Community Beyond the Buzzwords: What we learned from CMX

Thu May 07 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-07:00

TechSoup | San Francisco

Susan Tenby
Publisher/HostSusan Tenby
Community Beyond the Buzzwords: What we learned from CMX
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Join us in person to unpack real takeaways from CMX and move beyond the buzzwords, with this panel of CMX Fellows and Community Experts.
About this Event

Community Beyond the Buzzword -
Featuring CMX Fellows: Tany Rios Castro, Joanna Chen, and Jenna Feldman

Join us in person for Community Beyond the Buzzword: What we're taking away from CMX — a chill meetup where we'll dive deep into real community insights. No fluff, just honest conversations about what truly matters in building connections. Come hang out, share your thoughts, and take away fresh ideas to boost your community game.


Community Manager Connect events bring together community leaders, nonprofit practitioners, and technologists to exchange ideas and build meaningful relationships.

Goals for this event:

  • Highlight diverse community leadership perspectives (tech, nonprofit, product, events/production)
  • Create a dynamic, conversational format vs. one-way presentations
  • Strengthen the Bay Area community manager network
  • Generate high-quality peer exchange and connection.

Agenda:
5:30 PM – Doors Open

  • Check-in
  • Food + drinks
  • Informal networking

6:15 PM – Welcome

  • Opening remarks (Susan Tenby)
  • Acknowledge partners/sponsors

6:30 PM – Panel Discussion

  • Moderated by Susan Tenby
  • 30–35 minutes structured conversation

7:00 PM – Audience Q&A

  • 15–20 minutes
    7:30–8:00 PM – Networking

Our Sponsor: Higher Logic is revolutionizing customer engagement. Our enterprise-ready community platform is designed to help organizations build meaningful connections with their customers by creating dynamic, branded communities that drive engagement, enhance collaboration, and provide self-service resources.


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TechSoup, 435 Brannan Street, San Francisco, United States

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