Acknowledgments
About Options
Welcome!
This Book Is for You!
Community-Building Stories Often Involve Many Community Builders
What Is a Community Builder?
The Difference Community Building Makes
20 Tips for Community Building
        1. Tune in to Dreams and Desires That Relate to Community
            and Relationships
        2. Use Limitless Listening
        3. Pursue Several Channels
        4. Follow Many Roads to Community
        5. Start with What (and Whom) You Know
        6. Ask for Input from People Who Know and Offer Your Knowledge
            to Others
        7. Use Your Own Community
        8. Always Keep Your Antennae Up
        9. Master the Art of Asking
        10. Obey the Law of Averages
        11. Remember That Stage Managers Are the Real Heroes
        12. Build Community over Time—Like Snowballs and Trees
        13. Build Connections Within and Around Work
        14. Accept That Nothing Lasts Forever (Except the Possibility of
             Friendship)
        15. Address the Challenges of Isolation
        16. Overcoming Reluctance
        17. Work with Paid Support Staff
        18. Recognize the Power of the Comfort Zone
        19. Define “Success” for Community Builders
        20. Remember to Celebrate
The Tips (Summary)
Epilogue
Your Story