Episode 31

Reflecting on Your Community’s Year: Lessons from 2024 and a Plan for 2025

Welcome back to Your Community Strategist! In this first episode of our six-part goal-setting series, we're diving deep into your 2024 community journey. Close your eyes and think back to January—what were your goals, and how did things turn out? Today, we’re reviewing the highlights, the hurdles, and everything in between, giving you a clear picture of where your community stands at year’s end.

I’ll walk you through setting up your "community report card," breaking down goals into tangible insights, and using a SWOT analysis to map out strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Plus, you’ll learn how to turn challenges into stepping stones, identifying what worked and what didn’t, and setting the stage for 2025.

Ready for more? Join me at the Strategy Lab, our upcoming three-day retreat, where we’ll dive even deeper into reflection, planning, and creating a winning strategy for the new year. Let’s get intentional about building the community you and your members deserve.

Tune in and start paving the way to your best year yet! 🎧

Timestamps:

  • 02:02 Setting Strategic Goals for 2025
  • 02:38 Reviewing 2024 Goals and Outcomes
  • 06:19 Analyzing Successes and Challenges
  • 11:42 Conducting a SWOT Analysis
  • 13:08 Identifying Community Strengths
  • 13:49 Addressing Weaknesses
  • 15:09 Exploring New Opportunities
  • 16:29 Recognizing Potential Threats
  • 17:55 Comprehensive SWOT Analysis
  • 19:02 Reflecting on 2024: Successes and Challenges
  • 23:52 Planning for 2025

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Rachel Starr

Hi friends! I'm Rachel Starr – founder of coCreator Society and community strategist with 20+ years of helping creators build thriving businesses and communities.

I'm basically Leslie Knope with tech skills, turning complex community challenges into strategic solutions. From my podcast "Your Community Strategist" to building The Co-Op community, I'm all about helping creators connect, collaborate, and grow without the overwhelm.

When I'm not building platforms that actually work for people, you'll find me on the ski slopes, caffeinating heavily, or wrangling two awesome teenagers. I believe the best business happens when great people find each other – which is exactly why coCreator Society exists.

Here's to new adventures, epic collaborations, and really good coffee!