Build the relationship system your community needs.
Community Hives helps social impact organizations, civic networks, associations, and movement builders create meaningful 1:1 and small group conversations without adding another app, login, or heavy lift for your team.
Powering Hives across the social impact ecosystem
- The Nonprofit Hive
- Global Health Council
- Exponent Philanthropy
- Global Africa Hive
- Partnership LA
- ProImpact ED Hive
- Nonprofit L&D Collective
- Climate Hive
- Builders Club
- Bridging Education
5,000+ members, 90+ countries and 15,000+ peer conversations
The Gap
Most communities are overfed with content and undernourished in connection.
There are newsletters. Webinars. Slack channels. Resource hubs. Event recordings. Social posts.
But people are still asking:
Community Hives gives your people a simple, repeatable way to meet, talk, learn, and build real trust.
Because your community does not need more noise. It needs more trust, more belonging, and more people finding each other.
Audience
Broadcast at people
Network
Spokes from a hub
Community
Peers find each other
Collective
A woven hive
Most tools stop at audience or network. Community Hives is built to move your people all the way to collective.
- Passive audiences
- One-off events
- Content overload
- Networking fatigue
- Centralized community management
- Active members
- Ongoing relationships
- Peer learning
- Thoughtful matching
- Distributed trust
See it in action
Imagine how it will work for your community.
From a branded front door to live conversations and analytics, eight scenes.
Who it's for
For communities where connection needs to become action.
Community Hives is built for organizations bringing people together around shared purpose, shared learning, or shared change.
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Social impact organizations
Bring members, partners, and supporters into conversations that build trust.
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Civic action organizations
Mobilize supporters so they feel encouraged to act, learn and stay engaged together.
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Movement builders
Help people find their people inside a growing movement, at any scale.
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Associations & member networks
Deepen member value with peer connection between events and renewals.
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Communities of practice
Create space for ongoing peer learning across roles, regions, and contexts.
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Alumni, fellows & cohort communities
Keep relationships alive long after the program ends.
What Community Hives creates
A simple way to help the right people find each other.
Community Hives creates a repeatable rhythm of connection for your community through thoughtful 1:1 and small group conversations.
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1:1 peer matches
Thoughtful introductions that turn members into trusted relationships.
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Small group conversations
Curated groups of up to 6 for peer learning, support, and shared purpose.
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Flexible intake & matching
Match by role, region, focus area, or whatever your community cares about.
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Automated emails & reminders
We handle the nudges so your team doesn’t have to.
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Feedback & engagement insight
Customize your reporting to see what’s working, who’s connecting and where to lean in.
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Sponsor-ready connection moments
Create branded conversation series funders and partners can stand behind, and generate revenue while deepening community relationships.
The proof
Built from a real community, not a theory.
Community Hives grew out of The Nonprofit Hive, a real community where nonprofit and social impact professionals have shown up for intentional peer connection week after week.
The best part has never been the tech. It has been the moment someone leaves a conversation feeling seen, understood, and a little less alone in the work.
When people feel seen, they come back. When they feel connected, they contribute. When they feel part of something meaningful, they invite others in.
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Ready to build a more connected community?
Whether you are launching a new network, deepening an existing community, supporting members between events, or creating space for peer learning at scale, Community Hives gives you a simple way to help people find each other.
Let’s build something beautiful together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions? Here are the ones we hear most often about Community Hives — in plain language, no tech headache required.
What is Community Hives, and how does it work?
Community Hives helps your members meet through short, curated 1:1 or small group conversations. You decide the cadence and the rules of engagement, and we handle matching, scheduling, reminders, and post-chat feedback.
How do you make matches feel relevant?
Matches are based on your intake questions and the matching approach you choose: rules-based, curated, or blended. The goal is a pairing that actually makes sense through shared goals, similar interests, and compatible availability.
Do members need a login or an app?
Nope. That is the point. Members receive everything by email: their match, calendar link, reminders, and feedback form, with no new platform to learn.
Does this replace our existing community platform?
Usually it complements it. Many communities keep Slack, Circle, Higher Logic, a Facebook group, or another platform, and use Community Hives to spark the real relationship-based connection that platforms alone often do not create.
How do we track engagement?
You get visibility into participation, attendance, and feedback so you can see what is working, who is engaged, and what your members are asking for, without manual spreadsheets.
Can we run both 1:1 conversations and small groups?
Yes. Community Hives can support curated 1:1 chats, small group conversations, or a mix of both depending on what your community needs.
How much work does this add for our team?
The lift is intentionally light. We help set up the structure, intake, timing, emails, and matching flow. Your team brings the community context, and Community Hives handles the repeatable mechanics.
Who is Community Hives best for?
It is best for membership organizations, nonprofit networks, social impact communities, civic groups, associations, funder communities, and movement builders who want people to build trust with each other, not just receive more content.