Twist for Communities

Create a Twist team for your community to network, share information and resources, find partners or employees, and discuss what’s going on in your respective fields. Twist is the perfect communication tool for like-minded professionals who value organized, deep conversations and added context.

Qualified community groups and professional networks can apply for Twist for Communities in order to access Twist Unlimited completely cost-free.

How to apply

Create an account

If you’ve already created a Twist team (Free or Unlimited), you can proceed to submit your application. If you’re new to Twist, go ahead and create a Free team for your community.

Submit your application

Submit your community application by filling out this form. Please ensure that all provided information is correct, otherwise, your approval will be delayed. 

Here’s an overview of the information you’ll be asked to provide in the application:

• Whether your organization is registered as a nonprofit entity
• Whether your organization collects revenue and/or pays taxes
• Your name
• Your Twist team name
• The email address of an admin that is associated with the Twist team
• The name of your community
• A brief description of the community’s objective or focus
• An estimation of how many members there are in your community
• An estimation of how many members you expect to host in your Twist account
• The tool your community currently uses for communication and collaboration
• (If applicable) The URL of your community’s website
• (If applicable) Any attachments or links to any related websites, social accounts or other public information that would help us evaluate your request

Approval

Once you’ve submitted your application, we will review your application and get back to you within 10 business days. If your application has been approved, we apply a 100% discount to Twist Unlimited for your team. All you need to do is:

1. Upgrade to Twist Unlimited (if you haven't already).
2. Get your people onboarded and into action 🚀

Setting up your community in Twist

Create channels and start threads

Create channels where your community can discuss a variety of topics. For example:

• #Networking for members who are looking to expand their network and collaborate on projects.
• #Recruiting for members who are looking to hire new employees or find people to collaborate with.
• #Announcements to share updates that affect the entire community.
• #Feedback to allow anyone in the community to share feedback on how to strengthen the community.
• #Q&A for members to ask each other questions and share knowledge.

Start conversations by creating threads in each channel to show everyone what kind of content works best.

Invite your community

Invite community members to Twist using email or by sharing your team link.

Welcome your community to Twist

Welcome your community in the #General channel by creating a Welcome thread. Encourage users to use this channel to create introductory threads and welcome other users.

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