I think it can definitely be different for different communities. At the heart of it is being aligned in the same direction and being willing to design value for everyone, as we're all at different stages of the community journey. It would be interesting to ask the question for the community you serve... For Product Hunt for example, what is the core value? Helping people create and discover successful products?

For me, it's all about knowledge sharing and having a sense of belonging with the like minded people that otherwise would be impossible to find in the offline world.

Being honest and helpful. Think of each other and support one another. Any community has a topic that attracts like-minded people and creates discussions around it.

In times when social distancing has become the norm, ideas like community building have definitely taken a back seat. But, the world has evolved into what it is today because of numerous communities of like-minded individuals who had a collective idea about making the world a better place. To foster and continue community building, we are launching Findz soon. Findz lets you collect, organize, and share bookmarks, photos and files effortlessly with friends, family and colleagues to plan vacations, schedule events, set out on a shopping spree, and more. Head over for an early preview here! www.producthunt.com/upcoming/findz

Focus on UoV - A user “produces” a unit of value (UoV) for other users to “consume”. As a community builder, your focus should be around it initially and ever.

For me it's connecting others! Facilitating connections among other community members with similar interests.

A group of people who can provide shared value or support to one another, personally and/or professionally. Lately, I've seen it overused as a buzzword for people to put themselves in the spotlight, but there's obviously value in community building when done right.

Collaboration with people who share the same passion, open-mindedness to approaches different than yours and contribution to a greater purpose, definitely.

To me it's important to management relationships and making everyone in that community to feel like they belong :)

My definition of community involvement is to be service-minded and to find ways to provide value to others.

Many values to pick from. Positivy and inclusion will definitely help community members build stronger bonds and keep it alive!

I love connecting people. I'm part of a community that helps others find common interests, and I help connect those people.

To me, it's being service-minded and finding ways to provide value to others.

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Engagement. Whether it is socially motivated, educational/informative, or for networking - the Community leaders must be engaged.

Build your Social Village by finding your niche audience to foster proper growth and feedback. Find a group of 20-30 people you resonate with on at least three subject areas and build a small niche community around those individuals. You can do this with various software such as Clubhouse Clubs, Twitter Groups, Discord Servers, direct messaging, etc. Make it your goal as a community leader to help others and begin to work together to help each other to grow.

Managing relationships

Be genuinely helpful and respect others and their time.

It creates social interaction and gives you a chance to help others and take help from others.

Having a clear purpose so there is alignment and enthusiasm