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Dear Bri: Community Strategy, Fiascos, and Drama

Bri Leever, Community Consultant, Strategist, and Founder at Ember.

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Welcome to Dear Bri, an advice column for community conundrums, fiascos, and drama! In each episode, host and community strategist Bri Leever brings on a guest community expert to read and advise on an anonymous letter from a real-life community creator in distress. From online community-building mishaps to community engagement tactics, this podcast will help you master the art of community management by providing oh-so-relatable community stories (in a dramatic retelling) while approaching ...
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Lt. Governor and in this interview, Democrat Debbie Harrington.…
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Lt. Governor and in this interview, Republican Ruth Briggs King.…
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview Republican Donyale Hall.…
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview Democrat Sarah McBride.By Tom Byrne, Kyle McKinnon
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In this episode, we’re hearing from Community in a Conundrum. Our letter today deals with the question of where to host a new community. Specifically, as it relates to Slack and all-in-one platforms like Heartbeat. To better help Community in a Conundrum, I invited Noele Flowers **as my guest expert. No one better to talk about whether or not to ho…
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Social justice has meant many things over time and while definitions may vary, common concepts include equal rights, equal opportunity, and equal treatment.On August 20th, the Delaware Historical Society hosts a Social Justice Dialogue with Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. – one the country’s most prominent scholars and authors – that aims to challenge atte…
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication. Among the races we are examining is the race for Governor and in this interview Democrat Bethany Hall-Long…
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Governor and in this interview Democrat Matt Meyer.By Tom Byrne, Kyle McKinnon
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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Governor and in this interview Democrat Collin O'Mara.By Tom Byrne, Kyle McKinnon
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Welcome to The Dear Bri Podcast, an advice column for community conundrums, fiascos, and drama. In this episode, we’re hearing from Frazzled Fairy-Marketing-Godmother. Our letter today comes from someone who clearly has a big heart for their community, but is also really struggling to draw boundaries. To better help Frazzled Fairy-Marketing-Godmoth…
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Welcome to The Dear Bri Podcast, an advice column for community conundrums, fiascos, and drama. In this episode, we’re hearing from Crumbling in Kansas. Our letter today comes from a community manager in the thick of a complete overhaul for the type of community they run. And it has to do with the tension between a cohort-based model and a membersh…
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Welcome to The Dear Bri Podcast, an advice column for community conundrums, fiascos, and drama. In this episode, we’re hearing from Anxious in Atlanta. Our letter today deals with a private networking community. Our letter writer ran a test and now they are wondering how to go from this one-year discovery phase into their launch. To better help Anx…
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Welcome to Dear Bri, an advice column for community strategy, fiascos, and drama. On this podcast, I collect anonymous letters from real-life community creators and bring on an expert from the community space to help you feel a little less alone and a lot less crazy. Should I build my community on Slack? Is membership the way to go? How do I create…
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