On Friday 9th February, the Facebook Community Leadership Program was unveiled, with over Shs 36 billion in prize money.
Facebook has launched a community leadership program that will see over 100 people ‘who have successfully built meaning groups on the social media’ share USD 10million (about Shs 36.4billion).
This program was announced on Friday 9th February 2018 during the Facebook Communities Summit held in London, UK.
Here is the full statement from Facebook as released by Jennifer Dulski, Head of Groups and Community, and Ime Archibong, Vice President, Product Partnerships on Friday 9th February.
Today at the Facebook Communities Summit Europe, we announced the Facebook Community Leadership Program, a global initiative that invests in people building communities. Facebook will commit tens of millions of dollars to the program, including up to USD10 million in grants that will go directly to people creating and leading communities.
In addition, we introduced new tools for group admins and the expansion of our London-based engineering team that builds technology to help keep people safe on Facebook.
More than 300 community leaders from across Europe came together today in London including Blind Veterans UK, an advocacy organization that provides practical and emotional support to blind veterans and their families; Donna Mamma, a support group for mothers in France to share advice and information; Girl Skate UK, which celebrates and brings together the female skateboarding community; High Society PL, a group of sneaker enthusiasts who bond over their shared passion; and Berlin Bruisers, Germany’s first gay and inclusive rugby club.
Facebook Community Leadership Program.
Community leaders often tell us that with additional support they could have more impact. The Facebook Community Leadership Program is designed to empower leaders from around the world who are building communities through the Facebook family of apps and services. It includes:
Residency and Fellowship opportunities offer training, support and funding for community leaders from around the world.
Up to five leaders will be selected to be community leaders in residence and awarded up to USD1,000,000* each to fund their proposals.
Stephen Chikovore, Old Mutual General Insurance’s CEO in Uganda to Step Down in January 2026Up to 100 leaders will be selected for our fellowship program and will receive up to USD50,000* each to be used for a specific community initiative.
Community Leadership Circles bring local community leaders together to meet up in person to connect, learn and collaborate. We piloted three circles in the US in 2017 and will be expanding globally this year.
Groups for Facebook Power Admins, which we currently run with more than 10,000 group admins in the US and UK, are expanding to more members to help them share advice with one another and connect with our team to test new features and share feedback.
Applications are now open for the residency and fellowship. To learn more and apply, visit the Facebook communities’ platform.
New Tools for Group Admins and Members.
Group admins want to keep their communities safe, organized and engaged. Today we added four new features to support them.
Admin tools: Admins can now find member requests, Group Insights and more together in one place, making it easier to manage groups and freeing up more time for admins to connect with members.
Group announcements: Group admins want to be able to more easily share updates, so we’re introducing group announcements to let admins post up to 10 announcements that appear at the top of their group.
Group rules: Keeping communities safe is important. Now admins can create a dedicated rules section to help them effectively communicate the rules of the group to their members.
Personalization: Each community has its own identity — now admins can add a personalized color that is displayed throughout their group.