluded, but the framework, guidebooks, and worksheets are still available for download and use.
The Community Canvas download includes a PDF summary (7 pages), a detailed guidebook (61 pages), a Minimum Viable Community template, and worksheets to help answer the key questions for your community.
Yes, the Community Canvas has been translated into multiple languages, including Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
The Community Canvas was created by Fabian Pfortmüller, Nico Luchsinger, and Sascha Mombartz, with contributions from many community builders and translators worldwide.
Yes, all Community Canvas documents are released under the Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 4.0, which allows for free use and adaptation with attribution and non-commercial use.
The Minimum Viable Community template is a simplified version of the Community Canvas, focusing on the 9 most crucial questions to help you start building your community quickly.
You can get started by downloading the PDF summary, guidebook, or worksheets from the website. There are also Google Docs available for direct use and customization.
The current version does not include case studies, but future versions of the Community Canvas are planned to incorporate them for each theme.
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