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The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) supports those building scientific communities. CSCCE.org
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👋 Hello to all of our new followers! We’re so happy to (re)connect with you here on Bluesky. If we haven’t “met” before, CSCCE is a research and training center to support and study the emerging field of scientific community engagement…
We’ve just added another Tools Trial to the CSCCE calendar - on Wednesday, 25 March we’ll be spending some time with Lauren Collister and Yo Yehudi to learn more about CiviCRM: www.cscce.org/2026/02/12/t...
Tools Trials 2026: Join us to learn more about CiviCRM - CSCCE
Join us on 25 March 2026 for our second Tools Trial of the year, when we'll continue our theme of open-source platforms and explore CiviCRM!
www.cscce.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Join us for a 90-minute community book club session on Wednesday 11 March at 11am EDT / 3pm UTC to discuss The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, co-hosted by Jody Peters! www.cscce.org/2026/02/10/c...
CSCCE Community Book Club: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - CSCCE
Join CSCCE community member Jody Peters on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 for a conversation on building healthy teams.
www.cscce.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re welcoming new registrants to not one but TWO CSCCE training courses now open for registration, and behind the scenes we’re working on some exciting client projects.
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Registration is now open for CSCCE’s foundational training course: Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF)! www.cscce.org/trainings/cef/
Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals - CSCCE
Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals is an online modular training from the CSCCE for scientific community managers.
www.cscce.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
We’re gradually getting our training calendar sorted for 2026! First up, Content Design (aka CODE, a community-engaged comms training for STEM community managers) is back for a third cohort in late April: www.cscce.org/trainings/co...
Content Design (CODE) - CSCCE
Content Design (CODE) is an online training from the CSCCE for community managers and part of our certification program.
www.cscce.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We’ve made a couple of updates to our popular Project Management for Scientists online bootcamp (PMB): www.cscce.org/2026/01/28/a...
An update to CSCCE's Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) - CSCCE
In 2026, we’re combining PMI + PMB into a single training offering (that also includes a new orientation option!)
www.cscce.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Calling all CiviCRM users and STEM community managers looking for a better way to manage member data: We’re planning another Tools Trial! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CSCCE CiviCRM Tools Trial interest form
This form is for letting the CSCCE team know more about your interest in joining or presenting at a community Tools Trial to explore the open-source platform CiviCRM. We've also included a question ab...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI: At the end of December we shared a “year in review” on the CSCCE blog: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
2025 in review: Ongoing support for human infrastructure in STEM and open source - CSCCE
2025 was another busy year for CSCCE as we continued our work supporting community managers in STEM, and expanded our collaboration with open-source projects.  Threaded throughout our work is the … Co...
www.cscce.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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I learned so much through this event and it was a true pleasure to talk about our @coderefinery.org and @nordic-rse.bsky.social Zulip chat and share some tipps and tricks learned over the years!
January 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Find out more about the open-source community platform Zulip in our latest blog post, a recap of the Tools Trial we held on Wednesday: www.cscce.org/2026/01/23/z...
Zulip Tools Trial Recap - Find out more about this open-source community platform! - CSCCE
A recap of our Zulip Tools Trial which took place on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - resources, recordings, and more!
www.cscce.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Behind the scenes this week we’re working on our training schedule for 2026. CSCCE has been offering online professional development training in community engagement and related topics since 2020.
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We’re back!! After a bit of an extended break, we’re excited to be hosting a community Tools Trial tomorrow, Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/12/03/c...
CSCCE Tools Trials return in 2026 - starting with Zulip! - CSCCE
Join us on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 for our first community Tools Trial in a new open-source series - starting with Zulip!
www.cscce.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Curious about using Zulip (an open-source alternative to Slack) to convene your STEM community? Join us next Wednesday, 21 January for Zulip Tools Trial: www.cscce.org/2025/12/03/c...
CSCCE Tools Trials return in 2026 - starting with Zulip! - CSCCE
Join us on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 for our first community Tools Trial in a new open-source series - starting with Zulip!
www.cscce.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
2025 in review: Ongoing support for human infrastructure in STEM and open source - CSCCE
2025 was another busy year for CSCCE as we continued our work supporting community managers in STEM, and expanded our collaboration with open-source projects.  Threaded throughout our work is the … Co...
www.cscce.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at yesterday’s annual CSCCE end-of-year potluck! You can find a brief write-up of the call on the CSCCE blog: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/d...
December community call recap: An online potluck filled with reflection, (re-)connection, and…cats! - CSCCE
To close out the year, we hosted our seventh annual end-of-year community potluck on Tuesday, 16 December 2025.
www.cscce.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re wrapping up our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) with an office hours session, and hosting the last couple of sessions of the Birdaro training program. Also - tomorrow it’s our annual community potluck!
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We’re hosting an end-of-year, online community potluck, and you’re invited!! Join CSCCE staff and your fellow STEM community managers on Tuesday 16 December at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
www.cscce.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy Giving Tuesday! A reminder that you can give to CSCCE this year in a range of different ways. If you’re interested in making a donation to support our community programming, you can do so here: www.cscce.org/donate/
Donate - CSCCE
Donate to CSCCE by making either a one-off or repeating donation. Your gift will help support community managers acccross the STEM ecosystem.
www.cscce.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s week 2 of our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB), our Birdaro participants enter their fourth week of creating a team playbook or contributor guide, and we’re hosting our last Quarterly Skills Share session of the year!
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s a short week for CSCCE - our virtual office will be closing later today in observance of the US Thanksgiving holiday. But, we wanted to make sure you saw this month’s newsletter! www.cscce.org/november-202...
November 2025 Newsletter - CSCCE
November 2025 CSCCE Monthly Newsletter How to donate to CSCCE this Giving Tuesday NOVEMBER 2025 Newsletter How to donate to CSCCE this Giving Tuesday Next Tuesday, 2 December, is Giving … Continue rea...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations to our latest Community Manager Certification Program Graduates!!! We’re delighted to celebrate 7 new CSCCE-Certified CMs: www.cscce.org/2025/11/24/s...
Seven more STEM community managers have completed the CSCCE Certification Program! - CSCCE
Congratulations to Rieley Auger, Sophie Bui, Yan-Kay Ho, Allie Lau, Zoë Leanza, Johanssen Obanda, and Curtis Sharma!
www.cscce.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Coming up on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, we’ll be hosting our seventh(!) annual community potluck! www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
www.cscce.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re kicking off our last multi-week training cohort of 2025: our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp! The Birdaro training program also continues, with participants part way through building their team playbook or contributor guide.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Did you know CSCCE regularly works with a range of different STEM organizations on their community engagement efforts?
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s the final week of our Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) cohort, and it’s “last call” for our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (which starts next week!).
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM