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September 9, 2026 · The Joyn Team
Why We Built Joyn
Community organizers have spent twenty years borrowing software built for offices. Here's the gap we kept running into, and the decisions we made because of it.
September 2, 2026 · The Joyn Team
Why Per-Seat Pricing Does Not Work for Communities
Per-seat pricing was designed for companies, where a seat costs less than the salary using it. Communities don't work that way, and the arithmetic shows it quickly.
August 26, 2026 · The Joyn Team
Group Chat Isn't Enough: What Your Community Actually Needs
Every community tool starts as a chat and grows a pile of workarounds around it. Here are the five jobs a community platform has to do, and why conversation only covers one.
August 19, 2026 · The Joyn Team
5 Signs Your Community Has Outgrown a Facebook Group
Facebook Groups are free and everyone is already there. These are the five moments that tell you the group has stopped being an asset and started being a tax on your organizers.
August 12, 2026 · The Joyn Team
The Hidden Cost of Running Your Club on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is free, familiar and already on every member's phone. It's also quietly costing your club a few hours every week. Here's where that time actually goes.
August 5, 2026 · The Joyn Team
The Volunteer Coordinator's Guide to Roles and Permissions
Most clubs run on one admin and a lot of hope. Here's how to share the load without handing everyone the keys to everything, and the offboarding step nearly everyone forgets.
July 29, 2026 · The Joyn Team
How to Run a Recurring Event Without Losing Your Mind
Weekly training, the monthly committee meeting, the Tuesday practice that has run for nine years. A practical system for recurring events that doesn't depend on you remembering.
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